Wood Processing Industry in Albania, has developed naturally being adapted from a centralized industry to a free enterprise. Today it is organized mainly in manufacturing businesses and trading of furniture and other wooden products, exercising this activity in the country. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the Manufacturing Entities of Wood Processing Industry in Albania, employment of wood processing engineers and the training/qualification of the latter. This study summarizes an analysis of data collected through a structured questionnaire for this purpose. The material prepared refers to 250 surveys carried out in the entire country. For the research were selected leading manufacturing entities operating in the field of manufacturing and trading of furniture and very well-known on the market. The largest number of them work with semi-finished material, chipboard and MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). Generally, the Wood Processing Industry in Albania is more developed in the centers/large cities, as in the rest of the country, there takes place little activity conducted through old technology. Most of the businesses surveyed have no wood processing engineers. In the businesses surveyed there were 65 wood processing engineers employed, while the needs are for 3-5% more. Respondents expressed on the request for professional training of wood processing engineers. They also think that the Faculty should give more attention to the practical side of their training. Professional Practice of students is maximally estimated by 92% of the respondents.

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