In 2021/22 the ETF conducted reviews of national career development support systems in all Western Balkan countries aiming to collect facts and information about existing policy and practice. The reviews cover lifelong career guidance for all, career education, career development support for workers, including for non-standard forms of employment.

During the previous three years, the Belgrade Open School, in cooperation with five universities from Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Lithuania and an organization from Greece, participated in an initiative to connect knowledge gained through research in the field of career guidance and counseling and knowledge in the field of human resources development.

How do we support young people who are not employed in the education process? Can social entrepreneurship be an adequate empowerment mechanism for this group of young people? What do the counselors who work with them and who prepare them for further career steps need? These are some of the questions we are trying to answer through the activities of the project "Reinforcement of support structures for NEETs in the entrepreneurial field."

As the number of new small and large companies grow in Serbia and the world, so does the number of competitors in the labor market who force employers to invest in the development of their company's human resources and encourage employees to think more and more about continuous career development.

The development of social entrepreneurship could be a solution to current challenges: just before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were about 1.7 million fewer young people not employed in education or training (NEETs) across the EU.

The fourth meeting of the Working Group for regulation of Internships was held on Thursday, the 30th of December 2021 at the premises of the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs. About 30 representatives of state administration bodies, international organisations, trade unions, employers' associations and civil society organisations attended the meeting.

The Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, with the support of the Belgrade Open School, organized presentations and professional discussions on the Draft Law on Internships in Novi Sad, Nis and Belgrade.

The Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, with the support of the Belgrade Open School, invites interested citizens (including youth!), as well as the professional public to get acquainted with the text of the Draft Law on Internships and to send their comments, suggestions and proposals.

The third meeting of the Work Group for the regulation of internships was carried out on the 19th of October, 2021 in the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. Around 30 government, international organizations, trade unions, employer associations, and civil society organization representatives were present at the meeting.

The second meeting of the Working group for the Internships was held on the 8th of October 2021 in the Ministry for Labor, Employment, Veterans, and Social Affairs. The main topic of the meetings was focused on the issues of the quality of internships in the open labor market.

What affects our career choices? Are we following our dreams? Are we also worried about which jobs are in demand in the labor market? How much do family and friends make influence our choices? And is there a space to consider the environment in our career choices?

The traditional approach to career has taught us to prepare for the world of work through education - when we get a job, we only need to progress vertically in one company and we will certainly be in that company until retirement. However, such a model does not correspond to the reality of people. A modern career approach indicates to us the possibilities to change more jobs, return to the education system after employment and continuously work on improving our skills.

On February 19, 2021, in the national Government, the Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic, for the second time met with the youth including the representatives from Belgrade Open School (BOS) – Goran Radlovacki and Jovana Bozickovic.

Belgrade Open School brought together more than 150 decision-makers, representatives of Western Balkan governments, business sector and CSOs during the second day of the conference "Western Balkan Civil Society Organisations for Youth Employment Support", held on December 17th and 18th, 2020.

Belgrade Open School brought together more than 150 decision-makers, representatives of Western Balkan governments, the business sector, civil society organizations during the first day of the conference "Western Balkan Civil Society Organisations for Youth Employment Support", held on December 17, 2020.

What are key youth employability policy challenges in the Western Balkans today? Does cooperation between CSOs and public authorities exist? Is youth entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial learning developed enough?