AGENDA
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
09:00
— 09:30
Arrival and registration of participants
09:30
— 10:00
Welcome and opening
10:00
— 10:10
Objectives of the seminar
- Floriana Folisi, Human Capital Development Expert, ETF
10:10
— 10:30
Key messages from EU Social partners
10:30
— 11:00
EAfA and latest developments
- Beatrice Biolcati Rinaldi, DG EMPL B.3, European Commission
11:00
— 11:30
Coffee break
11:30
— 12:30
Learn from and exchange with new and old EAfA Members
12:30
— 13:00
WBL in Montenegro: overview and latest developments
Facilitation: Emmanuelle Roure, European Commission, DG EMPL E.3, European Commission
12:55
— 13:00
Introduction to site visits
13:00
— 14:00
Lunch
14:00
— 17:00
Site visits
- Group 1: Secondary vocational school "Spasoje Raspopović"
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Group 2: “La Parisienne” factory
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Group 3: Junior High School of Electrical Engineering "Vaso Aligrudić"
19:30
— 22:00
Networking dinner
09:00
— 09:30
Welcome and feedback from the site visits
Moderation: Christian Wagner, Team leader, EU4Youth
09:30
— 10:30
Thematic focus 1: Financial and non-financial incentives in Apprenticeships
Facilitation: Floriana Folisi, Human Capital Development Expert, ETF
Financial and non-financial incentives play a crucial role in shaping effective and inclusive apprenticeship systems. This panel will explore both aspects, starting with an EU-level overview of how such incentives are used to support apprenticeships, and then delving into two specific country cases: Serbia and Latvia.
10:30
— 11:00
Coffee break
11:00
— 12:00
Thematic focus 2: Matching of companies and Learners
Facilitation: Stefan Thomas, ETF
12:00
— 12:30
Conclusions and closing of the seminar
12:30
— 13:30
Lunch and departures