Education

Offer of acreditated courses

Duration Subject Participants and the target group Number of participants Leaders
Four-day training Working with victims of gender-based violence (accredited by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy) All interested Up to 10

Jasmina Nikolic

Prof. dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,

Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić

Four-day training Identification, assistance and protection of male victims of trafficking (accredited by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy) All interested Up to 10

Jasmina Nikolic

Prof. dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,

Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić

Four-day training Working with victims of violence (accredited by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy) All interested Up to 10

Jasmina Nikolic

Prof. dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,

Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić

Offer of specialized courses and trainings

Duration Subject Participants and the target group Number of participants Leaders
Two-day training From victim to winner: Using own’s capacities to get out of violence  Social workers, NGOs,
Police, Others interested
Up to 20 Dr Mirjana Dokmanović
Jasmina Nikolić
Four-day training
Training to strengthen the capacity to respond to sexual violence at faculties in Serbia Staff (teaching and non-teaching staff) and students 15-20 Prof. dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović
Jasmina Nikolić
Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
Milica Luković Radaković
Two-day training Communication skills in the workplace All interested Up to 15 Jasmina Nikolić
Milica Luković Radaković
Two-day training Basics of mediation All interested Up to 15 Marijana Nedić
One-day training Conflicts in the workplace All interested Up to 15 Jasmina Nikolić
Milica Luković Radaković
Two-day and four-day training Mobing  forms, victim support, legislation, implementation of mediation and basic training of mediators All interested Up to 10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
One-day training, duration 4 hours Working with victims of trafficking Social workers, NGO, 
Police, Others interested
10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
Two-day training for a total of 8 hours Working with victims of trafficking Social workers, NGO, Police 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
Multi-day specialized course for a total of 32 hours Working with victims of trafficking Social workers, NGO, Police 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
One-day training, duration 4 hours Working vith victims of crime NGO, police, judges and prosecutors 5-10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić, Jasmina Nikolić
Two-day training for a total of 8 hours Working vith victims of crime NGO, police, judges and prosecutors 5-10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić, Jasmina Nikolić
Multi-day specialized course for a total of 32 hours Working vith victims of crime NGO, police, judges and prosecutors 5-10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić, Jasmina Nikolić
One-day training, duration 4 hours Working with victims at court NGO and others interested 5-10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić, Jasmina Nikolić
Two-day training for a total of 8 hours Working with victims at court NGO and others interested 5-10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić, Jasmina Nikolić
Multi-day specialized course for a total of 32 hours Working with victims at court NGO and others interested 5-10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić, Jasmina Nikolić
Two-day training for a total of 8 hours Monitoring of trials NGO and others interested 5-10 Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić, Jasmina Nikolić
One-day training, duration 4 hours Domestic violence and international standards Social workers, police, judges, prosecutors and others interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
dr Mirjana Dokmanović
Two-day training for a total of 8 hours Domestic violence and international standards Social workers, police, judges, prosecutors and others interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
dr Mirjana Dokmanović
Multi-day specialized course for a total of 32 hours Domestic violence and international standards Social workers, police, judges, prosecutors and others interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
dr Mirjana Dokmanović
One-day training, duration 4 hours Human trafficking All interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
Two-day training for a total of 8 hours Human trafficking All interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
Multi-day specialized course for a total of 32 hours Human trafficking All interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Sanja Ćopić
Two-day training for a total of 8 hours The ways of truth and reconciliation All interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Jelena Srna
Multi-day specialized course for a total of 32 hours The ways of truth and reconciliation All interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović,
Prof. dr Jelena Srna
Three-day specialized course for a total of 9 hours Gender and violence All interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović
Five-day specialized course for a total of 15 hours Gender and violence All interested 10-15 Prof.dr Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović

 

Realized courses

Trainings accredited by the Republic Institute for Social Protection

Name of the training Participants Place of training realisation Time of training realisation
Workshops for the prevention and recognition of violence for children

15 students Secondary

Railway Technical School October-November 2024.
Workshop Gender discrimination in the labor market: forms, support for victims and legal regulations

22 participants (representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, Labor Inspectorate, Department of the Labor Inspection from Užice and Kikinda, representatives of the Union of Employers of Serbia, Trade Union “Sloga”, Trade Union of Doctors and Pharmacists of Serbia, UGS “Nezavisnost”, Association of Lawyers AEPA / Law Academy of Serbia, ADRA, “Center for Democracy” Foundation, lawyers, one licensed mediator and two undergraduate and PhD students at University of Kragujevac – Faculty of Law

online May – July 2024.
Training to strengthen the capacity to respond to sexual violence at faculties in Serbia 

