Digitization is key to improving services, while the effective transition of young people from school to work is essential for economic growth and social development, said the director of the Employment Service (ZZZ), David Perčobić.
He took part in the two-day annual conference of the Center for Public Employment Services of Southeast European Countries (CPESSEC), which is organized by the National Employment Agency and is held in Romania.
The conference covered two key topics - Digitization of public services for employment at the managerial level and Facilitating the transition from school to work at the professional level.
Perčobić stated the exceptional importance of these topics for the development of the labor market in Montenegro and the region.
Assistant director Ivana Nikolić and advisor in the Sector for active employment policy measures Gracijela Rakonjac took an active part in the discussions on these important topics for the improvement of public employment services.
The management conference discussed the challenges and opportunities that digitization brings. Participants shared experiences on the implementation of digital tools and platforms that can improve the efficiency and availability of employment services.
"And on this occasion, I want to emphasize the importance of modernizing public services and improving services for citizens in order to adapt the processes to the needs of the labor market and the expectations of users. I expect that the results of this conference will contribute to the further development of employment policies in the region and improve the services we provide to citizens," said Perčobić.
At the professional level, the focus was on connecting the education system and the labor market. Participants discussed strategies to facilitate the transition of young people from education to employment.
The conference emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation between the education system and the labor market, i.e. schools, universities and employers, in order to facilitate the transition of young people from school desks to the professional world and ensure the relevance of the education and skills that young people acquire.
The CPESSEC conference provided a platform for the exchange of ideas and best practices, and the participants said they were ready to continue cooperation and joint action to improve public employment services.
CPESSEC is a regional organization for the exchange of information and experience in providing services to employers and the unemployed, as well as strengthening the capacity of public employment services. It brings together representatives and experts in the field of the labor market of national public employment services of the countries of Southeast Europe, and its members are Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Romania and Turkey.
The organization operates according to the principle of rotating presidency, so Slovenia will take over the chairmanship of CPESSEC next year.
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