Project meeting in Bulgaria, 27th May – 1st June, 2002, Sofia, Bulgaria
The
schedule of the meeting in Sofia embraces acquaintance with an original educational
experience and various in terms of type and structure educational establishments,
having marked actual success in the social integration of young people aged
between 16 and 26 on the labor market. Vocational schools in Sofia and Dupnitza
presented us an open practice, methodology and structure of education and training
programs.
A meeting was held with the Ministry of Culture with a chief expert on the minority
related problems. The project partners had a meeting with the president of the
Roma Confederation “Evropa”, The discussed problems were typical
for Bulgaria and related to the realization on the labour market, development
of the local culture and European citizenship.
The partners
visited the Vocational school for machinery construction, Doupnitza where more
than 14 youngsters from the orphanage in the town are educated. There we had
the possibility to see in practice the integrated education.
A visit to Secondary school for bakery, confectionery and management in tourism
was held in Sofia. The teachers from the school presented the good practice
in vocational education, especially for people with lower educational level
and the possibilities for their realization on the labour market.