170 people (64 teaching staff; 28 non-teaching staff and 78 students (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade;

Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade;

FASPER, University of Belgrade; Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade;

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade;

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad;

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš;

Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš)

online 

March 2024

March – April 2023

February-April, 2022

Training From victim to winner:

Using one’s own capacities to get out of violence

12 representatives of women’s organizations – members of the Belgrade Region Network of Women Against Violence (representatives of organizations of the Belgrade region of the Network of Women Against Violence: NGO Astra, NGO Athens, Autonomous Women’s Center, Roma Daje, IZ KRUGA-Belgrade, Victimology Society of Serbia-VDS), as well as representatives of the Center for support-SVEDA

22 people employed in the City Center for Social Work (Novi Beograd Department, Zemun Department, Palilula Department and Surčin Department) and 2 people employed in the Victimology Society of Serbia 

Hotel Palas, Belgrade

May 2023

October 2022

Workshop for mapping the needs of victims, risk assessment and developing an individual support and protection plan

18 representatives of social work centres ((Zaječar, Veliko Gradište, Aleksinac, Kragujevac, Subotica, Vrbas, Pančevo,  Novi Beograd, Šabac, Sremska Mitrovica, Zrenjanin)


online

May – June 2022
21 representatives of the basic public prosecutor’s offices (Kruševac, Veliko Gradište, Prokuplje, Aleksinac, Kragujevac, Subotica, Pančevo, Valjevo, Vrbas, Šabac, Vršac, Lazarevac, Paraćin, Požarevac, Zrenjanin, Mladenovac) 20 people employed in Police Departments (Kruševac, Zaječar, Prokuplje, Smederevo, Niš, Kragujevac, Pančevo, Valjevo, Mladenovac, Vrbas, Šabac, Lazarevac, Sremska Mitrovica, Požarevac, Belgrade, Zrenjanin, Užice)



Training for social service providers to work with victims of gender-based violence

28 experts from the City Center for Social Work in Belgrade (Novi Beograd Palilula, Zemun, Surčin Departments); Center for the care of the elderly, children and persons with disabilities “Novi Beograd”; Center Zvezda as well as from the City Municipality of Novi Beograd

Hotel Palas, Belgrade October 2023

19 employees in Police Departments (Kruševac, Zaječar, Prokuplje, Kragujevac, Zrenjanin, Belgrade, Lazarevac, Mladenovac, Užice, Požarevac, Valjevo, Pančevo, Smederevo, Sremska Mitrovica, Niš) 

online  January 2022 

21 employees at the Center for social work (Zaječar, Pančevo, Šabac, Kragujevac, Vrbas, Novi Beograd)
3 persons from NGO (UG Roma Daje, IGC – Integrativni Global Centar Kragujevac)

online December 2021
19 employees at the Center for social work (Zaječar, Šabac, Aleksinac, Subotica, Pančevo, Zrenjanin, Požega, Kruševac) online November 2021
15 participants Šabac December  2019
21 participants Network of Committees for Human Rights in Serbia -Vranje September 2019
16 participants Belgrade July 2019
14 participants Novi Sad June 2019
15 participants Niš June 2019
6 participants VDS – Belgrade November 2018
7 participants VDS – Belgrade May 2018
21 participants NGO Bibija – Belgrade October 2016
6 participants VDS –Belgrade April – May 2016
11 employees at the Center for social work in Pancevo Center for social work – Pančevo December 2013
6 employees at the Center for social work Valjevo VDS –Belgrade February – March 2013
12 employees at the Correctional Institution for Women in Požarevac Correctional Institution for Women in Požarevac May – June 2012

Training for social service providers for working with victims of violence

13 representatives of organizations that are part of the Alliance of Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations “Women Against Violence Network”

 24 representatives from the social protection system, preschool institutions and schools

 Representatives of Roma women’s organizations, members of the United Roma Women Against Violence network

Hotel Palase, Belgrade

September 2024

 

 

October 2024

 

 

May 2023

6 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April 2019
10 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2018
10 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2017
10 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2016
9 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2015
11 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2014
9 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2013
10 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2012
12 participants; training for a new group of volunteers VDS – Belgrade April  May 2011
14 participants NGO Fenomena NGO Fenomena Kraljevo September – October 2010
7 participants NGO Women in action Velika Plana June – July 2010
5 participants Belgrade July 2010

Prevention harassment in the workplace – manifestations, victim support, legislation and basics of mediation

6 employees in Lidl company Belgrade October 2020

 

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