ToT Held for Training PI Principles in Acquiring Professional Licence

As envisaged by the Rule Book on Conducting the Training Programme and Passing the Licence Exam for a Principal of an Educational Institution (The Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 63, issued 17th August 2018), the training programme was developed for principles of preschool institutions.

The training modules (interactive workshops and distance learning) were developed in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MoESTD), the Institute for the Improvement of Education (IIE), UNICEF and the Centre for Interactive Pedagogy (CIP). This activity was carried out under the project themed “Protecting Children from violence and Discrimination in the Education System“, implemented through partnership of MoESTD, Unicef and CIP (as part of the joint Integrated Response to Violence Against Women and Girls in Serbia – Phase II Project, implemented by Unicef, UN Women, UNFPA and UNDP, in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Serbia, headed by Coordinating Body for Gender Equality).

Training of Trainers (ToT) for training principles of preschool institutions for passing the licence exam was held on 23^rd and 24^th December 2019 on the IIE premises. ToT was attended by lady principles of six preschool institutions, education advisors and MoESTD representatives. ToT was held by master trainers Olivera Todorović, Suzana Deretić, and Maja Todorović (IIE), Vesna Zlatarović, Aleksandra Kalezić Vignjević and Olga Lakićević (CIP).

The trainings of PI principles, to be held with the support of the Early Childhood Education and Care Project, are scheduled for February 2020.