Project 50 Ideas for Europe - New Leaders, New Opportunities promotes cooperation of youth organizations, student organizations, informal groups and young leaders regarding European youth policies in order to connect and promote young people in Danube Region as creators of positive changes in communities across Europe.
Through initiative “KVIS na BIS”, BOS continues to advocate for ensuring further development and sustainability of the career guidance and counselling system for young people. In 2019, BOS team will provide the support for the improvement of the legal and institutional framework for implementation of career guidance and counselling policy, organize training on career guidance and counselling for teachers, psychologists and pedagogists from secondary schools and support the implementation of workshops for students in schools who had participated in the training. Furthermore, through this project BOS will organize public events for raising awareness on the significance of quality services of career guidance and counselling and provide services of online career counselling for young people. The project is being implemented in the period from the 1st of March 2018 to 30th of November 2019 with the support of the Solidar Suisse – Office in Serbia.
The aim of the project "Improving the framework for traineeship and internship programs" is further improvement of the framework for traineeship and internship programs as a mechanism for increasing youth employability. During the project, Belgrade Open School will conduct advocacy activities to establish a clear and functioning legal framework for organizing traineeships on the open market. Furthermore, promotion of good quality internships will be carried out, including marking of the Interns Day. The project is realized in the period December 20, 2018 – November 10, 2019, with the support of the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit.
Belgrade Open School with the support of “Europe for Citizens” Programme of the European Union implements the project “YOU4EU – Citizen Participation 2.0”. The aim of the project is to encourage citizens in Europe to take part in decision and policy - making processes.
In order to ensure continuous coordination and development of lifelong career guidance policies, Belgrade Open School (BOS) continued to advocate for the improvement of quality and effectiveness of career guidance and counselling services. In 2018, the team of Belgrade Open School provided the support for the development of the "Bylaw on conditions, work, activities and composition of teams for career guidance and counselling in secondary schools that have educational profiles in dual education". Moreover, BOS carried out training courses for representatives of teams for career guidance and counselling in secondary schools and supported the implementation of workshops for students in schools who had participated in the training. Within this project, BOS contributed to the promotion of quality services of career guidance and counselling and provided services of online career counselling for young people. The project was implemented in the period from the 7th of March to 30th November 2018 with the support of the Solidar Suisse – Office in Serbia.
Although the Strategy Europe 2020 aims to decrease the rate of early educational leaving in the EU to below 10% by 2020, still more than 10% of youngsters (aged 16-24), are leaving the education and training process, according to EUROSTAT data. Early educational dropout is an urgent and serious problem, both for individuals and society as a whole.
The WEB4YES project is a regional initiative aimed at empowering civil society organizations to participate in decision making and advocacy for changes in youth employment policies in 6 Western Balkan countries.
Through this project the model for virtual internships in VET was developed and tested. This model is in line with the needs of VET teachers, trainers and mentors and VET students, especially students from disadvantaged groups. Through project the organization of virtual internships in VET was promoted as well as strategic cooperation between educational institutions and business sector focused on virtually supported internships.
The main objective of the project is to establish inclusive youth community by consolidating their leisure time as a positivist youth peer pedagogy towards well-being, reduction of educational dropout and stable mental health.
In order to ensure continuous coordination and development of lifelong career guidance policies, BOŠ will continue to advocate for the improvement of quality in the field of career guidance and counseling.
Belgrade Open School through the project „PRAKSAM“ continues to support the improvement of employability and employment of youth in Serbia by creating opportunities for them to gain work experience and connect to the world of work.
Main aim of the 3D for VET Schools Project is to create a comprehensive 3D modelling curriculum and training module for VET schools and vocational education trainers (VET school teachers, vocational college lecturers, adult education centre teachers and qualified instructors from industrial organisations).
The Project Western Balkan youth WORK(s) for youth Employability (WEBWORK) is a regional initiative for a common approach to youth employability. Project will be conducted by the Belgrade Open School in cooperation with five other organizations from the Wester Balkans region .The main aim of the project is to contribute to the adaptation of youth in the WB region to the rapidly evolving changes in the labor market.
