Archive (2007-2013)

On the 20-th of February 2014 the selection of candidates that will go to the United Kingdom as volunteers started. This is conducted under project “Developing Expertise and Skills” (DESK), 2012-1-GB2-GRU14-085832, implemented by Know and Can Association together with Dacorum CVS.

During the recruitment of applicants the requirements were stressed by the Hosting organization Dacorum CVS: candidates should possess the relevant experience- work in an office, administrative work, working with people, experience in the field of sales, organization of events and activities, marketing or/and voluntary activities. There was no limit of maximum age and requirements for appurtenance to a certain race, class, religion, gender or other discriminative criteria.

The project “Volunteering- new horizons” (BG13/A2/458/R3) is financed by Action 2 European Voluntary Service of the Youth in Action Programme. Coordinating and Hosting organization within the project is Know and Can Association, Bulgaria. Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service, the UK and Consejode la Juventud de la Rioja, Spain are participating in the project as Sending organizations.

Within the framework of the “Developing Expertise and Skills – DESK” project Know and Can Association is looking for three senior  volunteers over 50 years old that should possess at least primary knowledge in English language and be able to depart in March 2014. They should will spend three weeks in the United Kingdom.

The recruitment of candidates for the training of professionals in the field of vocational guidance, careers counseling and non-formal education regarding the project “Profession Future” ”( BG051PO001-7.0.07-0067-C0001), implemented by Know and Can Association together with the English organization Dacorum, RIO- Sofia and RIO- Smolyan, was successfully concluded. The project is funded by the Operational Program Development of Human Resources/ the European Social Fund.

On the 28-th of November 2013, in the town of Smolyan, the kick-off meeting of the testing of LMS platform by VET professionals within European project GIVE, was held. The project is funded by sector program Leonardo de Vinci, Transfer of innovations within Lifelong Learning Program. Its activities are implemented in Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. The project’s main aim is to improve knowledge and skills of the VET professionals working with young people from rural areas by the creation of an innovative training platform integrated with social media.

Deadline for applications: the 15-th of January 2014

Know and Can Association is realizing the project “Future Stands in Youth Hands”, funded by the Youth in Action Programme of the European Commission, Action 3.2— ‘Youth in the world’: Cooperation with countries other than the neighbouring countries of the European Union.

The “Profession Future” project ( BG051PO001-7.0.07-0067-C0001), which is funded by the Operational Program Development of Human Resources/ the European Social Fund, has started the recruitment of candidates for the training course in vocational guidance and careers counseling.