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FREE TRAINING with digital competence vouchers

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FREE TRAINING with digital competence vouchers

10.09.2024

The digital competence voucher trainings offered by RAABE Bulgaria are free courses funded by the Human Resources Development Programme 2021-2027. They are aimed at employees wishing to acquire or improve their digital skills at basic, intermediate and advanced level, according to the European Digital Competence Framework DigComp 2.1. The trainings are conducted remotely in a videoconferencing environment with a leading lecturer and include access to learning materials via an online platform. Upon successful completion and passing an exam, participants receive a certificate for the acquired level of competence.

 

Your new opportunity to acquire and improve your digital skills at basic, intermediate and advanced levels of digital competence in line with the European Framework – DigComp 2.1 levels 1-2 and 3-4.

 

What is the focus of the programme?

The main focus of the training is to acquire the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes to use digital technologies, build basic digital competences and apply them in different subject areas. The topics in the additional module are aimed at building skills for using basic public digital services in the Republic of Bulgaria.

What is the format of the RAABE trainings?

RAABE offers distance learning in a videoconferencing environment with a leading speaker – an expert in the field. Participants will also be able to prepare independently with unlimited access to the training materials on our platform https://raabeonline.com

What is the duration of the training?

For General Digital Skills (Levels 1 and 2 of DigComp 2.1.), 45 training hours are provided. The additional training module for Public Digital Services is 10 training hours. In total for the basic level – 55 training hours spread over several days according to a pre-announced schedule.

 

How does the training end?

Participants of the training take a final exam, which is conducted electronically in the electronic certification module of the Single Certification Center. Anyone who has attended a minimum of 80% of the scheduled hours is eligible to take the exam. A trainee may take the exam no more than twice.

Upon successful completion of the exam, the learner receives a Certificate of Competence in accordance with the European Digital Competence Framework DigComp 2.1.

Details

Website

Target audience

Digital skills for all

Digital skills for the workforce

Digital technology

Digital Skills

Level

Basic

Middle

Advanced

Funding of the good practice

Public

Type of initiative of the good practice

National initiative

Country providing the good practice

Bulgaria

Organisation providing the good practice

Design WeekEnd

By Bulgaria, Country providing the good practice, Funding of the good practice, INSPIRATION: Good practices, National good practice initiative, Private, Type of initiative of the good practiceNo Comments
Design WeekEnd

27.09.2024

The Story of Design WeekEnd

We are a small team of volunteers, and every bit of support is crucial for us. If you resonate with our cause and would like to support it, feel free to reach out so we can discuss how.

Nearly 10 years ago (yes, 10 — we’re surprised too), we launched Design WeekEnd with a small design conference in Sevlievo. Since then, we’ve been creating and participating in various design events across Bulgaria, developed three unique formats, relocated to Plovdiv, built meaningful relationships and lasting connections, weathered a pandemic, and emerged stronger afterward. Today, we continue to create with the same childlike enthusiasm, albeit a bit more grown-up.

Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to work with incredible people—as part of our team, as speakers, or as mentors.

Learn more about our story HERE.

 

Design WeekEnd

What is it?

Design WeekEnd is a three-day design competition aimed at high school and university students. It includes an introductory evening with a discussion panel, lectures by professional mentors in the field of design, and 26 hours of teamwork to build a brand from scratch. Whether your strength lies in Web, Print, or Motion, you and your team will have the chance to create something amazing.

When and Where?

Design WeekEnd 2024 will take place from November 22–24 in Plovdiv. For the second consecutive year, the event will be hosted by the Technical University of Sofia, Plovdiv branch.

What to Expect:

→ An opportunity to showcase your design skills
→ Exciting challenges and real-world design tasks
→ Guidance from industry experts
→ Prizes for the most accomplished brand presentation

Additional details about this year’s program and the speaker lineup can be found HERE.

Details

Website

Target audience

Digital skills in education

Digital skills for children

Digital technology

Digital Skills

Web Development

Level

Basic

Middle

Advanced

Funding of the good practice

Private

Type of initiative of the good practice

National initiative

Country providing the good practice

Bulgaria

Organisation providing the good practice

Bulgaria: HackTues

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Bulgaria: HackTues

25.09.2024

Hack TUES is one of the key events for TUES in which students from the school in teams of 3-5 participants create from scratch their own IT project on a given topic within two days and then present it to a professional jury of teachers and IT specialists.

The hackathon gives participants the opportunity to improve their programming skills, teamwork and presentation of the finished project. They work under the mentorship of professionals from the IT business, and sometimes these acquaintanceships grow into offers of practice and internship. The organizers, in turn, learn a lot about the process of organizing such an event and strongly develop their soft skills. By interacting with the sponsors, jury, mentors and volunteers, they develop a clear picture of the real working environment.

This is the first hackathon in Bulgaria organized by students for students. The event started in 2015 and has had nine editions so far. Every year Hack TUES is organized by an organizing team of 11th grade students who work on the event under the mentorship of ASTUES.

Consideration of the main problems of society
The event is also very special for the participants.Because they know each other, they strive to succeed and make it to the finish line. The theme of the hackathon changes every year and is related to the major issues facing society. The last two editions were dedicated to aerospace and environmental problems, respectively, and participants proposed innovative solutions to these problems. these included educational games, embedded systems for collecting samples or cleaning up trash, and machine learning (ML) solutions that help analyze the probability of a successful landing of an aircraft.
Hack TUES at UNESCO
Hack TUES, the iconic hackathon organised by students for students, has found its place among UNESCO’s innovative and promising practices for Technical and Vocational Education and Training. This makes Hack TUES the only educational practice in Bulgaria to be included in this global initiative.

Read the incredible story of its latest edition with a Security theme here.
Upcoming editions and further information can be found at https://hacktues.bg/

Details

Website

Target audience

Digital skills in education

Digital technology

Artificial Intelligence

Digital skills

Software Engineering

Level

Basic

Middle

Advanced

Funding of the good practice

Public

 

Type of initiative of the good practice

Local initiative

Country providing the good practice

Bulgaria

Organisation providing the good practice

TU-SOFIA