Regional network of VET institutions in SEE countries DU ŠKO RAJKOVIĆ, CENTRE FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MONTENEGRO

Conference of VET Institutions in Tirana, September 2008  Supported by: ERISEE, ETF and CARDS Twinning project for Central Europe  Goal: initiating the process of establishing the regional network of VET institutions in SEE Sarajevo Meeting September Representatives of the VET centers/agencies: Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, BiH, Serbia and Montenegro, and guests from Netherlands, Italy and EU Goal: defining objectives and interests for forming the Regional VET network, priorities and manners of cooperation among VET institutions, as well as participating in joint projects

 Exchange of information and experience from the neighboring countries which face similar problems in terms of the lack of qualified workforce in certain sectors  Mutual learning: NQF, LLL and VET, improvement of social partnership in the VET sector

 The election of the SEEVET-Net Chairman: Duško Rajković elected, the director of the VET Centre Montenegro  Planned activities: - Signing of the Cooperation Agreement in order to make SEEVET-Net formal - Drafting Rules of the Procedure of the SEEVET-Net  In December 2010, the VET Centre sent the Draft Rules of the Procedure and the Cooperation Agreement to the countries interested in networking  CEP gathered all the feedback which were considered at the meeting of the ERISEE Steering Committee in the March 2011

 ETF proposed that Mr. Rajkovic, as a SEEVET-Net Chairman attend the meeting of EVTA General Assembly  SEEVET-Net Chairman presented the main objectives and priorities of establishment of the Regional Network  EVTA members expressed great willingness to cooperate with the Network by publishing the text in their Newsletter

 On 13 July 2011, in Chisinau, Moldova, 6 countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia) signed Cooperation Agreement and adopted Rules of the Procedure – and thus the Network was formally created.  First official Chair of the Network is director of the VET Centre Montenegro, Mr. Duško Rajković, elected by public voting.  Presidency will rotate on annual basis.  On the basis of proposals of all participants, next meeting is agreed to take place in Montenegro, the topic of which would be social partnership.

 Supported by the Centre for Educational Policy, another two countries sigend Protocol on Joining SEEVET-Net : Romania: Ms. Gabriela Ciobannu, National VET Centre Director and Mr. Duško Rajković, SEEVET-Net Chair signed the Protocol on: 15 February Bosnia and Herzegovina: gđa Maja Stojkić, Director of National Bureau for Education and Mr. Duško Rajković, SEEVET-Net Chair signed the Protocol on: 8 March *** Representatives of Kosovo, at the meeting held on 6 March 2012 in the VET Centre Montenegro, expressed huge interest to actively participate in the work of the SEEVET-Net, as well as to become official member of this Network.

Du ško Rajković Centre for Vocational Education, MONTENEGRO