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Final international meeting within the project ECO CHEF

Association Euni Partners took part in the final international meeting within the project ECO CHEF: vocational training for disadvantaged people, which was held in Bassano del Grappa, Italy between 10th and 13th October.

Our team was presented with several good practices regarding social entrepreneurship in Italy. The good practice included three social enterprises working together and complementing each other. What they have in common is that they have large agricultural areas where they grow organic products that they use to prepare the food in their own restaurants, as well as sell in their own shop or in the market in the city center.

The majority of employees in the social enterprises are people from vulnerable groups. They get the opportunity to be trained in various areas, such as participation in the work process in the guest house, in the restaurant and in agricultural activities. The mission of social workers is to help disadvantaged people to learn skills that will enable them to lead independent lives.

The project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the EU, KA2 Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training.

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October 17, 2023
Training on the topic: Business planning in social entrepreneurship
Association Euni Partners conducted training on the topic: Business planning in social entrepreneurship in the agricultural and tourism sector within the project ECO CHEF.

More than 20 ambitious young people, aged between 19 and 29, got to know in detail one of the noblest fields in entrepreneurship in Bulgaria and Europe. All participants learned what the conditions are for a social enterprise to be registered, and how to independently prepare a business plan for their future ventures.

As a result of the event, the participants shared that they are highly motivated to carry out such an undertaking, and would feel great satisfaction to be part of the developing social economy in Bulgaria.

The project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the EU, KA2 Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training.
October 2, 2023
Second workshop within the project Become who You are
Between 12th and 14th of September, the second workshop on the topic “Become who you are” was held in the city of Blagoevgrad, organized by the Euni Partners Association.

The event was attended by 9 young people, between 16 and 19 years old, who jointly undertook a journey to their true essence. Through the techniques from the 3E method (EMBODY, EXPRESS, EMPOWER: Realise yourself), Destinotherapy, and the holistic CRAFT program they took a close look at their deepest fears and all the obstacles that stop them from achieving their biggest dream. The participants were able to realize that they had limiting beliefs in their subconscious and learned a technique to replace them with new ones that would help them on the path to their dreams. They gained knowledge and skills on how to get rid of all negative emotions and feelings in themselves so that they could see their future 10 years from now and realized that this future was secure and matched their visions of a dream life.

The workshop is part of the project Become who you are, co-financed by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union.

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September 25, 2023
Digital competences Training for adult educators
Association Euni Partners took part in a 3-days training for adult education in Faenza, Italy. The training is part of the project Third Reading Age.

During the activities, all participants – adult educators, teachers, and librarians – get acquainted with the online learning platform for adults. The platform was designed and developed for the purposes of the project and it will serve as an instrument for adult learners to gain basic digital skills and knowledge about using different digital tools in order to be more active and engaged in the digital world.

The trainees also learned about various practices on how to create an appropriate and supportive learning environment for adults, their needs, characteristics and challenges.

The project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2: Strategic Partnerships for adult education
October 18, 2022
Training for inclusive education, using the methodology “Augmentative and Alternative Communication” (AAC)

Association Euni Partners together with the Regional Directorate of Education Blagoevgrad and the Regional Center for Supporting the Process of Inclusive Education – Blagoevgrad conducted a training for inclusive education, using the methodology “Augmentative and Alternative Communication” (AAC).

During the training Mrs. Tsvetana Atanasova– chief expert for Inclusive Education in the Regional Directorate for Education Blagoevgrad and Mrs. Desislava Radkova – Director of the Regional Center for Supporting the Process of Inclusive Education – Blagoevgrad presented the AAC methodology and relevant communication tools for working with children with special educational needs. Special attention was paid to the relationships between parent and child, as well as parent and teacher, and teacher and learning support assistant.

Association Euni Partners presented to the trainees AAC applications and а specialized software – ARAASAC – for supporting educators and improving the development of the children with special educational needs by helping them to communicate more effectively.

The training provided the participants with knowledge and skills to cope with different situations in their everyday work, involving them in role-playing activities, experimentations and reenactments. At the end, all participants developed communication tools for specific situations using ARAASAC software and other applications.

