Within the Programme a Department for Social Partnership was established
to support the national VET Centre in its efforts to improve the
collaboration with the economy of Serbia and increase the relevance
of vocational education. The department will collaborate closely
with enterprises of 6 chosen industrial sectors: Buiding and Construction,Electrical
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Health, Agriculture and Food
which are divided into separate areas. For that reason an Advisory
Committee has been established. Upon the recommendation made by
The Employers Association and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce it
consists of the representatives of trend settings companies. The
role of the Advisory Committee is to contribute to the reform having
in mind their "economic point of view" and supply it with
relevant information about what skills and knowledge are needed
in the market, what trends are prevailing, and of the directions
of development in their branches. This information will directly
influence the development of relevant curricula and training in
the Vocational Education and Training system and ensure needed profiles
and training services in the future.
The intention of the Social Partnership Department in the future
is to develop a national netwoork which will closely cooperate with
the Advisory Committee i.e establishment of 6 sub-committees with
4-5 representatives from companies in the selected branches of industry.
Each sub-committee will thus represent an industrial branch and
will be able to offer information about specific demands of each
industrial branch.
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