About Us

1. About Us • Established – 2004 • Registered in the Central Register of NGOs in Public Benefit • Registered in the State Register of Community Centres Associations • Licensed Vocational Training Centre with network of training units all over the country • Registered supplier of training services under Human Resources Development Operational Programme of European Social Fund • Established network of IT Card test centres Map of members

2. Main activities • The main activities of Innovative Community Centres Association are facilitation of the organizational, informational and technological development of the community centres and enhancing the opportunity for vocational education of citizens. • Creation of environment for good communication, interaction and mutual aid between community centres • Improving qualification of community centres staff • Organizing of work meetings and seminars • Exchange of good practices • Implementation of joint initiatives with community centres • Establishment of Centre for Vocational Training with a network of training units and conducting trainings of citizens • Operating of network of IT Card test centres

3. "Community centers – an accessible place for human resources development" • Adult trainings • Vocational trainings • Key qualification trainings • Motivation trainings • Realization of joint training activities with community centers • Financing of adult training activities

4. In medium and small settlements in Bulgaria access to vocational training is very limited. To overcome this limitation, Innovative Community Centres Association creates Centre for Vocational Training with a network of training units in different locations. They operate in numerous partnerships with community centres, local authorities, businesses and NGOs The license currently allows organization of training in 35 specialties in 22 vocations. Vocational trainings

5. State certificate for vocational qualification degree

6. Certificate for passed vocational training

7. "Community centers – an accessible place for human resources development" • Adult trainings • Vocational trainings • Key qualification trainings • Motivation trainings • Realization of joint training activities with community centers • Financing of adult training activities

8. Since 2009, theInnovative Community Centres Association, together with its members, offers key qualification trainings in accordance with the European Referent Framework. Currently, the most sought-after trainings are: Key competence 2 – Communication in foreign language Key competence 4 – Digital competence Key competence 7 - Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship Key qualification trainings

9. "Community centers – an accessible place for human resources development" • Adult trainings • Vocational trainings • Key qualification trainings • Motivation trainings • Realization of joint training activities with community centers • Financing of adult training activities

10. "Community centers – an accessible place for human resources development" • Adult trainings • Vocational trainings • Key qualification trainings • Motivation trainings • Realization of joint training activities with community centers • Financing of adult training activities

11. "Community centers – an accessible place for human resources development" • Adult trainings • Vocational trainings • Key qualification trainings • Motivation trainings • Realization of joint training activities with community centers • Financing of adult training activities

12. Thank you! George Petrov Phone/fax: +359 2 4627103, 4161504 Mobile: +359 8 9666 9222 g.petrov@association.bg http://www.association.bg http://www.facebook.com/pages/Асоциация-Съвременни-читалища/173238452698137