This presentation from the OECD Disrupted Futures 2023: International lessons on how schools can best equip students for their working lives conference looks at Career management skills “Career education and guidance in formal education”. Presented by Jelena Manić Radoičić. Discover the videos and other sessions from the OECD Disrupted Futures 2023 conference at https://www.oecd.org/education/career-readiness/conferences-webinars/disrupted-futures-2023.htm Find out more about our work on Career Readiness https://www.oecd.org/education/career-readiness/

1. Jelena Manić Radoičić
Employability & HR Senior Expert,
Author of ETF Serbia guidance
review
CAREER EDUCATION AND
GUIDANCE IN FORMAL
EDUCATION - SERBIA
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June 02, 2023

2. EDUCATION – REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
• Strategy for Development of Education by 2030
• The Law on the Foundations of the Education System mentions CGC as one of its key principles for personal,
educational and professional development.
• The Law on Primary Education mandates schools to develop programmes and create teams for professional
orientation.
• The Law on Secondary Education refers to CGC to empower mature, responsible career decisions among students
with the support of schools’ CGC teams.
• The Law on Dual Education has an accompanying bylaw (Rulebook) that expands the composition of CGC teams to
include representatives of businesses and local self-government units.
• The Law on Adult Education describes CGC as support for personal and professional development and employment.
• The Law on the National Qualifications Framework recognizes that the qualifications system should contribute to
CGC and stipulates standards for career guidance and counseling services.
• The Law on Higher Education and the Law on the Dual Model of Studies – career centers for students
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3. MAIN
SERVICES
AND
ACTIVITIES
IN FORMAL
EDUCATION
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Level Target Approach Model Practitioners Cooperation
Elementary
schools
Final grades
students
Professional
orientation teams.
Support in
reaching well-
informed career
decisions.
Five Step
Model of
Professional
Orientation
Teachers,
proffesional
associates
Civil Society
Organizations
NES
Secondary
schools
Targeting
students
(parents)
according to
the CGC
programs &
plans
Career
information,
counselling, world
of work tasting.
Teams for career
guidance and
counselling
D O T S
Work Tasting
and Testing
Career
Portfolio
Career
Management
Skills
Teachers,
proffesional
associates,
peers, company
representatives
CSOs, NES,
Chambers of
Commerce,
Companies,
Youth Offices.
Local Self
Government,
Associations

4. SERVICES IN FORMAL EDUCATION – PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
The well-developed regulatory framework establishes a solid base for various services.
Teams composed of teachers and professional associates are supposed to offer the most
considerable portion of the CGC activities in secondary schools and professional
orientation in elementary schools primarily as extracurricular and non-mandatory activities.
Optional subject Civic Education in secondary education offers some curricular coverage
of career development-related topics.
CGC in dual education programmes is additionally encouraged but mainly seen as a tool
for promoting enrolment in dual VET and supporting the success of WBL programmes.
The number and quality of career guidance services offered to students vary depending on
the capacities.
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Career Development Support System Review in Serbia

5. STANDARDS
OF CAREER
GUIDANCE
AND
COUNSELLING
SERVICES
• The Standards for Career Guidance and Counselling
Services developed through intersectoral cooperation
and adopted by the Ministry of Education in from of a
Rulebook
• A recommended framework for quality assurance of
CGC in education, employment, youth
• Four elements:
1. Standards for career management skills
2. Organisational standards
3. The standards of career guidance programmes
4. Standards for practitioners’ competences
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6. STANDARDS
OF CAREER
GUIDANCE
AND
COUNSELLING
SERVICES
• The Standards for Career Guidance and Counselling
Services developed through intersectoral cooperation
and adopted by the Ministry of Education in from of a
Rulebook
• A recommended framework for quality assurance of
CGC in education, employment, youth
• Four elements:
1. Standards for career management skills
2. Organisational standards
3. The standards of career guidance programmes
4. Standards for practitioners’ competences
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7. Areas of professional and personal Development
Self-discovery and Self-understanding Gaining insight into opportunities in
educational and occupational spheres
Career creation
The expected outcomes are defined for each of these competences.
CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS STANDARDS
self-examination
actively and continuously seek
information
ability to create a picture of
oneself in relation to
educational and career
opportunities
carry out career
development
planning
monitoring and evaluation of career
development
the ability to select relevant sources
of information about educational
and career opportunities,
career development management in
transitional periods or changes
use relevant information to make
decisions