Assistant Minister of Education Professor Gabrijela Grujić and the Prime Minister of Serbia Mrs Ana Brnabić have visited today the “Inmold” company in Požega, which implements the dual education programme and thus provides the young people with the possibility to acquire modern and applicable knowledge and encourages their employment.
Prime Minister Brnabić has underlined that the Technical School in Požega will be turned into a regional centre for training on CNC machines, “because it is the occupation we need most and the demand of which is so high, and it also allows for more investments in Serbia, as well as for citizens to work much better paid jobs”.
“So far, we have invested about EUR 620,000 in the Technical School just in the first phase. The first phase was completed today, and we will invest additional EUR 1.7 million in the second phase. All this started thanks to the cooperation of “Inmold” and the Technical School, and we as the Government are investing additionally, in order to encourage faster and better development”, said Prime Minister Brnabić.
She has said that in addition to the investment in the Technical School, there will also be investment in the Gymnasium and the entire educational complex in Požega, because the economy recognized this as important for further development.
“I am proud to say that today we export robots to the world right from Požega, from “Inmold”. It just shows what Serbia can do, how much it knows and how much it’s worth, and the Government of Serbia will be there to provide additional help so that development would be even faster”, emphasized the Prime Minister.
Assistant Minister of Education Gabrijela Grujić, in charge of dual education, assessed that knowledge in “Inmold” was transferred in an inspiring real work environment.
“I was truly fascinated by the new energy, strength and motivation of the young people. It is commendable that those who are in the third or fourth year help the younger ones who are in the first year and together with the instructors provide support to the key idea and essence of dual education – which is the integration of theory and practice. “It is these young people who will make the greatest contribution to the “Inmold “company not only by making it self-sustainable in the future, but also by making it innovative,” Mrs Grujić said.
Director of the Office for Dual Education and the National Qualifications Framework, Professor Gabrijela Grujić and the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić have signed today a Memorandum of Cooperation on the development of a training centre for rail, air and water transport. The document, as it was stated, is the foundation for further improvement of the cooperation between the two institutions and further investments in the education of future staff in this field.
On that occasion, the reconstructed building of the Aviation Training Centre of the Aviation Academy in Belgrade was officially opened. According to Mrs Grujić, the training centre is developing strongly and is aligned with international standards.
“The Aviation Academy has an external base in Vršac where young people have the opportunity to learn in a real working environment. The permits they will receive at the Aviation Academy will be in accordance with EASA standards. That is why this memorandum I signed with Minister Vesić is important, because it allows us to go beyond and continue bringing together the energy, support, commitment, knowledge and institutions. The goal is to jointly provide the highest quality study programmes at the level of secondary and higher education and training for personnel education,” said Mrs Grujić.
Minister Vesić has said that Serbia’s progress in the transport sector is evident and announced the further development of air and rail transport, underlining that the new building of the training centre in Belgrade will house a simulator for the Airbus A320, and that the Aviation Academy will train around 120 pilots, aircraft mechanics and air traffic controllers annually.
“Today we have shown how much we are investing in education and how important it is to us that our children get a chance to get education and work.” The licenses they receive here will be valid in the EU, and we will be able to train personnel from other countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Turkey and North Macedonia. In this way, Belgrade is also becoming a regional centre,” concluded Mr Vesić.
