A regular meeting was held in the Materials and Technologies sector in Haskovo
On 21.03.2023 at 16:00 in the town of Haskovo, a regular meeting of the Business Council was held in the Materials and Technologies sector in the border regions of Blagoevgrad, Haskovo, Kardjali and Smolyan, and the activity is carried out under the project "Business Council - BC 6275 ” financed by the INTERREG V/A GREECE-BULGARIA 2014-2020 program, Subsidy contract No. B6.3a.18/13.04.2021.
The meeting was attended by five representatives of the sector from the border regions of Haskovo, Kardjali, Blagoevgrad and Smolyan. The "Knowledge" hall in the town of Haskovo was engaged. The hall was technically equipped, being equipped with multimedia, laptop, printer, microphone/s and sound system, as well as information boards, banner and presentation materials, according to the requirements of the Interreg V/A Greece-Bulgaria 2014 Program Communication and Publicity Guide -2020. In addition, disinfectants were provided, as well as water, coffee and tea to ensure the event's coffee break.
The moderator of the event welcomed all the attendees by making a brief presentation of the Rules of Procedure of the BC in the Materials and Technologies sector. After that, a free discussion started on issues of BC members.
The focus of the free discussion was on the problem of the lack of qualified personnel in the sector. The members of the BS informed the project management team about the current situation on the territory of Haskovo region. It turns out that not a small share of the industry falls to enterprises that manufacture dishes and machines for the food industry.
And here is one of the main problems faced by all priority sectors in all project areas, namely the lack of qualified labor.
The members of the council expressed their opinion that one of the ways to deal with the labor crisis is dual education - through a massive information campaign in educational institutions in the territory of the district, young people who want to work and develop in their birthplaces.
Those present at the meeting decided to seek assistance from the local authorities and, together with them, the educational institutions on the territory of the district, to organize open days, through which they can present the activities of the enterprises that will be involved.
