ROBG-176
A chance for development
What’s the goal?
To increase of employability and professional mobility of people in search of employment in Dolj, Vidin and Svisthov.
What’s the budget?
648,094.73 euro, out of which 550,880.51 ERDF
Who?
Lead beneficiary (LB): University of Craiova (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B 2): Regional Development Foundation – RDF (Bulgaria)
Beneficiary 3 (B 3): D Tsenov Academy of Economics (Bulgaria)
When?
Start date: 16.05.2017
End date: 15.05.2019
Duration: 24 months
Where?
Craiova, Dolj County, Romania
Vidin, Svishtov, Vidin, Veliko Tarnovo Districts, Bulgaria
How?
- Selection and involvement of the target group in activities;
- Setting up of a Romanian-Bulgarian career and recruitment center;
- Professional training courses;
- Study visits of the target group members to socio-economic units in Romania and Bulgaria;
- Designing an interactive website for facilitating communication between employers and job-seekers;
- Organization of a job fair;
- Conferences on the topic of sustainable development and the increase employment levels in the cross-border region;
- Elaboration of information and publicity materials (leaflets, posters, rollups, 2 press conferences);
Results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs:
- 14 initiatives (trainings, education schemes, websites, agreements, networks, job-fairs etc.) that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area: 12 trainings, 1 website, 1 job-fair
- 400 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training
- 300 participants in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders
Programme results: population that have access to joint employment initiatives – 700 participants
Project status
The project is finalized.
Results:
- A website in 3 languages (Ro, Bg, En), available at the address http://robgcareers.ucv.ro/.
- 3 professional conferences organized to the University of Craiova;
- 13 courses have been completed by the project beneficiaries in the following fields: optics and optometry, radiotherapy, pollution and environmental protection, acoustics and audiometry, physico-chemical analyses in the field of environmental protection, English language, Bulgarian language, IT, entrepreneurial skills, trainer, PR and communications assistant, project manager, geographic information systems,
1 Romanian language course organized by B2 and 1 Entrepreneurship course has been completed by B3.
- 3 professional conferences organized by the University of Craiova;
- 4 study visits for unemployed people, students and academics to potential employers in Bulgaria and Romania;
-4 job fairs were organized, as follows:
- 25th of October 2018 in Craiova;
- 27th of March, 2019, in Svishtov;
-05th of December 2018 in Craiova;
-29th of February 2019 in Vidin.
A Romanian-Bulgarian Career and Recruitment Centre that facilitates the inclusion in the labor market and professional mobility of the unemployed, students and graduates from the region of implementation was established within the University of Craiova.
- All equipment foreseen in the AF was purchased by the University of Craiova (Equipment such as: Computer tomography module, X ray tube, Refractometer, Audiometer, Goniometer, Bio-microscope, NEURO-AUDIO device, lensmeter, etc.).
FairDeal (ROBG-204)
Short supply-chain platforms for local artisan and agriculture products in the CBC area
What’s the goal?
To trigger new economic opportunities for self-/employment and entrepreneurship in the CB area by joint development of an innovative solution for online marketing of local products.
What’s the budget?
656,426.06 euro, out of which 557,962.15 ERDF
Target at the half of the implementation period: 156,459 euro for Lead Beneficiary and 47,599 euro for Beneficiary 2, 76,501 euro for Beneficiary 3 and 22,188 euro for Beneficiary 4.
New budget after the half of the implementation period is:
Total budget: 572,533.62 euro, out of which 486,653.55 ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead partner: Veliko Tarnovo Municipality (Bulgaria)
Partner: Dimanche Association(Romania)
Partner: Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Bulgaria-Romania (Bulgaria)
Partner: National Theatre "Marin Sorescu" Craiova (Romania)
When is it happening?
Start date: 09.06.2017
End date: 08.03.2020
Duration: 33 months
Where is it happening?
Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo District, Sofia, Bulgaria
Craiova, Dolj County, Romania
How is it going to happen?
- Conception, business process analysis and application requirements definition - FairDeal platform software development life-cycle (SDLC);
- Development of the hardware and software infrastructure necessary for the operation of the FairDeal online retail solution;
- Organization of craft trade fairs in Veliko Tarnovo and Craiova;
- Promotion and community network building;
- Project publicity and information activities - promotional materials (hats, T-shirts, eco-bags, folders, nformational materials (brochures, leаflets, etc.), press/ internet/ social media advertising campaign, press conferences.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs:
- 5 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area: 1 platform/ network, 2 educational seminars and 2 fairs;
- 9540 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training;
Programme results: population that have access to joint employment initiatives – 9500 people.
Project status (reflected in progress reports)
The Project implementation period has been finalized on 08.03.2020.
The progress registered:
- The hardware necessary for the operation of the FairDeal software platform has been purchased and installed;
- The software platform has been developed;
- LB collected a database of 4500 local artisans;
- B4 organised 1 trade craft fair and 1 seminar on 20.10.2018 in Craiova;
- LB organised 1 trade craft fair and 1 seminar on 06-07.07.2019 in Veliko Tarnovo;
- B4 collected a database of 4500 local artisans;
CREATWIN (ROBG-187)
Improving the workforce mobility and employment in cultural and creative industries from the RO-BG cross-border area
What’s the goal?
To improve the knowledge base on creative and cultural industries, as well as labour mobility barriers in the CBC area.
What’s the budget?
