Today, the Employment Agency launched training for professional qualifications and key competencies of unemployed persons, which will be implemented by the State Enterprise "Bulgarian-German Center" /DP BGCPO/ and the Center for the Development of Human Resources and Regional Initiatives /CRCHRRI/. Their funding has been agreed on the basis of the Law on the Implementation of Provisions of the Law on the State Budget of the Republic of Bulgaria for 2022. Thus, from the first months of the year, the Employment Agency and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy will enable unemployed persons to increase your opportunities to start work.

The unemployed registered in all labor offices in the country can participate in the trainings of DP BGCPO, which are held in the 4 training bases in the cities of Pazardzhik, Pleven, Stara Zagora and Smolyan. Most trainings offer a package of courses for a profession and key competences and skills suitable for it, and some also include vocational guidance of unemployed persons for their future employment.

Unemployed persons registered at the labor offices in the city of Sofia can apply for training at the Center for Human Resources Development. The center in Kremikovtsi applies highly effective training methods, including interactive ones. In part of the trainings, practice takes place in a real working environment, which supports the acquisition of production experience and increases the chances of finding a job.

The training of the persons in the two centers is paid for with funds from the state budget. The participants in the trainings are also stimulated by the provision of funds for scholarships in the amount of BGN 10 for each day of attendance. Those studying at the DP BGCPO from other settlements are covered by the expenses for the dormitory provided in the branches, as well as for transport once a month to and from their permanent place of residence. Free daily transportation from the city of Sofia to the training center in Kremikovtsi is provided to the students of the Center for the Development of the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Center for the Study of Humanities and Social Sciences.

In the previous two years, those who acquired a professional qualification or key competences in the two centers are nearly 1/5 of the total of more than 28,700 unemployed persons trained. An on-line survey of the Employment Agency indicates that 96% of the trainees at the DP BGCPO and TRCHRRI believe that the new knowledge and skills will help them start work.

To enroll in training, unemployed persons must submit an application electronically or in person at the employment office where they are registered. Unemployed persons who wish to apply can find the schedule of the trainings planned for 2023 on the website of the DP BGCPO and on the website of the Center for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities

Source: https://www.az.government.bg/