The event was opened by Professor Ivana Domazet, PhD (Institute of Economic Sciences), followed by welcome addresses from high-level officials: Olivera Jovović (State Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs), Professor Rejhan Kurtović, PhD (State Secretary, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue), Milica Perić (State Secretary, Ministry of Family Care and Demography), Andrea Horvat Kiralj (State Secretary, Ministry of Economy), Professor Rastislav Stojsavljević, PhD (Special Advisor, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation), Neda Milanović (National Employment Service) and Guillaume Hemmert, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission.

The working session presented the project’s objectives, methodology and results, including curriculum development, preparation of training materials, delivery of training and mentoring activities. Presentations were delivered by Vladimir Simović DI-MARC Project Coordinator (Institute of Economic Sciences), Ljiljana Marković (Regional Agency for Development and European Integration Belgrade), Anđela Đokić (MAMM), Milan Peterka (CZP Osijek), and Milena Lazić (Institute of Economic Sciences).

The panel discussion “DI-MARC Experiences of Associations of Persons with Disabilities and Training Participants” provided valuable insights through the contributions of Gordana Pušara (UOSI Belgrade, Serbia), Marija Šimatović (JAGLAC, Croatia), Bojan Đorović (UMHCG, Montenegro), as well as participants of the mentoring program who spoke about the accessibility of materials, applicability of knowledge, and opportunities for employment and self-employment.

In the closing part of the conference, certificates were awarded to participants of the online training, while Vladimir Simović presented recommendations for creating inclusive public employment policies for persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on digital skills development, content accessibility and lifelong learning opportunities.