With the support of the Regional Challenge Fund, the school modernises its training workshops, specialised classrooms and teaching approaches to better reflect labour market needs and modern, digitalised workplaces.
Upgraded training facilities provide students with access to state-of-the-art industrial equipment, including modern machinery for mechanical and electrical engineering, CNC equipment, VR-based training simulators, and advanced training sets for pneumatics, hydraulics and mechatronics. Digital teaching tools and new pedagogical methods support more effective learning and skills development.
The project strengthens work-based learning opportunities for students and expands upskilling and reskilling options for adults, including non-formal training courses and recognition of prior learning. Increased emphasis on career guidance and counselling supports learners in developing employability, professional competencies, and up-to-date digital and sustainability-related skills.
Cooperation between teachers and in-company instructors deepens through joint training, mentorship and closer involvement of employers in curriculum development. This partnership improves training quality, increases youth employability, and supports businesses by providing a steady pipeline of job-ready graduates trained in line with current industry standards.
Technical School Vlasotince is a vocational secondary school offering a wide range of educational profiles — five in total: mechanical engineering, construction, textile, electrical engineering, and economics — and educating around 600 students across 24 classes. The educational profiles are aligned with the needs of the economy. By fostering positive interpersonal relationships, moral and creative values, and encouraging both individual and teamwork-based learning, the school prepares students to enter the labour market quickly while also providing them with a solid foundation to continue their education.
Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Textile, Electrical Engineering, Economics
Industrialization services, full project management support for startups in agile environment, assembly services, molding, stamping, CT-scan and measuring services, tool services – design, manufacturing and maintenance, platform based product customization
Gruner Serbian participates in dual education and vocational training with the Technical Secondary School in Vlasotince, where students from technical profiles such as industrial mechanics and similar fields take part in practical training and professional practice at the company’s facilities, integrating hands-on learning with formal education. This cooperation is visible through company engagement in school visits and training, and many students from the dual education program complete their practical placements at Gruner’s factory.
For Gruner Serbian, this collaboration helps develop a skilled local workforce tailored to its production needs, easing recruitment of trained personnel familiar with company processes. Additionally, the partnership strengthens the company’s reputation in the community and supports retention of local talent by offering students clear pathways from education into employment.
Electronic and mechanical engineering services, test equipment, cable manufacturing, tool making, injection molding, metal stamping and bending,
Elrad Serbia d.o.o. is one of the partner enterprises participating in dual education and work-based learning project with the Technical (Vocational) Secondary School in Vlasotince, where students in technical profiles such as Manufacturing of electrical equipment and related occupations take part in practical, industry-aligned training that reflects real workplace environments.
By engaging in this cooperation, Elrad Serbia gains access to a skilled future workforce trained in relevant technical competencies, which helps the company develop talent that already understands key manufacturing processes and industry requirements. Additionally, this active role in vocational education strengthens Elrad’s position and reputation as a socially responsible employer in the local community, helping attract motivated young professionals.
Electronic and mechanical engineering services, test equipment, cable manufacturing, tool making, injection molding, metal stamping and bending
Elrad Serbia d.o.o. is one of the partner enterprises participating in dual education and work-based learning project with the Technical (Vocational) Secondary School in Vlasotince, where students in technical profiles such as Manufacturing of electrical equipment and related occupations take part in practical, industry-aligned training that reflects real workplace environments. First Call Awardee Serbia Location Vlasotince, Serbia
By engaging in this cooperation, Elrad Serbia gains access to a skilled future workforce trained in relevant technical competencies, which helps the company develop talent that already understands key manufacturing processes and industry requirements. Additionally, this active role in vocational education strengthens Elrad’s position and reputation as a socially responsible employer in the local community, helping attract motivated young professionals.
Construction Materials: Blocks, Roof-tiles; Technical support and consulting, Project planning help
IGM Mladost Leskovac is one of the partner enterprises working with Technical School Vlasotince in initiatives to equip workshops and classrooms for dual education and strengthen work-based learning for students in technical vocational profiles, such as Industrial Mechanic and related occupations. This cooperation is part of a broader effort involving multiple local companies to align vocational training with real manufacturing needs and modern workplace requirements.
By participating in this vocational education partnership, IGM Mladost gains access to a more skilled and job-ready talent pipeline trained on relevant industrial equipment and processes, enhancing its ability to recruit workers familiar with sector needs. Additionally, this engagement helps build stronger ties with the local community and education ecosystem, supporting the company’s reputation as an employer and encouraging youth to pursue technical careers regionally.
Hydraulic and Hydro-engineering Construction, Highway, Road & Earthworks, High-Rise and Structural Construction, Water and Sewer Line Construction & Related Structures, Excavation and Transport Services, Concrete Production
HSV participates in the dual education/work-based learning model with the Technical School Vlasotince, where students gain practical, on-the-job experience in real industrial settings as part of their vocational training. Through this cooperation, pupils combine classroom instruction with hands-on work in the company’s environment under supervision, developing skills directly relevant to construction, mechanics, mechatronics and other technical trades.
By engaging in this educational partnership, HSV strengthens its workforce pipeline with students already familiar with practical work requirements and company practices, making future recruitment more effective and reducing training time. Additionally, this involvement enhances HSV’s reputation in the local community as a supporter of youth education and vocational development, helping attract motivated young talent and reinforcing its role as a responsible employer.
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