As a part of Training of ICT Trainers project, "Equal Opportunities" is organizing module "PC Introduction" with the goal to increase the IT literacy of various target groups. The project goals are:

• Increasing the level of IT literacy,
• Creating the basis for the further professional improvement,
• Enabling access to various information in the area of education and application in curriculum,
• Possibility of remote cooperation with collegues from other schools,
• Possibility of continuous contact and information exchange with Ministry of Education and Sport,
• Achievement of human rights through enabling the access to information,
• Improvement of quality of life.

The first module of this project is organized in cooperation with Republic Ministry of Education and Sport. Project started in August '03. The training is five days long, and is organized for the primary schools teachers from rural areas in Serbia. The teachers have the opportunity to get basic knowledge in MS Windows, MS Office, as well as basic skills in internet usage.

The joint plan with the Ministry for Education and sport is to train ten groups of future trainers in 2003. Each group consists of sixteen teachers, and by the end of October 130 persons sucessfuly finished the course. Also, in September, training was organized for the two groups of children and teachers from the Orphan's Home in Belgrade. more


Follow up activities on progress of training and gender mainstreaming:

• Verbal questionnaire - elaboration in process,
• Network between trainers,
• Continous information on new multimedia tools for improvement of training process.