Support disadvantaged young people, prepare them for the labour market, and help them navigate their career path
The Director of the Employment and Entrepreneurship Programme Ms Petya Goolamallee took part in an interview broadcast on Nova TV, pointing out that according to a study by the Trust for Social Achievement about 43% of Roma in Bulgaria are employed, the share of those with secondary education has doubled, and the unemployment rate in the Roma community has halved. Employment has risen by more…
The Employment and Entrepreneurship Programme will be presented at the Youth Forum “Truth or Dare”, Sofia. Plovdiv, 20-21 Youth Center Plovdiv organizes the 10th anniversary edition of the Youth Forum “Truth or Challenge- I provoke you to be..” from 20 to 22 October 2023 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Plovdiv. This time the aim will be to explore the relationship and interaction between art and learning, as…
Every second person from the Roma community works and is employed on a contract (this represents about 43% of all Roma in Bulgaria). For comparison, the share of employed in the whole country according to the latest data of the NSI is 53.1% (first quarter of 2023). The share of unemployed Roma is around 25%, according to the latest national survey of Trust for Social…
What topics are HR professionals interested in in Bulgaria? What would they like to learn from each other? In the HR2HR section of Economy.bg and Jobs.bg HR professionals from different sectors communicate directly, formulate and ask themselves relevant questions, and discuss useful topics. One takes the role of an interviewer, the other as an interviewee. Vesislava Zheleva – Coordinator of the project “First Steps for…
From the very beginning of our work we at the Trust for Social Achievement have been working to bridge the gap between disadvantaged communities and employers. In 2018 we began implementing Earning by Learning – the largest project in the Employment and Entrepreneurship portfolio to date, which aims to support disadvantaged young people, prepare them for the labour market, and help them navigate their career…
A European survey of young people aged between 15 and 29 who are neither in education, employment or training shows that in 2021 the number of young people who are not in employment or training is 14% on average in the European Union. Bulgaria is among the top 3 countries – with 18% – of young people who are not engaged in any educational, vocational…
On 21 April 2023 young people from all over the country gathered in Plovdiv to discuss topics related to the labor market. The participants are part of the Earning by Learning project within the framework of which they successfully completed courses in computer literacy and English, as well as got a support to start a job and/or internship. During the event participants shared their personal…
A summary of the results of the largest project of Trust for Social Achievement foundation in the field of employment – Earning by Learning was carried out in Grand Hotel Sofia on 27/04/2023. In the presence of business representatives, colleagues from non-governmental organizations and youth participants, the project partners shared about joint work, benefits and lessons learned from the last 4 years of work with…
Entrepreneurship training for young people from vulnerable groups under Earning by Learning has been launched. The training covers various aspects and topics related to shaping a business idea and making it a reality. Participants will have the opportunity to build a business plan and receive feedback by presenting their idea at the final event. With the start of the training, the first four topics of…
The interest of employers in hiring people from the Roma communities is growing, and the labor relationship between the countries remains in time. Although prejudices between Roma and employers have decreased, discriminatory attitudes towards people from minorities remain an obstacle to their employment. These are the main trends that Petya Gullamalee from Trust for Social Achievement foundation pointed out when announcing the outputs of Earning…