"21ST CENTURY SKILLS" IN SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN BELGRADE - HOW TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A NEW GLOBAL SOCIETY?

Education in the Republic of Serbia, where is it today and whether special secondary vocational schools are changing to prepare students for "21st century skills"? The aim of this paper is to compare and map the schools with strategic orientation and definition of the vision, mission and content of the educational, structure, learning objectives, knowledge and skills development with strictly defined and generally recognized skills for the 21st century. The success of an educational institution, at any level of education, whether it is primary, secondary, or high, is reflected in the success of maintaining standards both in teaching and learning. "21st century skills" includes communication and cooperation; creativity and innovation; critical thinking and problem solving; information media and technology. Equipping students with effective tools and strategies to help them critically and logically think is a necessary preparation for coping with the challenges of the 21st century. It seems that schools, that is, Directors - managers who manage them, thinking about state schools, have not yet realized the importance of on-line advertising and presentations, especially missions, visions and strategic goals, so that potential service users choose easier the right ones. The presence on the Internet enables better brand recognition, greater loyalty of educational service users, more flexible adaptation to individual needs and habits, less operational costs which together contribute to better reputation, competitiveness, higher sales of services on the national or international market.