Counteracting the gaps in the animal breeding sector through the development of practical training programs for veterinarians and animal breeders in the field of biosecurity, animal nutrition, animal health and welfare and sustainability

The main goal of this project was to develop 3 VET training programs in the field of: poultry, cattle and pig farming. The programs aimed to balance out the skill gaps in the animal breeding secto...

The main goal of this project was to develop 3 VET training programs in the field of: poultry, cattle and pig farming. The programs aimed to balance out the skill gaps in the animal breeding sector in North Macedonia and will provide the most recent knowledge and practices to: farmers, nutritionists, technicians and veterinarians (aged 20-45). At the same time it fostered diversity and equal access to training opportunities to individuals from different backgrounds.

Grinagro. Ataturk University and PR cooperated together to design, implement, evaluate and finalise the training programs. Knowledge transfer was organised aiming to equip the trainers with the skills and practices necessary to execute the program on a high quality manner. Online promotional activities along with 2 multiplier events was organised to raise the awareness amongst the wider public and to attract the interest of the target audience and the key stakeholders in the sector.

The end result of the project was a “ready to launch” program and skilled trainers. The project resulted with a 21 trained individuals from diverse backgrounds who started to implement their knowledge and skills in their working environment. An added value of the project is the long-term partnership between the 2 partners as well as partnerships with the key local stakeholders that created the basis for program scale-up.