BULGARIA, Sofia 1606
Vladayska str. 83
Tel. / fax ++359 2 952 25 96
[email protected]
www.znanie-bg.org
Znanie Association
A non-profit organisation
for non-formal education
of children and adults,
found in 1990,
based in Sofia, Bulgaria,
offers activities in wide
region of the western
part of the country.
Znanie
is the Bulgarian word for
Knowledge
so we rely on the joint efforts of highly qualified
experts and institutions
in order to disseminate the achievements of
the knowledge-based society
and promote education, professional
competencies, cultural awareness and
citizenship
in the context of Lifelong Learning.
Znanie Association main areas of activities:
Non-formal education activities for
all age groups: soft skills, ICT and
foreign languages, vocational
qualification
Support for social services, capacity
building for NGOs, international
cooperation
Analysis and Consulting Services
Structure
ZNANIE Association
(non-profit, non-governmental)
ZNANIE Center for Vocational Training
(Licensed by NAVET)
ZNANIE Children Foreign Languages
center
AdminSoft
(educational software)
TELC Licensed testing Center for Bulgaria
ZNANIE Association
• Non-profit, non governmental organisation
• Project – oriented services for lifelong learning
(courses, seminars, conferences) - EU cooperation
• Consultancy: Train of trainers, Capacity building
programmes, Technical assistance
• Collaboration with municipalities:
deinstitutionalisation, support for providing social
services
Managing Board
(7 people, elective)
Full/part time administrative
staff: 10 / 4 people
Trainers, tutors, lecturers. experts,
consultants: more than 150 people
ZNANIE Center for
Vocational Training (Ltd.)
Licensed by NAVET for qualifications in 5 vocational
areas:
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Management and Administration
Services: Tourism and Hotel management
ICT: Word-processing, Graphic Design
Gardening, Landscape
Light industry: Sewing, Knitting, Embroidery
• Vocational training for unemployed (courses
organised by Employment Services or projects
financed by Phare and ESF)
• Training for basic skills (ICT, foreign languages,
communication) at workplace
• Qualification of employed , incl. validation of skills
gained at workplace
ZNANIE Children Foreign
Languages Center (Ltd.)
• English for children (6 – 16) – long-term courses,
multimedia
• Preparation for Pitman and Cambridge
Certificates
• Additional activities: summer camps, language
clubs…
• Intergenerational activities, EU exchange
(project – based)
AdminSoft (Ltd.)
• Development and implementation of software
for education:
– Management Information systems for school
administration
– Management information system of the Ministry of
Education and Science in Bulgaria
– Information system of the National Agency for
Vocational Education and Training in Bulgaria
• Multimedia educational software, selfassessment tools
• Training of administrative staff in education
(headteachers, school administration,
municipalities, inspectorates, agencies) for using
ICT in education and management information
systems
Znanie Association is the Certified
Examination Center of the Telc GmbH
for Bulgaria
• Certification exams:
levels A1, A2, B1, B2
• Languages:
German, English,
Spanish, French
European cooperation:
More than 50 projects since 1999:
• LLL Programme
• PHARE Programme
• LLP Programme
• ESF Programme
Membership:
EVBB- European network of VET organisation
EVBB – Bulgaria – founder and member
EURORESO