577,790.85 euro, out of which 491,112.80 ERDF
Who?
Lead beneficiary (LB): Romanian Association for Technology Transfer and Innovation (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Forever for Europe Association (FEA) (Romania)
Beneficiary 3 (B3): Business Innovation Centre Innobridge (INNOBRIDGE BIC) (Bulgaria)
When?
Start date: 05.05.2017
End date: 04.05.2019
Duration: 24 months
Where?
Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt, Teleorman, Giurgiu Counties, Romania
Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse Districts, Bulgaria
How?
- One study for identifying and evaluation the economic activities related to cultural and creative industries in the targeted RO-BG cross-border area;
- One study for identifying specific aspects of Romania and Bulgaria national legislation regarding social security, employment, taxes and financial issues;
- Trainings for Romanian employees in creative and cultural industries;
- Trainings for Bulgarian employees in creative and cultural industries;
- Cross-border visits for exchange of experiences for professionals in creative and cultural industries;
- Integrated joint cross-border job fairs;
- Audio-video promotion materials regarding the job-fairs;
- 2 cross-border centers for supporting activities and employment in cultural and creative industries;
- Web site acting as an interactive platform for providing conclusive information and promoting creative and cultural industries;
- Educational caravans in universities from Craiova and Ruse to promote youth employment in creative and cultural industries;
- Information and publicity materials (Paper bags, Trinkets, Ballpoint pens, Notepads A5, Caps, T-shirts, Umbrellas, Stick flash-memory 32 GB, promotion roll-up, presentation films, video clips and radio spots).
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs:
- 4 initiatives (trainings, education schemes, websites, agreements, networks, job-fairs etc.) that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area: 11 trainingsessions; 11 job fairs; 6 visits for exchange of good practices; 1 website; 8 educational caravans;
- 558 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training;
- 200 participants in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders.
Programme results: population that have access to joint employment initiatives – 22.758.
Project status (reflected in progress reports)
The project is finalized, the followings results were achieved:
- elaboration of the joint Study for identifying and evaluation the economic activities related to cultural and creative industries in the targeted RO-BG cross-border area.
- elaboration of the joint Study for identifying specific aspects of Romania and Bulgaria national legislation regarding social security, employment, taxes and financial issues.
- creation of 2 cross border creative centers - 130 people benefiting from the services offered
- organization of 11 trainings for Romanian and Bulgarian employees in creative and cultural industries attended by 241 people
- organization of 11 job fayrs - with 242 paricipants
- organization of 6 exchange experiences in Romania and Bulgaria- with 108 participants
- organization of 8 educational Caravan - 193 students have been granted access to the joint employment initiatives
The project website is available in all three languages https://www.creatwin.eu/.
ICEYTC (ROBG-191)
Improvement of the conditions for employment of youth in the tourism sector
What’s the goal?
The project aims to increase the competitiveness of the youth work force from cross border region and stimulate its mobility across the border.
What’s the budget?
340.542,98 euro, out of which 289.461,53 euro ERDF
Who?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Kavarna Municipality (BG)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Association “Partners 2000” (RO)
Beneficiary 3 (B3): ”Ovidius” University of Constanta (RO)
When?
Start date: 18.05.2017
End date: 17.03.2019
Duration: 23 months
Where?
Dobrich in Bulgaria
Calarasi and Constanta in Romania
How?
- Improved professional qualification and language competence of 80 people
- 1 Virtual Centre for Promotion of Employment created
- 200 legal consultations delivered to the youth from the region
- 4 job fairs carried out
- 1 joint strategy for managing human resources in tourism sector
Results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs:480 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training, 80 participants in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders, 5 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area
Programme results: 22880 people that have access to joint employment initiatives
Project status
The project was finalized on 17.03.2019 with the following main achievements:
A broad informational campaign for selection of the target group interested in professional carrier in tourism was implemented in Romanian and Bulgaria in the period November 2017 – March 2018, which resulted in the identification of 42 Romanian and 45 Bulgarian young people that will take part in the planned vocational trainings in the field of tourism. 2 motivation trainings were held in each country with the selected target group.
Based on the professional qualification chosen by the target group the following trainings were organized:
- Bulgaria: training course for professional qualification “Cook” and “Waiter”
- Romania: training course for professional qualification “Technician in tourism” and “Banqueting organizer”
The LB and B2 purchased IT and videoconferencing equipment necessary for organizing the BG and RO language training. The selected by the LB contractor elaborated the joint strategy for managing human resources in tourism sector in the cross border region.
A Virtual Centre for Promotion of Employment proposed as a web-based platform featuring relevant information for job seekers, employers searching for workers, information about the tourism sector in the region, opportunities to connect companies operating in tourism, practical advices on preparing a resume, professional ethics, others was developed and is currently available in BG and EN language at https://tourism-jobs-robg.com/en/.
HIRED (ROBG-179)
Heightened Information and Resources for Employability Development
What’s the goal?
To provide sustainable and research-informed instruments for enhancing employability and work mobility in the CBA.
What’s the budget?
474,549.10 euro, out of which 403,366.73 ERDF
Who?
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)
When?
Start date: 20.04.2017
End date: 19.12.2018
Duration: 20 months
Where?
Oltenita, Calarasi, Calarasi County, Romania
Silistra, Silistra District, Bulgaria
How?
- 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.
Results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
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.
Project status
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.
