To reduce occupational incompatibility of supply and demand of jobs, due to the precarious level of the education, as a hinder factor for mobility of labour and to correlate the supply and demand of rural work force amid an accentuated process of aging population.

400.230,95 euro, out of which 340.196,31 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Crucea commune Hall (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Mihail Kogalniceanu commune Hall (Romania)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Silistea Commune Hall (Romania)

Beneficiary 4 (B4): Youth Organization for European Silistra(YOES) (Bulgaria)

Start date: 04.04.2017

End date: 03.10.2018

Duration: 18 months

Constanta in Romania

Silistra in Bulgaria

• project management;
• information & publicity campaign;
• project identity campaign;
• Training Center;
• development of a Strategy for employment of labor force and social inclusion in rural areas;
• development of vocational trainings along with foreign languages and IT trainings;
• 2 Cooperation Agreements between Labour Agencies in the partner regions;
• creating a web-based resources network among the stakeholders;
• 2 study visits;
• 2 joint promotional events for the action partners and target group

Programme outputs: 15 types of initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area; 180 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training

Programme results: 20.762 persons will have access to joint employment initiatives

The project is finalised. The beneficiaries established a target group of 180 active-age persons from Crucea, Silistea and Mihail Kogalniceanu Communes in Romania and Aydemir village in Bulgaria to take part in the Professional training programme envisaged in the project. Three training centres were set up in Crucea, Silistea and Mihail Kogalniceanu communes.

The Professional training programme, including vocational training courses for At-home caregiver and personal assistant for the disabled, as well as IT and foreign language training was conducted in both Bulgaria and Romania in the period September 2017 - April 2018. As a result 120 persons obtained professional qualification certificates for “At-home caregiver” and 60 persons for “Personal Assistant for the disabled”. 161 of those also graduated the IT and foreign language courses.

4 training workshops were organised in Crucea, Silistea, Mihail Kogalniceanu and Aydemir Silistra in February, during which a survey (interviews and questionnaires) was conducted among the entire target group of the project (180 trainees), needed for the development of the Cross-border Strategy for employment of labour force and social inclusion in rural areas.

A website and web platform SAGE ONLINE were developed and are available at http://societyforallages.ro/.

The project partners concluded cooperation agreements with Bulgaria`s National Agency for Employment and Constanta County Agency for Employment, designed to strengthen the cooperation in the field of labor force, in particular in the rural areas, and set up the SAGE Network Technical Secretariat for supporting the development of further cooperation and employment initiatives.

2 Study visits were conducted in the period July – August 2018 LB in Silistra and in Constanta county, which allowed the SAGE graduates to meet social workers and representative of public institutions from the other country and exchange experience.

2 conferences (regional and local) were organised in September 2018 in Constanta and Silistra in view of bringing together relevant actors and stakeholders in the social care field and the SAGE graduates and disseminate the project results.

To encourage the integration of the CB area through promoting the access to the labour market of the unemployed and long-term unemployed women.

312,937.17 euro, out of which 265,996.59 ERDF

Lead beneficiary: Idein Development Foundation (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2: Association for Sustainable Development Slatina (Romania)

Start date: 08.04.2017

End date: 07.10.2018

Duration: 18 months

Ruse, Ruse District, Bulgaria

Slatina, Olt County, Romania

• Assistance and information on labour market opportunities and available incentive measures for employment of women;
• Organizing a joint information seminar - 1 event in Ruse and 1 event in Slatina;
• Analysis of the results of previous trainings held within the targeted regions;
• Development of a methodology for training needs assessment;
• Training needs assessment;
• Organizing trainings and workshops - two in Ruse and two in Slatina
• Organizing press conferences at the beginning and end of the project;
• Developing website with relevant project information and useful database;
• Elaboration of information and publicity materials (posters, folders, leaflets, roll-up banner, ballpoint pens, note pads);

Programme outputs:

- 3 initiatives (trainings, education schemes, websites, agreements, networks, job-fairs etc.) that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area: 1 joint information seminar – 2 sessions; 1 joint training – 4 sessions; 1 (one) website with relevant labour and employment information database;

- 240 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training;

Programme results: population that have access to joint employment initiatives - at least 240 women from the regions of Ruse and Olt.

The project is finalized.

Press-conference for project start was organised on 28 June 2017. A joint research on labour market opportunities and available incentive measures for employment of women in the cross-border area was conducted and the results were presented during a joint information seminar held in two sessions in Ruse and in Slatina in November 2017. A training needs assessment of the target groups was also realised and used for the development of tailor-made training programme.

The training programme was implemented with 2 sessions in each country for more than 120 unemployed women.

Micro information campaigns were organised to present the activities and services offered by the project to attract people from the target group.

The project website was created and can be accessed at www.jobease.eu.

