19 June 2010

Download the invitation letter (BG)

Downlad the program of the conference (BG)

14 April 2010

The main goal was to present the informational tool for vocational guidance for pupils from primary schools /CD/ in the national languages of the consortium.

The participants were informed about:

• tendencies of labor market – Lachezar Bogdanov (Industry Watch)
• feedback results from the pilot vocational guidance in 32 School - Nelly Kostova
• methodology for vocational guidance – Juliyana Dobreva (D&D group)

The dissemination and the exploitation activities after the lifetime of the project were discussed.

More information about final conference – 24-25.09.2010 in Sofia, you can find on the project’s web site.

08 February 2010

01 October 2009

The third partner meeting on the project took place on the 1st- 3rd of October 2009 in the city of Patras, Greece. The main goal was to discuss the content and design of the informational tool for vocational guidance for pupils from primary schools.

Juliana Dobreva (D&D group) informed the participants of the activities related to the manufacturing of the CD, containing an interactive presentation of 18 professions and promoted its pilot version. During the meeting all materials included in the CD and the movies about the professions were discussed. Each of the partners evaluated the product and gave advice and recommendations.

There was also a discussion on the forthcoming activities regarding the dissemination of the project in each participating country and the methodology for presenting the professions to pupils from primary schools. These activities are due to be executed within 6 months.

At the beginning of 2010 expect more information on the project website and the movies about the following branches and professions:

- Construction: brick layer, reinforcing steel fitter

- Media: cameraman, mounting specialist

- Electronics and electric technologies:electrician

- Hotels and restaurants:receptionist, cook

- Machinery construction: machinery constructor

- Commerce and services: shop- assistant, hairdresser, secretary

- Artistic crafts: pottery- maker

- Informative technologies: IT specialist, graphic designer

- Accounting: accountant

- Physical education and sports: coach

- Alimentary technologies: laboratory assistant

- Furniture industry: furniture- maker

01 October 2009

25 February 2009

The second meeting on the project ‘Attractive Vocational Guidance for Pupils’ between the partner organizations went on for three days. The meeting was hosted by the Turkish partners and was opened by Erol Demir, head of the Inspectorate of Education in Istanbul, on the 5th of March. During the first day associate professor Sonia Karabeliova presented the results from the psychological surveys and questionnaires and Juliana Dobreva presented the model and methodology applied in those surveys. During the second day S. Morozova (D&D group) and Asir Gul (Turkey) presented the results from the research of the vocational schools. The agenda continued with a presentation of the methodology used for research of the labor market, done by Industry Watch and presented by Asenka Hristova.
Based on the psychological surveys, questionnaires and the specifics of the labor market we will create a list of professions, which will be included in the materials for vocational guidance of pupils. Saban Berk presented the framework of their product for early vocational orientation among students up to 14 years of age. At the meeting were discussed ways to popularize the goals of the project and the gathered results from the research activity.

You can see the presentations here:

1. Content of the CDs by Saban Berk
2. Result of the VET system research for Istanbul by Asir Gul
3. Educational System and Vocational Guidance in Greece by HRDC
4. Structure of Education System in Romania by Avtivity Foundation
5. Labor Market Demand for Qualified Labor Force by Industry Watch
6. Career choice: results from empirical survey by Phd.Sonya Karabelyova
7. Design and Methods used for the Children’s Survey> by Juliana Dobreva
8. Survey on the Vocational Schools in Sofia, Bulgaria

03 December 2008

November, 04th, 2008 at 32 “St. Kliment Ohridski” High School, Sofia, Bulgaria started a conference based on Attractive Vocational Guidance for students. Taking part in the conference are representatives from Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria. The Conference has been opened by Mrs. Veneta Velkova, who presented the folklore group of 32nd High School with head Ludmila Pavlova. The students performed Bulgarian folk songs and ring dances.After the students’ presentation, Mrs. Kostova presented the partners and specified the project’s parameters. It has three main objectives – to give the students an early professional orientation in a more attractive way. A way for this could be the making of a CD with a presenting of the different professions, which are to be given to the students and their parents. Another way is the presenting of 51 main professions, while every one of them will be shown with its most interesting characteristics and with that how can children apply for it. The second main objective of the project is not only informing the students, but also the adults – those who don’t have a profession, but want to qualify, the other group – those who have a profession, but are unemployed, and the third group adults, are those who have a profession and a job, but want to re-qualify. The third main objective is to contact the teachers, who are responsible for the professional training and to instruct them for that how they can help the kids in their choice for a profession.

Appointing the dates for the next meetings of the partners:

First meeting – first week of March – 5th-7th , 2009 in Istanbul.

Second meeting – first week of September – 3rd -5th , 2009 in Greece.

03 December 2008

The website is available now in three languages - English, Bulgarian and Romanian.