The project is co-funded by the Erasmus plus Programme of the European Union, Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships for school education. For more information, visit the project website: http://www.aac-school.eu/

April 1, 2019
Short-term joint staff training of AAC@school project

Between 21st and 24th January Association Euni Partners, together with experts from the Regional Directorate of Education in Blagoevgrad and the Regional Center for Supporting the Process of Inclusive Education took part in the 2 nd module of the training on using Alternative and Augmentative Communication tools and methods, which took place in Athens, Greece within the project AAC@school. The aim of the training was elaborating communication tools, related to the AAC methodology, which will meet the needs of a specific target group of each partner country.

Through different activities, experts and teachers, representing each partner country got acquainted with various types of communication tools, which can be used in order to support the educational process of children with special educational needs.

Trainees worked in groups, elaborating communication tools specially designed for different target groups and needs. All tools will be collected in a toolkit, which can be used by teachers, LSAs, school counselors, working with children with special educational needs.

Following the completion of the training modules Euni Partners, together with the experts from the Regional Directorate of Education in Blagoevgrad and the Regional Center for Supporting the Process of Inclusive Education will pass the knowledge, methods and tools to the Learning Support Assistants in Blagoevgrad region.

The project is co-funded by the Erasmus plus Programme of the European Union, Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships for school education. For more information about the project, visit the project website: http://www.aac-school.eu/

February 4, 2019
UPSKILLEAD: ICT training

From 2nd- 4th July Association Euni Partners in cooperation with National Humanitarian School “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” Blagoevgrad has organized ICT training on Graphic Design within the project “UPSKILLEAD: Upskilling Adult Educators for Digital Lead”, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 Strategic Partnership for adult education. During the training, participants got acquainted with basics of Graphic Design, created their own logo, learnt how to use Google Forms or design a business card. After completion of the training, teachers received Open Badge Certificate, which validates their new digital skills.
Take the opportunity and sign up for our free courses too! Register on our platform and choose from variety of the online courses: Online safety, Social Media in Education, LMS Moodle, Graphic Design, Web Design, Interactive White Board. http://upskillead-e-learning.eu/

July 9, 2018
DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES SKILLS IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM INNOVATION
DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES SKILLS IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM INNOVATION is a job shadowing project, funded by the Erasmus + programme, aiming to develop the professional skills and competences of the staff of the Public Enterprise “Education, Research & Consultancy Center” (ERCC), Lithuania. Association Euni Partners organized and hosted the first job shadowing in its premises in Bulgaria.

Activities during job shadowing in Bulgaria:
- To make acquaintance with Association’s “Euni Partners” work, its foundation
  history, activities, projects;
- To make acquaintance with the work of a network, created under Citizens for Europe programme, – “Towards Excellence in Cultural Tourism Network”;
- To participate in international folk festival in Sandanski on 6th-8th September and observe its organization;
- To look over cultural route “Route Europeene des Legendes”;
- To visit cultural landmarkя and routes in the region;
- To observe research activities.
The job-shadowing in Association “EUni Partners” was followed by:

– Job-shadowing in Association “SubMeet” (Italy);

– The course “Innovative Tourism” in organization “European Development Agency (EUDA)”
(Czech Republic);

– The course “Artistic and creative methods in the field of adult education” in organization HochVier – Gesellschaft für politische und interkulturelle Bildung e. V. (Germany).
August 14, 2017
Nomination by Lithuanian National Agency

Our Erasmus Plus K1 project “Development of Employees Skills in the Field of Tourism Innovation” was nominated by Lithuanian National Agency as one of the most qualitative, adult, educational implemented since year 2014.

November 21, 2016
New collaboration

Dear partners and friends,
We are pleased to announce that our team keeps growing! We are very happy to introduce our new collaborators from Ankara, Turkey – Aliia, Tugba, Derya and Aykut, who will spend with us two months and will be assisting us in project management and development.
Native of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Aliia is doing her bachelor degree in English Language Teaching. She is interested in musicology, ethnolinguistics, cognitive linguistics and sociolinguistics. She wants to continue her studies in one of those fields and make a contribution to the culture of her country.
Tugba is studying Political Science and Public Administration, as well as minor degree in Econimics. She is interested in politics, history, foreign policy, international relations and EU, Eurasian and US relations with Turkey. She wants to continue her studies and career in international relations.
Derya is a master degree student in Ankara University, Radio, Television and Film Department. Her studies focus on the social fabric and it’s reflections on media. She is interested in contemporary social movements.
Aykut is a M.A student from Ankara University Radio-TV and Film Department. He is interested in media studies and how the media is used to legitimise political processes.
Their internship is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
A Warm big welcome to the new joiners!

July 2, 2015