1. VET guidance in Bulgaria
History Legal
framework/
Legislation
Activities Providers Examples of good
practices
The establishment of a Career
Guidance System in school
education was started in 2011,
under Operational Program
„ Human Resources Development”
of the Ministry of Education, Youth
and Science. The activities under
the Project should be implemented
by 2013.
Since October 2012 were opened
career guidance centers in all
district towns in Bulgaria. This is a
Project under the Operational
Program "Human Resources
Development“ called “System for
career guidance in school
education.“
The current state of vocational
guidance in Bulgaria:
- Lack of one national system for
VET guidance.
Vocational
Education and
Training Act.
It is the act of
providing advice to
students and other
persons with
regard to the
choice of
profession and
career
development.
National Lifelong
Learning Strategy
(2008 – 2013).
A unified national
lifelong guidance
system should be
implemented for
the period up to
2013. It is also
required to
The National Program “Youth
Information Centers” within the
National Centre for European
Youth Programs and Initiatives of
the Ministry of Education, Youth
and Science was implemented
between 2007–2010. The objective
is to build up a sustainable network
of units, which should provide high-
quality vocational guidance
services.
A road map called “Development
of career guidance in Bulgaria
2009 – 2013”. This is a national
document, which identifies the
main objectives and key priorities
in the field of vocational guidance
and career development in Bulgaria
for a time period of 5 years. The
document was developed by the
National Agency for Vocational
Education and Training (NAVET).
The vocational
guidance services
in secondary
education are
being provided by
the Ministry of
Education, Youth
and Science, the
Education
Inspectorates and
by the schools
themselves.
The Euroguidance
Centre functions
within the Human
Resource
Development
Centre of the
Ministry of
Education, Youth
and Science and
provides
Innovative web-site for on-line
career guidance, which has
been functioning since 2011. It
contains exercises, useful tips
and instruments for self-
assessment of those looking
for a job or those choosing a
profession:
http://www.zakarierata.com
Information on how to choose
the right profession; career
guidance toolkits; links to
career centers:
http://www.kakvidastanem.bg
On-line test МАРР for
vocational motivation and
self-assessment:
http://www.mappbg.com
Private organisation for career
advice. Individual advisory

2. - Lack of enough coordination
between the official institutions,
providers of and those in need of
vocational guidance.
- At this stage there are some
attempts and initiatives under
different projects but it is still too
early to talk about a unified system
for VET guidance
develop programs
for education and
qualification of the
personnel engaged
with vocational
guidance related
services.
Under the Project EUROGUDANCE,
the Human Resources
Development Centre within the
Ministry of Education, Youth and
Science started a campaign called
“Career Education at School –
Guarantee for Sustainable
Economic Development”. It is
aimed at the building up of the
National Vocational Guidance
System.
information and
services for career
guidance in the
field of education.
sessions to choose a
profession and on career
development; Information
workshops at schools
providing career guidance:
http://selfinvest.eu