Mission to Montenegro organizes a training course on building business skills for vulnerable categories of women

A four-day training course on business skills for women from vulnerable categories, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, concluded on 14 November 2019 in Bar.

Empowering vulnerable categories of women means  building their skills and helping them enter the job market. It also means helping them to regain a sense of self-worth and motivate them to take proper steps in job finding. The training course aimed to support them by developing the specific skills needed in the business arena. Identifying their strengths, introducing themselves suitably when looking for a job, taking a confident attitude when performing before potential employers, establishing rapport and improving their social and communication skills were all part of the course. The participants were given the knowledge to create and fine-tune their own CVs and motivation letters.

“This training has connected me to women who have had a similar experience. It was helpful to hear how they cope with unemployment. I have a different perception of my self-worth after this training, because self-assessment tests and sessions made me realize that I still have much to offer and that I am worth more than I thought before the training. Now I feel more confident,” said Mirjana, one of the participants in the training.

The event concluded that economic empowerment of women is the basis for their full emancipation and participation in social, cultural and political life. Empowerment makes them less susceptible to violence.