To foster labor market integrity of the cross border area of Dobrich-Constanta, creating sustainable conditions for labour mobility, employability and entrepreneurship.

711,301.33 euro, out of which 604,606.13 ERDF

Target at the half of the implementation period: 96,349 euro for Lead Beneficiary and 79,476 euro for Beneficiary 2, 39,330 euro for Beneficiary 3 and 74,260 euro for Beneficiary 4.

Lead beneficiary (LB): NPO European Institute for cultural tourism EUREKA (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary (B 2): ”Ovidius” University of Constanta (Romania)

Beneficiary (B 3): Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Dobrich CCI-Dobrich (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary (B 4): The “Institute for the Promotion of Tourism and Applied Economy” Association (Romania)

Start date: 18.05.2017

End date: 17.05.2019

Duration: 24 months

Dobrich, Dobrich District, Bulgaria

Constanta, Constanta County, Romania

• Conducting study on the actual state of the labor market in the target cross-border area. Developing a roadmap for sustainable employment and workforce mobility;
• Development of a cross border network „Ro-Bg jobs”;
• Conducting 3 day workshop „Labour mobility in the cross border area of Dobrich-Constanta“;
• Conducting workshop “Roadmap for sustainable employment and workforce mobility in the cross border area Dobrich-Constanta”;
• Developing and providing 3 join special training programs on Entrepreneurship for eco and rural tourism, cultural tourism and sport and adventure tourism;
• Four Awareness actions for entrepreneurship opportunities;
• Conducting 3 joint trainings in innovative entrepreneurship;
• Fostering employment and labor mobility in the cross border area through innovative e- learning platform “Ready for my (new) job”;
• Elaborating Language courses “Romanian for Bulgarians” and “Bulgarian for Romanians”
• Elaborating content of Soft skills section of e-learning platform;
• Elaborating content of “Info and advice section”;
• Long-term employment opportunities: Creating a Cross-border Lifelong learning center;
• Promoting and pilot testing of the e- learning platform and Lifelong learning center;
• Initiative for youth employment: Conducting of soft skills training and career consulting;
• Conducting 2 language courses;
• Conducting of 2 job fairs in Dobrich and Constanta;
• Elaboration of information and publicity materials;

Programme outputs:

- 8 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area;

- 740 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training;

- 220 participants in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities, and higher and vocational educational across borders

Programme results: population that have access to joint employment initiatives–30 000 persons.

The project Implementation Period has been finalised on 17.05.2019;

A Joint study along with roadmap were been developed and can be found on: https://www.robgjobs.eu/ro/2019/02/10/studiul-si-harta-politicilor-durabile-de-ocupare-si-mobilitate-a-fortei-de-munca-in-regiunea-transfrontaliera-dobrich-constanta/ ;

The cross border network „Ro-Bg jobs” has been established and can be found on: https://www.robgjobs.eu ;

All of the workshops and trainings within the project have been organised with the awareness and publicity campaigns and the 2 job fairs;

An innovative e-learning platform has been created and can be found on https://edu.robgjobs.eu/?lang=en ;

The Ovidiu Long life Center has been established;

2 language courses with video lessons have been developed and can be found on: https://www.robgjobs.eu/kursove/ ;

Joint video lessons for soft skills have been developed and can be found on: https://www.robgjobs.eu/meki-umenia/ ;