According to a survey conducted by the National Agency for Vocational Training and Education, every third trainee expects the vocational training course to help them improve their income or find a new job.
- Every sixth Bulgarian does not feel anxious taking an exam conducted by an external commission
- As a result of the pieces of training, a significant part of the students believes that they would perform very well or excellent in both the theoretical and practical part of the examination.
- Students expect to have more hours of practice in the centers and a real work environment
According to the results obtained from an unrepresentative survey commissioned by the National Agency for Vocational Training and Education (NAVET)* regarding the stands of participants in vocational training courses, the most active participants are middle-aged people between 40-49 years (34%), followed by the group of the 30-39-year-olds (29%). Less represented are the youngest (16-29 years) and people aged 50-59 years. Women are more strongly (60%) represented among the group of trainees than men (40%). The residency has a significant impact on people's participation in learning activities. People living in district cities have almost 3 times higher share of participation (54%) than those living in small towns (18%) and 5 times higher share than those in rural areas (9%). The leading places among the regional cities are Sofia with 18%, Plovdiv with 12% and Burgas with 11%.
The level of education also influences participation in vocational training. The largest share of trainees is those with secondary education, nearly 60%, followed by those with higher education (33%). The participation of people with primary and lower education has a low relative share (6%).
One-third of the respondents were informed about the vocational training center where they are trained by the Labor Office. Another important source of information regarding training opportunities in VET is personal contacts - one in five has learned from a friend or relative. The Internet has a significant advantage (16%) over traditional media, whose share is negligibly low. Employers were the source of information in 12% of cases.
The results of the survey show that the most commonly used form for conducting classes is the group - over 90% of respondents. In the majority of cases (74%) the courses are conducted in a daily form of training. Nearly one-fifth of the trainees attend evening courses.
