They were not included in the program due to budget exhaustion. With the new financing secured, they will be approved with priority, bTV reported.
76,000 applied. There is funding for training 60,000, and 44,000 are already attending the free courses, bTV also reports.
The 20,000 already applicants and those waiting will be included with priority in the program upon its renewal from the beginning of October.
In early September, the Employment Agency announced that applications for 'I Can Do More' will resume from the beginning of October in all labor offices in the country, the program budget will be increased by 50 million BGN and the deadline for completing training will be extended to 31.08.2014.
The Employment Agency, however, did not announce exact dates and conditions – we expect them to be announced, after which we will also inform you.
In early June, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced that 100 million BGN has been secured for training an additional 22,000 employed persons, also without announcing additional details.
At the end of last year, it was announced that a new requirement for approval under the program was being introduced – candidates who have completed higher education must provide their secondary diplomas. The purpose of the measure is to prevent people who have studied a foreign language for more than 1,500 – 1,700 hours from being approved for free courses in the same language.