08.07.2021
THE STATE SUPPORTS DUAL TRAINING IN COMPANIES
For years, both Bulgarian companies and foreign investors who want to enter our country or expand their production, are faced with the dilemma of recruiting the necessary qualified staff - no longer only in quality but also in number. Attempts to introduce dual training - learning and work, continue - in various places there are examples of successful cooperation between municipalities and companies.
The Employment Agency is also part of the solution. It continues to provide financial support for employers who want to provide professionally trained staff or increase the competencies of already hired staff in their companies.
Consulting Center - Berkovitsa presents the opportunities that employers and the unemployed can use to finance employment.
One of the forms for which employers can receive financial resources is the already gained popularity
"dual training system",
which is developed by the order of art. 46a of the Employment Promotion Act. This year, too, the Employment Agency continues to stimulate the parallel conduct of theoretical training by a training institution and the acquisition of practical training in a real work environment under the guidance of a mentor. For this purpose, monthly funds are provided from the state budget for remuneration and insurance for each employee employed in a dual form of work and training, as well as for additional remuneration of his mentor. The funds are provided to employers for the duration of the training, but for no more than 36 months. In addition, the costs of conducting training in a profession necessary for the specific job are borne in full and for everyone who wishes. The employer has the right to choose the training institution and to agree with it the training schedule and the program for conducting and optimal combination of the training process and the work activity of the employees for training through work.
Pre-employment training
The second form allows employers to apply for the vocational training that job applicants must go through before being hired. The training of the unemployed is financed 100% of the state budget, and for the period of the training the students receive daily scholarships and means of transport in case their place of residence is in another settlement. The employer chooses a training organization with which they jointly form the training schedule and conduct the selection of the unemployed persons to be trained and subsequently employed for at least a 6-month period. The measure is implemented by the order of art. 63 of the Employment Promotion Act and the Employment Agency has a long-standing practice in providing it.
Among the opportunities offered is the financing of work in the form of
internship or apprenticeship of unemployed persons,
including of young people up to 29 years. Employers who hire unemployed people and provide a mentor who will practically train and manage the newly hired people will be able to receive funds covering the costs of salaries and insurance of the unemployed people, as well as additional remuneration for the mentor.
Financial support is also provided to employers - micro, small or medium enterprises, who wish to organize trainings for acquiring or improving the personal skills and key competencies of the staff employed by them.
Labor offices still have free funds to finance training of 200 unemployed people in occupations declared by employers, as well as for dual training, internships or apprenticeships for over 300 unemployed people, training in key competencies of at least 1,200 workers in micro, small or small enterprises. medium-sized enterprises.
Over 500 unemployed and employed people
Despite the severe epidemic situation and related restrictions, at the initiative of employers and with funds from the state budget last year were funded training, including in dual form, apprenticeship or internship, for over 500 unemployed and employed people.
