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.