430,114.34 euro, out of which 365,597.19 euro ERDF

Lead partner: Bar Association - Dolj (Romania)

Partners: Bar Association - Vidin (Bulgaria)

Start date: 05.04.2017

End date: 04.10.2018

Duration: 18 months

Dolj in Romania

Vidin in Bulgaria

Programme outputs: 4 types of initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area and 300 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training.

Programme results: 300 inhabitants on both sides of the border will have access to joint employment initiatives.

The project was finalized in October 2018. The beneficiaries successfully planned and implemented the project activities achieving the main project outputs and results.

A cross-border juridical network, composed of 2 dedicated centres (Cross-Border Juridical Center from Craiova and Cross-Border Juridical Center from Vidin) was setup at the headquarters of 2 beneficiaries, which were the framework for the implementation of all project activities. Also, the centres are envisaged to function in the project sustainability period and will also provide the framework for the implementation of the Joint Strategy and related action plan which have been developed within the project. To that purpose a new Partnership Agreement, including an action plan for the period 2019 - 2023 was concluded by the 2 beneficiaries. The two beneficiaries are already working on the extension of the network to include other bar associations from the cross-border region. Mehedinti and Olt Bar Association have already adopted decisions for joining the network;

The team of the two beneficiaries developed a study regarding employment and workforce mobility in the cross-border area, including survey among law students, legal practitioners and legal entities in Dolj County and Vidin district was realised in view of identifying the needs of the target groups (law students and graduates on one hand, and their potential employers, on the other), as well as the employability area, and conditions in which the members of the target group will be able to become more mobile within the cross border region. Based on the study, the team further developed a strategy regarding employment and workforce mobility in the cross-border area, in the juridical field. During the strategy elaboration, the expert team consulted various stakeholders and actors that may be involved in the implementation of the Strategy for elaboration a detailed action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy. Both the Study and the Strategy were translated in English, printed and disseminated to the Stakeholders;

The project website and information database are available at https://juriscbp.ro/ and represent a repository of the project implementation and features all project results, including the results of the study and the developed Strategy, a database with potential employers in Dolj County and Vidin District, legislation in the juridical field in the two countries, job openings in the juridical field in Dolj County and Vidin district, the training materials from the trainings in juridical themes, etc.;

The most important output of the project is the educational scheme, composed of:

        joint training courses in cross-border juridical themes (Cross-border migration regulation, Cross-border labor legislation and social security, Cross-border tax law, Cross-border commercial law, Cross-border regulations in transports and cultural patrimony, Cross-border criminal law) for 155 RO and 155 BG implemented in the period March – August 2018.

        language training course (24 hours) for 74 (39 RO and 35 BG) representatives of the target group implemented in November 2017;

        joint training on horizontal issues for 40 (20Bg and 20 RO) representatives of the Target group in the period February-March 2018

To provide sustainable and research-informed instruments for enhancing employability and work mobility in the CBA.

474,549.10 euro, out of which 403,366.73 ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Triangulum Association, Subsidiary (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Association Partners 2000 (Romania)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): AGENCY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENTS – SILISTRA (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 4 (B4): Association for Cross-Border Cooperation and Development “Danube Dobrudja” (Bulgaria)

Start date: 20.04.2017

End date: 19.12.2018

Duration: 20 months

Oltenita, Calarasi, Calarasi County, Romania

Silistra, Silistra District, Bulgaria

• 3 training programs giving qualifications in the area of business and administration (entrepreneurship, sales, and project management) - 12 training sessions: 6 in Călărași (2 on entrepreneurship, 2 on project management and 2 on sales) and 6 in Silistra (2 on entrepreneurship, 2 on project management and 2 on sales);
• Developing and maintaining a web platform;
• Developing Ro and Bg language courses with textual, video and audio materials to support independent study;
• Organizing 2 conferences, one on each side of the border;
• Organizing 2 job and education fairs, one in Silistra and one in Călărași;
• Developing the brand and communication plan for the online platform;
• Promoting the online platform through Google AdWords and Facebook Ads;
• Raising awareness about the projects’ educational programs and services through: brochures, leaflets, posters, roll-up banners, outdoor banner.

Programme outputs:

- 4 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area: 1 education scheme + 1 website + 2 job fairs;

- 300 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training;

Programme results: population that have access to joint employment initiatives – 5,500 persons: 300 participants in training programmes; 200 attendants in 2 job fairs and 5000 visitors on the web platform.

The project was finalized.

The following results have been achieved by the project:

3 training programs giving qualifications in the area of business and administration (entrepreneurship, sales, and project management) - 12 training sessions: 6 in Călărași (2 on entrepreneurship, 2 on project management and 2 on sales) and 6 in Silistra (2 on entrepreneurship, 2 on project management and 2 on sales) were organized;

a web platform (http://hir-ed.eu/) developed and maintained in good conditions;

Ro and Bg language courses were developed;

2 conferences, one on each side of the border were organized;

2 job and education fairs, one in Silistra and one in Călărași, have been organized.