Strengthening cooperation in the field of education for scarce railway personnel.
Railway Transport of Montenegro and the Secondary Vocational School "Ivan Uskoković" from Podgorica signed a business and technical cooperation agreement on 3rd September 2025, which represents a continuation of long-term collaboration in the field of education for railway transport and opens up opportunities for higher quality education and practical training for students and adults in the field of railway transport. The agreement was signed by the Executive Director of Railway Transport of Montenegro, Dragana Lukšić, and the Director of the Secondary Vocational School "Ivan Uskoković", Sonja Dabetić.
The cooperation is aimed at strengthening education in scarce professions in the railway sector, by linking theoretical instruction with practical experience in a real working environment. The subject of the agreement is business and technical cooperation in the education of students from the Secondary Vocational School Ivan Uskoković and employees of ŽPCG AD, both through regular education and through the system of retraining and adult education. Within the adult education programme, the following professions are available to interested individuals:
- conductor in railway transport,
- traction technician - locomotive driver,
- transport commercialist,
- shunting operator,
- shunter,
- traffic-transport warehouseman,
- train driver.
Candidates who were selected for retraining for the profession of traction technician within the previously announced Public Call will be directed to the further procedure, while all other candidates who did not pass the selection in this round have the opportunity to apply in the January round.
By signing this agreement, the importance of the partnership between educational institutions and the economy has been confirmed, especially in the segment of training personnel for scarce professions. In this way, the prerequisites for improving the professional knowledge and skills of future employees are created, as well as for the stable functioning and development of the railway system of Montenegro.