03.06.2022

THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE HAS BEEN APPROVED

About 200 unemployed young people under the age of 29 with secondary and higher education in the field of art will be able to start working in cultural institutes. This is provided by the National Program for Ensuring Youth Employment in the Field of Culture, which was approved by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Georgi Gyokov after its coordination in the National Council for Employment Promotion.

The program is part of the National Action Plan for Employment in 2022. Its budget is BGN 1.2 million. The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy will subsidize the employment of young people for a period of 6 months full-time, providing employers funds to pay their wages and social security contributions.

The main goal of the program is to provide opportunities for work experience in the specialty of young people who have completed secondary education with a professional qualification in the professional fields of "Fine Arts", "Music and Performing Arts", "Design" and "Applied Arts and Crafts". Through it, young people with a specialty in higher education "Arts" or professional field "Theory of Arts", "Fine Arts", "Music and Dance" or "Theater and Film Arts" will be able to start working.

The implementation of the program will ensure the transition from unemployment to employment for young people who have graduated in art. At the same time, the process of preservation and development of cultural values ​​will be supported and the opportunity will be provided for unemployed young people to gain professional experience.

The text of the program is published at the following link: https://mlsp.government.bg/programi-i-proekti-za-zaetost.