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/.