01.12.2021

THE CABINET HAS ALLOCATED NEARLY BGN 2.6 MILLION UNDER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Today, the Council of Ministers allocated nearly BGN 2.6 million to finance activities under four national programs for the development of education. The funds are provided as additional transfers to municipal budgets for 2021, said the press center of the Ministry of Education and Science.

Most of the funding - just over BGN 1.7 million, is provided under the national program "Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the system of preschool and school education". They will be divided into two types of activities. BGN 1.2 million are for the implementation of educational electronic resources, vocational training software and electronic diary.

They will finance 1436 municipal schools, centers for special educational support and support for personal development, who want to use an electronic diary in the school year 2021/2022. Electronic diaries will be available through standard browsers and mobile devices, will have a module for parents.

Nearly BGN 86,000 are allocated under this program for 19 municipal high schools for the purchase of vocational training software. More than BGN 432,000 are received by 1,295 municipal schools, centers for support for personal development and for special educational support, which have requested funds for internet connectivity. Funds are allocated according to the number of students.

Under the national program "Together for each child" BGN 23,000 are allocated, which will support the teams for coverage in 51 municipal schools and 4 kindergartens. The funds are intended to finance the activities of the coverage teams, to develop and implement a set of measures for each child and student who has dropped out or is at risk of dropping out of the education system.

Nearly BGN 710,000 are allocated for eight municipal schools for their teams, which have prepared 27 textbooks in general education subjects in a foreign language.

BGN 118,000 under the program "Training for IT skills and career" will be distributed among three municipal schools, in which 119 students will be trained. 15 teachers will upgrade their skills for developing digital content and working in a digital environment. Eligible partners are universities and branch or professional organizations of companies in the IT sector.