The working groups of the Agency for Qualifications and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development have started project activities at the first working meeting held at the Ministry of Education regarding the commencement of the implementation of the projects Implementation of Revised Priorities of the European Agenda for Adult Education – National Coordinators for Implementation/ ERASMUS-EDU-2021-AL-AGENDA-IBA and EQF, Europass and Euroguidance – National Centres. The goals of the projects are defined in accordance with the commitment of the Republic of Serbia to join the European Union and the strategic framework defined in the education and employment development strategies. The main goal of this project is to further improve the adult education system towards diversifying the offer of accredited market-relevant non-formal training programs for adults, increasing the relevance and transparency of the educational offer, as well as promoting dialogue and developing social partnership in the field of adult education, as well as further enhancing the transparency and comparability of the qualification system at the national and international level, and promoting dialogue and developing social partnership in the field of education.
Project Title:
Connecting the NOKS Register with the Europass online platform/ERASMUS EQF IBA
Implementation Period:
2022 – 2023.
Donor:
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) / ERASMUS +
Project Goal:
In accordance with the strategic framework defined in the Strategy for the Development of Education and Upbringing in the Republic of Serbia until 2030 and the commitment of the Republic of Serbia to join the European Union, the main goal of this project is to further enhance the transparency and comparability of the qualification system at the national and international level, as well as to promote dialogue and develop social partnership in the field of education. Within this project, activities will be carried out to connect the NOKS Register with the Europass online platform, such as: continuing to enter data on qualifications into the NOKS Register in Serbian and English, creating technical solutions for connecting the NOKS Register with the Europass online platform, and promoting NOKS and EQF, i.e., encouraging their application by social partners. By connecting the NOKS Register with the Europass online platform, transparency and comparability of the qualification system at the national and international level will be ensured. This will contribute to building trust between national qualification systems of different countries in Europe and will also contribute to better information about opportunities for further education and mobility through the education system and labor market in different countries. The implementation of this project will also support the use of the European Qualifications Framework by relevant social partners such as: the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, the National Employment Service, and other employment agencies, quality assurance bodies, educational institutions (schools and universities), and other public and private institutions interested in comparing qualifications and the transparency and comparability of learning outcomes.
Project Title:
Implementation of Revised Priorities of the European Agenda for Adult Education – National Coordinators for Implementation / ERASMUS-AGENDA-IBA
Implementation Period:
2022 – 2023.
Donor:
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) / ERASMUS +
Project Goal:
In accordance with the commitment of the Republic of Serbia to join the European Union and the strategic framework defined in the education and employment development strategies, the main goal of this project is to further improve the adult education system towards diversifying the offer of accredited market-relevant non-formal training programs for adults, increasing the relevance and transparency of the educational offer, as well as promoting dialogue and developing social partnership in the field of adult education. Within the project, activities are planned to modernize qualification standards as a starting basis for the development of market-relevant non-formal training programs for adults, as well as preparing content for entry into the Sub-register of JPOA, which relates to JPOA and accredited programs of non-formal training. Special attention will be paid to analyzing various options for systemic solutions for implementing the qualification concept for employment in the context of improving mobility in the labor market, as well as analyzing the possibilities of implementing these solutions in the education system of the Republic of Serbia. These reform endeavors of both the education system and the employment system represent a driving force for the development of a functional market for non-formal training programs and are part of addressing the issues of misalignment between the adult education system and the needs of the economy, social and personal development, the problem of an underdeveloped and unsustainable system of social partnership, the problem of lack of quality standards and coordination in the process of developing qualifications and training programs, their implementation, etc.