Business representatives will talk about their activities and present the vacancies they offer.

he "Parents in employment" measure targets unemployed and job-seeking parents, as well as parents who are already employed. In addition to providing childcare opportunities, parents can also use services to facilitate their access to the labor market. Babysitters are selected from unemployed people who are approved by the parents in advance.

At a forum in Shumen, organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, employers in North-Eastern Bulgaria learned about the opportunities for investment in the development of the labor market, in innovation and training and qualification of the workforce, so that it meets the expectations of business, with the participation of the Prime Minister Academician Nikolay Denkov.

The project is implemented by the Employment Agency and has a budget of BGN 161.3 million. According to it, unemployed young people up to the age of 29 had the opportunity to do an internship for a period of 6 to 9 months, to participate in on-the-job training with a mentor for a period of up to 6 months or to start work on the project for a period of up to 9 months.

Over the past seven years, Centers for Early Childhood Development have been operating in 65 Bulgarian municipalities, whose services are provided with funding under the OPHRD 2014-2020. Activities include early intervention of disabilities, direct work with disabled children and their families, including in their homes.

The households that will receive the one-time supplement have already been identified and do not need to submit applications for its granting.

Measures to ensure more jobs for people with disabilities were also a highlight of the conversation. This will be among the main goals of the upcoming changes to the Employment Promotion Act, informed Deputy Minister Ginka Mashova.

Social services can offer different prevention and support packages to victims of domestic violence, which include medical, legal, social, and psychotherapeutic activities.

Minister Shalapatova emphasized that during the preparation of the 2024 Budget, an increase in the salaries of social workers will be foreseen.

For students in grades one and eight, proof of enrollment in the appropriate grade remains, as there is pre-ranking and enrollment for these grades.

The identification of the most serious risks to children's well-being and the identification of measures to overcome them, with an emphasis on providing support for their families, should be the basis of the National Strategy for the child and the family.

"Our goal is to analyze whether each activity achieves the best for children, youth, the elderly, the labor market, and to take measures to optimize investments in social support at the highest level," specified Ivanka Shalapatova.