21.11.2019

INVITATION TO PROJECT PROPOSALS UNDER PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION OF YOUTH FROM RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY

 

The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, through the Directorate-General for European Funds, International Programs and Projects, invites employers and non-governmental organizations to submit project proposals under the selection procedure for grants BG05M9OP001-2.086 "Professional integration of resident and community-based youth".

The operation is aimed at including young people at risk in the labor market, including disabilities residing in residential services and in the community. The aim is to create, through social and professional integration, mentoring and training, prerequisites for the development of young people and their inclusion in society. The grant procedure is implemented with the financial support of the European Social Fund.

The projects will be implemented on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The operation is implemented in two components, the eligible activities being:

Component 1:

1. Activities to activate economically inactive youth for their inclusion in the labor market;
2. Provision of training - motivational training, vocational training and key competences;
3. Providing employment opportunities - hiring people from the target group;
4. Employment mentoring for young people for employment;
5. Providing incentives to employers to hire unemployed young people.

Component 2:

1. Support for the activity of social enterprises in relation to employment and creation of work habits and social skills, type of "protected work environment" for young people from resident services – e.g. cafes, restaurants, ateliers, etc., places where acquire working habits in practice:

    Support for employment up to 12 m.;

    Employment mentoring to introduction of workplace, ongoing support in the work process;

    Study of demand and market opportunities for manufactured goods and services;

    Social marketing and promotion of the social economy and social entrepreneurship.

 

2. Social and professional integration of young people, providing support through job mentoring;
3. Trainings for persons in employment - vocational training and key competences;
4. Adaptation and equipment of newly opened workplace(s).

The full set of Application Conditions is published on: https://eumis2020.government.bg

Procedure budget - BGN 3,000,000, allocated as follows:

Component 1 - BGN 1,500,000

Component 2 - BGN 1,500,000

Deadline for submission of proposals: 21.02.2020, 5:30 pm

Project proposals under this project selection procedure should only be submitted electronically using Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) using the EU Funds Management and Monitoring Information System in Bulgaria (MIS 2020) - https: // eumis2020. government.bg.

14.10.2019

EMPLOYERS INTEREST ORIENTES TO LABOR MARKET RESERVES

Bulgarian and foreign businesses are increasingly opening up to minorities and discrimination is decreasing

 

Each meeting with an employer opens up new opportunities. Employers in all areas of business are increasingly open to hiring different groups of people. Age is less and less a factor. This is commented by Georgi K. Parvanov, member of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Association for Human Management.

There are over 200 thousand people in Bulgaria who do not work or study. "These are mainly young people who receive immigrant money, on average, 300-500 euros a month. Considering all the groups so far, there is a reserve of about 500,000 people that can flow into the labor market, Parvanov said, adding that he hoped to return at least 300,000 to 500,000 abroad.

The conference, entitled "Diversity and Inclusion in the Labor Market," will present the results of the Bridge to Business program, which promotes access for highly educated young Roma to high-skilled jobs in the private sector, he informed.

"The unemployment rate of young Roma in the country is below 3% and is comparable to the unemployment rate among university graduates as a whole. The incomes of the two groups are also comparable. The unemployment rate for people with low and secondary education is much higher. It goes up to 30-40% there" the expert said.

Georgi K. Parvanov defined the Bridge to Business project as very successful. "It involved about 170 students in the last class, about 120 young Roma and 25 companies, and the results are encouraging, he emphasized. They reveal how minorities can be integrated more optimally into the labor market. Different trainings and practices are carried out in different companies. The experience is also shared by French representatives with experience in the field."

Parvanov also noted good examples in the integration of different communities in the labor market.

"In William Hughes Bulgaria, 10% of the staff are representatives of minorities with good working habits. Bulgarian and foreign businesses are increasingly opening up to them and discrimination is diminishing. It is a matter of time to see more such representatives in fast food establishments, in banks, etc. When it comes to discrimination, it is bilateral" Parvanov is convinced.

He advises minority representatives to try to be more active in trying to get out of the ghetto, improve their education, and enter the labor market.

