On November 21, 2019 the Belgrade Open School (BOS), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), presented awards for the best change makers in Serbian civic advocacy over the past year. The awards presented as part of the Annual Conference on Strategic Advocacy in Civic Engagement.
Even though internships in Serbia are widely spread, our legal framework does not recognize a legal and contractual obligation between an intern and employer. Whereat elements of quality internships contain contractual relationship, mentorship, some kind of financial motivation, a good internship is, like a unicorn, impossible to find.
On November 1st 2019, Belgrade Open School (BOS) and the Office for Cooperation with Civil Society of the Republic of Serbia organized a conference One step closer to citizens through dialogue which took place in Palace Serbia.
The third National Advisory Board Meeting within the project ALMIT - Acceleration Of Labour Market Integration Of Immigrants Through Mapping Of Skills And Trainings, was held on November 1, 2019 at Charitable Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church "Philanthropy".
Last month, under the initiative of Belgrade Open School, individual consultative meetings were held with representatives of trade unions, Labour and Education ministries, American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia, Serbian Association of Employers, representatives of “Education to Employment” programme.
Within the project project "Active Citizens - Better Society: Advocacy for Cooperation and Democratic Development", the last training of this year's support cycle was held.
How can we help students to make career decisions based on authentic and relevant information? What competencies are necessary for career practitioners to successfully provide career guidance and counseling services? How we can prepare students for a job or internship interview? These are just some of the topics we addressed during the two-day training "One step further towards comprehensive and quality services of career guidance and counseling", held on September 19-20 in Belgrade.
Belgrade Open School (BOS) in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Fondation (KAS) and Eduardo Frei Fondation (EFF), has marked the beginning of a one-year educational programme PolitiKAS for XI generation with the School of Teamwork. School of Teamwork was held from 17th till 20th of September, at the “Borkovac” hotel in Ruma.
What can we learn as a career counsellors from a person who is our client? Can we successfully counselling someone if we do not know his story? How do we contribute to society through career counseling?
Poznan is a picturesque city, one of the oldest and largest in Poland. It is located on the Warta River and has over 500,000 inhabitants who enjoy rich history, monuments and excellent restaurants. Have you ever heard of the Berlin Process? Within the Berlin Process, representatives of the countries of the region meet every year at the European Union - Western Balkans Summit. This year, Poznan hosted representatives of the Western Balkans, business and civil sectors from July 3rd to July 5th.
In Niš, on July 2, 2019, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Belgrade Open School (BOS) organized a Discussion Forum on challenges and opportunities for greater citizen participation in decision-making processes.
