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PRESENTATION: EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICE Quo Vadis TVET Serbia 26. – 27.11.2013.

Established in 1971, as an organisational unit of Workers ’ University “ Novi Beograd" The University was transformed in POLYTECHNICAL ACADEMY within which the School operated until 2006, under the name of Secondary Technical School. In 2006/07 the School became independent and continued its work as POLITEHNIKA – SCHOOL FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES

• Technician for Mechatronics 1. • Technician for Robotics 2. • Mechanical Technician for Computer 3. Construction • Technician for Computer Operation 4. • Goldsmith 5.

COOPERATION OF POLITEHNIKA and the company SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SERBIA Ltd. As part of implementation of the pilot profile Technician for Mechatronics the School was obliged to ensure cooperation with appropriate partners from the world of work. The company production programme and services are to a large extent related to the educational profile Technician for Mechatronics. The company is highly corporately responsible and comprehends the significance of such linking.

 The company was established in 1836 .  It is one of the world leaders in the area of energetics and automatisation, surveillance, maintenance.  Today Schneider group has over 140.000 employees in about 100 countries.  So far the company has had over 100 brands in the production programme.  It is present in the Republic of Serbia since 1997 , and since 2002 it operates as an Ltd.

 Engineers of the company Schneider Electric Serbia Ltd. are permanent external members of the committee for the practical part of matura exams for the educational profile Technician for Mechatronics.  The company director supports modernisation of work with students (in particular development of professional skills) through equipment donations.  The company also supports all vocational and educational gatherings and activities which contribute to affirmation of education, which are fostered and organised by Politehnika.

NAO – INSTITUT M. PUPIN ROBOTICS SECTION

 Working visit of students and teachers to the enterprise ENEL, Valjevo – partner of Schneider Electric in the field of industrial automatics (until the end of 2013).  Participation in the discussion “Good energy – good employer in a French way “ , within the French week in Belgrade organised by the French Serbian Chamber of Commerce (22.11.2013.).  Support to the event “Robotics and Mechatronics Day in Politehnika II “.  Participation of engineers of Schneider Electric in the committee on the matura exam for Technician for Mechatronics.

For a student : has a direct contact with the world of work, matches expectations with reality, has growing awareness of importance and value of own work competences. For the school : ensures more appropriate preparation of its students for the world of work, thus fulfilling its mission in a more complete and good-quality way. For the company: it has a direct insight into potential employees and an opportunity to influence their shaping and expertise. For the society as a whole: obtains young people who are better prepared for life and work in real conditions, who are more adaptable and who will more rapidly give their contribution to the society.

 Serbian companies don’t generally have a high level of social responsibility and they relatively rarely understand the importance of such cooperation.  Foreign companies foster such approach, but this is usually implemented through organising a visit (Ball packaging, Fiat Serbia...).  The huge issue is organising any form of practice in companies.  If cooperation is established in any form – it is (in most cases) owing to personal acquaintances, and not due to the existence of a system approach.

THANK YOU Quo Vadis TVET Serbia 26. – 27.11.2013.