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The first session of the Council for the National Qualifications Framework of the Republic of Serbia in the new convocation was held on January 30, 2023, in the Palace of Serbia. At the proposal of competent institutions and by the Law on NQFS, the Government appointed new members of the Council for a period of […]

The Office for Dual Education and the National Qualifications Framework received a donation from the Swiss Confederation through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for the implementation of the project “Support to dual VET and NQFS system reform in the framework of lifelong learning in Serbia” for the period from January 4, 2023. until September 30, 2026, […]

The Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit has previously provided expert support to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development in improving the non-formal education system. The support was realized in 2021 through the “Education to Employment – E2E” Program, the realization of which was supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. […]

At the end of August 2021, after two and a half years of work, the implementation of the project “Development of an integrated system of national qualifications in the Republic of Serbia” was completed. The final conference of the project was an opportunity to present the achieved results, discuss the implemented activities, but also to […]

Conference Data-Based Education Policy: Adult Education Pathways was held at the Metropol Hotel in Belgrade on June 7, 2021, organized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the Qualifications Agency, with the support of the IPA 2014 Development of an integrated system of national qualifications in the Republic of Serbia. The conference […]

The update of the List of Qualifications of the Republic of Serbia was realized in accordance with the reasoned requests of individuals and institutions from the education system, received after its initial publication at the end of 2020. The List of Qualifications of the Republic of Serbia is a relevant source of data on qualifications […]

Piloting the process of recognition of prior learning (RPL) will begin in May, and after it is introduced into the system, the procedure will enable those who have acquired knowledge and skills outside the education system, through work or life experience, to achieve qualification – was announced at a workshop held in Palić, where preparations […]

  Work on the development of training programs for qualifications selected for piloting the recognition of prior learning process, started in Subotica in early February, continued with the presentation of the draft Methodology for the development of training programs based on qualification standards, at a meeting organized within the project “Development of an integrated system […]

Preparations for piloting the procedure for recognition of prior learning, which will be carried out by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development with the support of the project “Development of an integrated system of national qualifications in Serbia”, are proceeding according to the plan. In the first week of February, the first workshop […]

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the Qualifications Agency have compiled a unique List of Qualifications of the Republic of Serbia, which includes more than 4,000 qualifications for all levels of education. The List of Qualifications is an organized register of qualifications, classified according to certain criteria and is part of the […]

In order to support the work of the Sector Skills Councils, and to harmonize the supply and demand for knowledge, skills and competencies in the labor market, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) conducted research in the ICT and Agribusiness sectors. The results are the studies Analysis of the fastest-growing jobs in the […]

Another round of trainings for the members of all 12 Sector Skills Councils was completed with a one-day training for the members of the Sector Skills Council for the fields of Health and Social Welfare, held in Belgrade on November 6, 2020. The trainings are a continuation of the activities started in January this year […]

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the Qualifications Agency, with the support of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, carry out activities on the development and establishment of the Register of the National Qualifications Framework of Serbia (hereinafter: the Register), as part of the Integrated Education Information System (hereinafter: IEIS). The […]

In order to implement project activities within the IPA 2014 Project “Development of an integrated system of national qualifications in the Republic of Serbia”, which relate to piloting the procedure of recognition of prior learning, an initial meeting was held on October 22nd with principals of thirty schools from all over Serbia. The system of […]

The EBRD and Serbia’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MoESTD) are joining forces to ensure that Serbia’s graduates at vocational and higher education institutions possess the skills demanded by the labour market. Skills mismatches – when workers have either fewer or more or simply different skills than jobs require – are costly for […]

The Report on referencing National Qualifications Framework of Serbia (NQFS) to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) was adopted at the 52nd EQF Advisory Group meeting held on 4th and 5th February 2020 in Brussels, along with the supplementary Report on self-certification of NQFS in the field of higher education to the Qualifications Framework in the […]

November 29th, 2019 By the end of November 2019, a group of six participants – representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, the National Council for Education and the Qualifications Agency visited Lisbon, and were introduced to the Portuguese educational system, in particular, their national qualifications framework and the system of prior […]

Belgrade, December 16th 2019 The National conference with international participation took place in Sava Centre in Belgrade on December 16th 2019, organized in collaboration of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the “Development of an Integrated National Qualifications System in Serbia” project, and in partnership with the Qualifications Agency. Various aspects regarding […]

On 30th August 2018, the Conference on National Qualifications Framework in Serbia was held in the Palace of Serbia. It was attended by more than 70 participants from different Ministries, relevant educational institutions, organizations, unions of employers, trade unions, associations of vocational schools and high schools, Conferences of Serbian Universities, National Employment Agency, Statistical Office […]

By the end of 2018, the Serbian Government will establish the Qualifications Agency, and at the proposal of the Council of the National Qualifications Framework in Serbia (NQFS) Sector Skills Councils will be established, that will operate as social partnerships. Sturdy technological and economic changes have caused shifts in all segments of the society, especially […]

Pursuant to Article 12, Para 1 of the Law on National Qualifications Framework of Serbia („Official Gazette of RS” no. 27/18) and Article 43, Para 2 of the Law on Government („Official Gazette of RS” no. 55/05, 71/05 – corrigendum, 101/07, 65/08, 16/11, 68/12 – CS, 72/12, 7/14 – CS, 44/14 and 30/18 – state […]

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Law on the National Qualifications Framework in the Republic of Serbia (NQFS) on the 5th of April, 2018. With the adoption of the NQFS Law, Serbia is institutionalising a system of qualifications acquired through formal and non-formal education. This system would provide easier mobility of […]

Delegation of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MoESTD) visited Croatia, from the 3rd until the 6th of December 2017, within the project “European Qualifications Framework – National Coordinating Point 2017”. The delegation of the ministry consisted of: Ljiljana Todorović, Senior Advisor for normative and legal affairs in higher education, from the Sector […]

Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development, Mr Mladen Šarčević opened today the meeting of the Inter-Institutional Working Group for the establishment and implementation of the National Qualifications Framework in the Republic of Serbia (NQFS). During the meeting, the draft Law on the National qualifications framework developed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological […]

On Monday, 9th of October, 2017, a meeting was held with the representatives of the ETF delegation in the office of the Assistant Minister, Prof. dr Vesna Mandić, in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development with the aim of presenting of achievements in the development and the implementation of the National Qualifications Framework. […]

The first meeting of the Inter-Institutional Working Group for the establishment and the implementation of the National Qualifications framework in Serbia (NQFS) was held today, in the Palace of Serbia. The meeting was attended by the Assistant Minister for the Development and Higher Education Sector, Prof. dr Vesna Mandić, Steffen Hudolin, Head of Operations II, […]

The Seminar – National Qualifications Framework in Serbia – from development to implementation; Getting organised for better qualifications, was held in Metropol Palace hotel, on the 27th of June, 2017. The event was organised by the European Training Foundation (ETF) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. In addition to the […]