The Government of Serbia adopted general training programs for employees and managers in LSG for 2019

At the session held on 31 January 2019, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the General Training Programme for the employees of local self-government units for 2019 and the Training Programme for managers of local self-government units for 2019, at the proposal of the National Academy of Public Administration.

The Law on employees in autonomous provinces and local self-government units stipulates that professional training is the right and duty of an employee to acquire knowledge and skills, i.e. the ability to perform job positions in accordance with the needs of the employer.

Professional training programmes are:

1) General training programme

2) Training programme for managers,

3) Special training programmes in the area with specific needs from the scope of work and competencies of local self-government units.

The general training programme is implemented to ensure the raising of the level of knowledge and skills for performing LSG jobs, in accordance with the identified needs, and it includes:

1) Introductory training programme;

2) A programme of continuous professional development in local self-government units that consists of:

(1) General programme of continuous professional training, and

(2) Sectoral programme of continuous professional training. (Article 122a)

The Sectoral Continuing Professional Training Programme, as part of the General Programme, covers topics related to the original area of the local self-government unit, and may also include the topics prescribed for the General Programme of Continuing Professional Training and other topics for which the local self-government unit has needs.

It is prepared and developed by the Council for the professional training of employees in local self-government units, in cooperation with the National Academy of Public Administration, and implemented by the local self-government unit.

The sectoral programme is structured in 16 areas: Good governance; Planning in local self-government; Managing the normative process and regulating the work of the bodies and services of the local self-government unit; Local self-government finance management; Local development and investments in local self-government; Project Management; Human Resources Management; Realization, protection and promotion of human and minority rights; Performing and developing utility activities; Housing and housing support; Social activities in local self-government; Environmental Protection; Agriculture and rural development; Municipal property management; Security in the local community; Inspection control.

Programmes are available through links below:

http://napa.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Op%C5%A1ti-program-obuke-JLS.pdf

http://napa.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Program-obuke-rukovodilaca-JLS.pdf