"55+ and 16-18 year olds are also groups of interest in the labor market," predicts a representative of the Bulgarian Association for Human Management.

10.10.2019

 

SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR DISABLED PEOPLE FOR 2020

 

The Disability Sport Development Program is to support activities of sports federations related to adapted physical activity and the practice of sports by people with disabilities.

The purpose of the Program is to create conditions and opportunities to support sports federations and their activities for people with disabilities with a view to overcoming social exclusion, integration and faster adaptation in society, with an emphasis on children and young people.

The program provides opportunities for sports federations in various sports to develop sports for people with disabilities. In this way, additional prerequisites will be created for expanding the territorial scope, types of sports, and from there - increasing the number of people with disabilities involved in adapted physical activity and practicing sports.

The implementation of this Program gives an opportunity to unite and continue the successful activities under the programs of the Ministry of Youth and Sports for People with Disabilities implemented in recent years, to extend their scope and to include new activities.

BENEFICIARIES AND SCOPE

1. Direct beneficiaries are licensed sports federations that develop sports for people with disabilities.
2. Indirect beneficiaries, who are expected to have an effect and benefit as a result of the implementation of the projects of the sports organizations under item 1, are representatives of different age and social groups of people with disabilities, with priority children and youth with disabilities, practitioners sports.
3. In territorial terms, the Program covers the settlements in the country according to the activities for persons with disabilities in the approved projects of sports organizations.
4. In terms of time, the Program is implemented within the calendar year.

You can find all the details on the website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports http://mpes.government.bg.

31.05.2019

 

REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS WOULD GET WORK ABOUT 2400 PERSONS

The programs will be funded with BGN 8.8 million, which is 10% more than last year

 

The implementation of the 28 regional employment programs in all regions of Bulgaria will start in early June. They will provide employment for 3 to 6 months for 2387 unemployed persons.

Regional programs will be funded with BGN 8.8 million, which is 10% more than last year. According to the plans, 1847 unemployed are expected to take up full-time employment and 540 people will join part-time employment. 

The programs will primarily employ people from vulnerable groups in the labor market, such as unemployed youths up to 29 years of age, people over 50 and long-term unemployed. They will receive a monthly wage of 560 BGN for full-time employment.

The allocation of funds is by area based on the criteria - average monthly unemployment rate, average monthly number of registered unemployed in the respective area for the nine months of the previous year. 

Regional programs will provide employment for the implementation of activities for the maintenance and protection of municipal and state property.

The programs are also in line with the regional priorities in the regional development strategy, regional, regional and municipal development plans, and will contribute to the implementation of the national priorities in the field of employment. The ministry will continue to implement and develop policies to promote employment in the regions.

The services provided by the Consultancy Centers include:

1. Providing information and consultation to disadvantaged unemployed people for job opportunities in the country and abroad; acquaintance with measures and programs for the financing from the republican budget and the European Union, programs for people with disabilities, etc.
2. Informing and advising disadvantaged people about the opportunities to start their own business. Assisting disadvantaged people in assessing the feasibility of an idea and market demand for the product.
3. Informing disadvantaged people in finding funds and resources to start their own business, including conducting information campaigns on current opportunities to promote entrepreneurship.
4. Informing and supporting start-ups established by disadvantaged people with advice on their management and development.
5. Informing and supporting disadvantaged people to participate in projects and programs for financing the activities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
6. Informing and offering services for employers when hiring disadvantaged unemployed people, explaining the possibilities for applying with projects under European Union programs.
7. Creating conditions for direct exchange of information between potential employers and disadvantaged jobseekers.
8. Award of the "Ethnically Tolerant Employer" certificate for the promotion of employers in the region who follow the principle of equal treatment of workers and ensure a non-discriminatory approach to them.
9. Provision of financial information and consultation - official information on social security, labor legislation and tax issues in the Bulgarian and Romanian border areas and implementation of specific regulations.
10. Providing legal advice - official information on company law, procedures for registration of companies, regulations concerning disadvantaged people, etc.