23.05.2022

NEARLY 6,300 UNEMPLOYED WILL BE INVOLVED IN TRAINING ON SOCIAL PARTNER PROJECTS

Contracts have been signed with the social partners for the implementation of projects under the National Action Plan for Employment in 2022. The projects will provide an opportunity for 6,269 unemployed people to participate in training for professional qualification and/or key competence, at least 40% of these will be included in employment thereafter.

The trainings are aimed at vulnerable groups on the labor market - unemployed under 29 or over 50, long-term unemployed, people with low or undesirable professional qualifications on the labor market and lack of key competencies, including low education, as well as to persons outside the labor force, discouraged persons or dismissed as a result of the epidemic situation. They will be subject to a comprehensive approach, including the provision of training, internships and employment for a period of at least 3 months in the primary labor market or in subsidized jobs, and funding will be shared between the state and employers.

Despite significant changes in the economic and social situation following the COVID 19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine and the negative processes in the world economy, it is expected that the planned trainings will fully meet the current needs of business staff in its restart and development.

In 2022, the projects will be implemented in over 110 small and large settlements across the country. The trainings are in a wide range of professions - builders, cooks, salesmen, office workers, computer operators, tailors, social workers, welders, foundries, cashiers, guides, electricians and many others and are in response to specific needs of employers from real and the public sector. The skills possessed by the workforce are becoming more and more important for employers, which is why a large part of the unemployed included in the projects is expected to undergo training and acquire public and civic competencies or initiative and entrepreneurship, learning skills, digital or mathematical competence.

The projects of the social partners, which are being implemented in 2022, are:

Project "SUCCESS TOGETHER" of Association of Industrial Capital in Bulgaria (AICB) envisages the inclusion of 872 unemployed people in training for the acquisition of key competencies and vocational training in 18 professions, and at least 310 people will be included in employment.

The activities under the project "KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR WORK" of Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIB) provide for the inclusion of 920 unemployed people in training in 17 professions and the acquisition of digital, personal, social civic competence or competence to acquire learning skills. 322 people will be provided with employment in the profession acquired from the trainings under the project.

Under the project "ADAPTATION OF THE LABOR FORCE" of Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) will be held trainings on "Digital Competence" for 120 people and "Learning Skills" for 420 people. A total of 883 unemployed will gain professional qualifications in 17 different professions, 319 of them employment in the profession acquired by the trainings will be provided.

The activities under the STIMUL project of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) envisage the inclusion of 865 unemployed persons in training in 12 professions and the acquisition of digital, personal, social civic competence or competence for the acquisition of learning skills. 303 people will be provided with employment in the profession acquired from the trainings under the project.

The project "WITH NEW GREEN AND ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT" of Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) includes training for 999 people in seven professions. Employment will be provided to at least 61.16% of the unemployed persons included in the project trainings, and the employment will be in accordance with the qualification acquired under the project.

Under the HORIZONS 7 project of Confederation of Labor "Podkrepa", trainings will be held in the key competence “Civil competence” for 200 persons and in the key competence “Personal competence, social competence and competence for acquiring learning skills” for 709 persons. A total of 909 people will acquire qualifications in 17 professions. After the successful completion of the trainings, 336 people will be employed or trained.

The project "OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT" of the Union for Business Initiative (UBI) will enable 817 unemployed people to undergo training in 4 key competencies. by the trained persons to be arranged in appropriate jobs, requested by employers - project partners.