PROJECT OVERVIEW
Programme: CBC SRB-MNE 2014-2020
Call for Proposals: 3rd
Contract No. 48-00-00163/2021-28-6  signed on 20/04/2023
Project Title: Business enabling environment for youth employment – BEYOND
Specific objective of the Programme: 1.1 Increasing employability and employment opportunities
Programmes’ result: 1.1.1. New knowledge, skills and competences – Improved knowledge, skills and competence, and work experience of unemployed and employed persons to better adjust to the needs of the labour market and to exploit the employment potential in perspective sectors
Project budget: Total contract amount (€): Contracted amount

EU (€) and % of total contract amount:

254,554.86 216,295.26

84,97 %

Beneficiaries of funds: Lead applicant: Co-applicants:
SRB: Zlatibor Regional Development Agency Ltd Uzice

 

MNE:

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) Tehnopolis
  • Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Location of the action: SRB: MNE:
Zlatiborski District, Municipalities of Priboj, Prijepolje and Nova Varos Niksic, Zabljak, Plevlja and Pluzine
Target groups: – 5 VET technical schools in cross border region (860 students from VET

schools in targeted region and 124 professors from 5 VET schools in

targeted region)

– 120 start-ups from targeted region

– 20 unemployed persons from targeted region

– 20 enterprises from targeted region

– 15 employees from 3 business support organizations in the targeted

region

– 1200 preschoolers from targeted region

Commencement date and project duration: 20/04/2023, 16 months
Overall objective: To contribute to enhancement of employability and employment

opportunities in cross border region through networking of business support organization and effective joint use of existing business support infrastructure in both countries.

Specific objective(s): Improved knowledge, skills and competence and work experience of students, unemployed and employed persons in cross border area

through introduction of innovative tools and support mechanisms for startup community and labor market.

Estimated results: R1: Cross- border online mentorship platform introduced into start up ecosystem

R2: Increased technical and technological capacities of business support

organizations and training providers according to the defined standards

R3: Increased capacities of students and young unemployed persons for

application of innovative technologies in the processing industry based on labor market needs

R4: Innovative entrepreneurial potential in targeted region activated and entrepreneurial culture promoted

Main activities

(in relation to the estimated results of the action):

GA1. Introduction of innovative start up support tool

A1.1. Online mentorship platform creation

A1.2 Management of online mentorship platform

A1.3 Online mentorship platform promotion

GA2. Capacity building of business support organizations and VET schools

A 2.1 Transfer of start up support methodology from Technopolis to Regional Innovation start up centre Priboj

A 2.2 Procurement of equipment and supplies for practical trainings in

mechatronics and robotics for VET Technical schools in Priboj and Niksic

A 2.3 Development of joint training curricula for robotics and mechatronics in 5 VET schools lead by Techopolis experience and know how

A 2.4 Training of trainers for new curricula (VET school teachers)

A 2.5 Development of new cross border instrument for technical schools training curricula updating and monitoring

GA3. Improving practical knowledge and skills of VET schools students and young unemployed people in targeted region

A3.1. Organization of practical trainings and practical work for secondary school students in CNC programming, CNC processing and robotics in Technical schools Priboj and Niksic

A 3.2 Conducting training for unemployed persons from CB region in Technopolis Niksic in CNC programming and CNC processing

A 3.3 Capacity building of VET schools through visiting the good examples of dual education in EU countries

GA.4. Promoting innovative entrepreneurship culture in CB area

A4.1. Organization of two CB start up weeks (one in Niksic one in Priboj)

innovation start up promotion events in CB region

A 4.2 Organization of two CB hackathons (one in Niksic one in Priboj)

A 4.3 Organization of 12 meet up events (6 in Niksic , 6 in Priboj)

A 4.4 Organization of 2 courses- robotics for youngsters in Regional innovation start up centre Priboj based on Technopolis experience and know how

A 4.5 Organization of the opening (Niksic) and final (Priboj) conferences