Knowledge and Skills for the 21 Century

Project details

Since 2017, the VET Institute has been implementing dual education programs in close cooperation with more than a dozen companies operating in the municipality of Svilajnac. Our primary focus is on developing student competencies in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechatronics, aligned with both current and future labour market needs.

One of our key challenges is the limited availability of equipment and teaching resources, which allows us to implement the curriculum only partially. Therefore, the main goal of this project is to improve laboratory and workshop conditions, enabling the full delivery of the curriculum and the further enhancement of teaching practices.

The specific objectives of the project are:

Establishing two makerspace facilities equipped to support student work in STEAM fields, fostering both practical skills and creativity.
Increasing the employment rate of dual education graduates in their respective professions.
Ensuring the long-term sustainability of this project by placing student-created products on the market.

Vocational Training Providers

  • Secondary School "Svilajnac"
  • Serbia, Svilajnac
  • Mixed schools offering vocational and gymnasium programmes
  • Public

Partnering Enterprises

Alfa Technics

  • Serbia

Regent Lighting doo

  • Serbia

Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia

  • Serbia

Economic Sector(s)

  • Manufacturing of electrical equipment, computer, electronic and optical products
  • Manufacturing of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

Cooperative Training Programmes

Training approach

  • Dual education

Key RCF investment

  • Machineries and Equipment
  • Marketing and Promotion
  • Teaching and Learning Materials
  • Training

We are great at

  • Digitalization of training/skills (application of technology/VR/AR/AI, application of apps in training, online learning platforms, etc.)
  • Gender-inclusive appraoch (ensuring a quote of female apprentices attending the CT)
One hundred per cent of our students in the fields of mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as woodworking, study according to the dual model and achieve learning through work in partner companies. In the educational process, we have been using the Learning Management System for over ten years to publish original multimedia and interactive content, which is useful in blended learning. Recently, we have also been using AI-based platforms to support on-site interactive classes, with student engagement via mobile devices. From the 2024/25 school year, we are developing the idea of ​​applying STEAM in multidisciplinary student projects and in the creative work of student teams in the makerspace. Although all our professional educational profiles are considered traditionally “masculine”, we continuously promote equal opportunities in the modern industry for girls and regularly participate in European initiatives such as the Girls Go Circular. We are partially successful in these efforts – we enrol several girls in VET classes every year.

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Vocational Training Provider

Secondary School "Svilajnac"

About US

Srednja škola “Svilajnac” The school was founded in 1877. Since 2005, it has operated as a mixed high school with various general education and VET programs. In the past, the school also showed flexibility and continuously adjusted the selection of VET programs. The school has been successfully implementing dual education since 2017.

  • Third Call Awardee
  • Serbia

Location

  • Serbia, Svilajnac

Education and profiles offered:

Currently, the school has enrolled new students in the fields of work: general high school, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and metalworking, and woodworking.

Number of students

  • 310

Type of VTI:

  • Mixed schools offering vocational and gymnasium programmes
  • Public

Enterprises

Alfa Technics

  • Third Call Awardee
  • Serbia

Location

  • Serbia

Regent Lighting doo

  • Third Call Awardee
  • Serbia

Location

  • Serbia

Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia

  • Third Call Awardee
  • Serbia

Location

  • Serbia
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