Director of the Office for Dual Education and National Framework of Qualifications Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Grujić participated in a panel discussion as part of the conference on the presentation of the results of the research of the German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce on the investment climate and business conditions in Serbia.
It is predicted that German investments in Serbia will reach 10 billion euros in 2024, with 100,000 employees in German companies. It was also said that the companies coming to Serbia plan for the long term, and one of the important assets is qualified personnel, educated according to the dual model.
“Our goal in the coming period is to continue to fight for the further improvement of the quality of dual education. We received proof that we are on the right track today from representatives of the German economy, who say that Serbian experts are employed by German companies in Serbia and are in demand in companies as well. that operate in Germany,” Grujić said. She thanked the president of the German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Milan Grujić, for supporting the development of dual education in Serbia.
At the conference, the results of the research were presented, which showed that German and Serbian companies, members of the German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, positively assess the economic climate in Serbia. The companies expressed positive expectations within their own business, and despite the current crisis, 87 percent of the companies participating in the survey would invest in Serbia again. For the third year in a row, factors related to the labor market in Serbia received a positive rating: personnel qualification, productivity and readiness of employees to work.
Director of the Office for Dual Education and National Framework of Qualifications Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Grujić attended today in Kragujevac, together with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and Mayor Nikola Dašić, the opening of the Wacker Neuson company, which manufactures construction machinery and equipment.
Speaking about the importance of German investments in Serbia, Prime Minister Brnabić thanked the Government of Germany for their active participation in the system of dual education in Serbia.
“Dual education has made it easier for young people to find employment, material status, create a career, improve their abilities and understanding of the world they live in,” said Brnabić.
Director Grujić thanked the Prime Minister for her great support in the development of dual education, stressing that it is the duty of the Office she leads to justify trust and continue to contribute to the fight for every investor by further improving the quality of education.
In Kragujevac alone, dual education is implemented in three secondary schools, with a total of 13 different profiles. The Wacker Neuson company cooperates with the Kragujevac Secondary Vocational School.
After Belgrade, Čačak, Pančevo, Užice, the social dialogue “Young to the young” was also held in Kragujevac, with the aim of motivating high school students to think constructively and positively, through discussions with students of several faculties.
The students of the University of Kragujevac transferred to the high school students the knowledge and experience gained during schooling, which will be useful in developing positive attitudes and solving dilemmas during the educational process.
In addition to the students, the director of the Office for Dual Education and NOKS prof. Dr. Gabrijela Grujić and Mayor Nikola Dašić.
“It seems to us that young people sometimes have dilemmas, and it happens that they cannot find an adequate solution, so they often ‘wander’. Since we as adults often do not recognize these situations in time, or young people do not hear us, a better solution is for students who are only a few years older to talk to them. “Students have the necessary communication skills to address their juniors in the right way, to present them with a career path and explain that the problems they will encounter are not actually problems, but challenges for which there is a whole series of solutions,” said director Grujić.
The dialogue is an initiative of the Office for Dual Education and the National Qualification Framework, and is implemented in cooperation with the SKONUS organization. In the coming period, the Office will establish a permanent Social Dialogue Initiative Team “Young and Young”, which will be available to young people from all over Serbia.
