CAREER ACADEMY

Belgrade Open School and portal for high school students `Mingle` invited activists of local and regional offices for youth aged 16 to 20 years to apply for the participation in the project `Career Academy`. `Career Academy` is an educational program that will allow 25 young people from all over Serbia to acquire practical skills for their career planning based on personal desires and needs of the labour market. Selected students will learn more about the concept of career counseling and information that will empower them to help the young people of the same age in their community  make decisions about choosing a profession, education, and career. It was planned that the students, who successfully complete training and gain certification, would be present in the Offices of youth and help their age young people in solving career concerns.

This project consists of:

1. Two - day workshop in Belgrade during the first week of November, when young people will be get familiar with the concept of career information, communication skills and counseling, planning and designing career. Students will participate in workshops on CV writing and simulation of business interview.

2. Online educational program for a period of 6 weeks, during which the participants with the help of experts, learn about active use of the Internet and practical exercises to develop their knowledge about career planning, job search, career management and counseling. Students will develop mini research on the needs of the local labor market, which will be published in a special employment publication.

3. Peer workshops will be organized in local Offices for Youth in January and February, where the students will present themselves to the youth as peer counselors for career information and also distribute publications of employment.

If you want to learn more about building careers, job search and how to help young people find the right information, sign up for participation in the Career Academy! You need to be between 16 and 20 years old and also be already active in one of the local or regional Offices for Youth.

Download the application form for participation in the project, carefully fill out and send us to the address:akademija@mingl.org, until September 30 2009. - 17:00 hours.

The cost of accommodation, food, transport and training will be settled by the organizers. For additional information about the project you can call us on the phone: 011/3061341, or write to: akademija@mingl.org.