📋 Tender Overview
Country: Serbia Funding amount: € 1,084,110.00 Start: May 1st, 2023 End: April 30, 2027
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
project goal
As a strategic partnership, the planned project is intended to make a significant contribution to the development of the national, nationwide, dual vocational training model in Serbia - based on the model of apprenticeship training in German-speaking countries. The project is being implemented by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIS), the Serbian State Institute for the Improvement of Education (IIE), the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) and the Institute for Economic Educational Research (ibw) in close coordination with the Cooperation Office of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Belgrade.
expected results
In vocational schools, the proportion of students who are taught in the dual mode doubles from the current 5.3% to 10.9%, i.e. from around 8,000 to around 16,500 students by 2026. The number of accredited companies will increase from the current 350 to 600. 1,000 additional apprentice trainers will be trained in the companies. The methods for developing job profiles will be adapted to the needs of dual vocational training and 10 new dual job profiles will be developed. 16 apprenticeship offices will be set up across the country as contact points for dual vocational training. Two training alliances are being created to better integrate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into dual vocational training.
target group
The primary target group of the project includes students between the ages of 15 and 18 who are particularly affected by the high youth unemployment in Serbia - currently 25.5% - and for whom state-recognized, practice-oriented training in companies and schools enables them to enter working life.
Measures
The project measures include capacity building in the CCIS and in the training companies through the further training of chamber employees and apprentice trainers. The establishment of training alliances from several companies will make it easier for Serbian SMEs to enter dual vocational training. With the support of the Federal University of Vocational Education and Training (EHB) and with the participation of the Austrian Institute for Economic Educational Research (IBW), the methodology for the creation of new, dual career profiles is being adapted. There are also extensive public relations measures, such as: B. the introduction of the Serbian Skills Competition.
background information
The project builds on the previous project 2530-02/2017 and the findings from CCIS and WKO. Building on over 10,000 students who received a degree after the last project phase, the new project aims to reach twice as many young people. The legal framework and the requirements for the training companies were defined in detail, and the expansion of the necessary capacities began.
Based on this promising first phase, the nationwide introduction of the dual model is now plan
