EUROPEAN POLICY LIFELONG LEARNING
9.05.2011
On the call of TAEKS department of General Directorate of European Commission for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, member of the Council of City Municipality of Palilula Zorica Stoiljkovic, participated on the conference in Brussels from 1st May to 4th May 2011th. Theme of this conference was “ Professional Development”. Serbian delegation in Brussels consisted four more representatives of local self government (from Valjevo, Ub, Pirot and Kanizsa), as and representatives of other countries of West Balkan.

Goal of this conference was that to the representatives of Committee of Region transfer experiences about Serbian educational system but that and representatives of countries of West Balkan meet with European policy of lifelong learning, professional development and training, with examples of reform of public administration, by decision – making process in European Union, as and educational policies. One of the goals was and exchange of experiences and connection of participants, both mutually and with colleagues from region.

Local and regional authorities play key roll in providing implementation of legal heritage of European Union. This roll is especially important in area of education and social policy. This is way this conference significant because contribute to increase of capacity of local authorities to prepare for accession to European Union, to better understanding and knowledge about European integrations and process of accession, then to exchange of experiences and the best praxis in the relationship with European integration, as and key roll of local self government in the area of vocational education and adjustment to labor market.