ProtectionProtection of critical infrastructures is one of the key components of national securityNational security in modern society. Critical infrastructure refers to systems, resources and facilities whose interruption would have serious consequences for health, safety, economy and public order. This paper deals with the analysis of the importance of educationEducation and trainingTraining as basic tools in building capacities for the protection and resilienceResilience of critical infrastructures. The introductory part discusses the general importance of educationEducation and trainingTraining for the protectionProtection of critical infrastructures and points to the growing challenges in a digitally dependent and interconnected world. Then, some comparative experiences related to educationEducation and trainingTraining for the protection of critical infrastructures, i.e. for risk identification, risk managementRisk management, increased resilienceResilience and crisis management in these complex systems, are presented. After that, it provides an overview of the situation in the Republic of SerbiaSerbia, including existing legal and strategic frameworks, capacities for trainingTraining and education, as well as institutional coordination. Special attention is paid to perceived gaps and challenges—from a fragmentedSystem system to insufficient staff specialization and limited resources. Finally, it raises certain open questions regarding critical infrastructure protectionCritical infrastructure protection educationEducation and training and identifies key areas that require improvement, such as the integration of critical infrastructure protectionProtection education into formal curricula, interdepartmental cooperation, and international knowledge exchange. In this sense, it is suggested to share experiences in this area and find ways and modalities for coordination and cooperation, as well as harmonizing and unifying resources and capacities within the countries of Southeast Europe.