On 10.12.2024, the 2nd National Expert Meeting on the InvesTech Project took place at the Student Complex in Sofia, organized by the Cluster Sofia Knowledge City, the Joint Innovation Centre of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Technological School of Electronic Systems at the Technical University of Sofia (TUES).

The topic was "Defining the roles, responsibilities, activities and services for the Center for Excellence in Vocational Education (CoVE) and generating ideas for a transnational platform for CoVE." The goal of the meeting was successfully achieved to share experience and good practices related to the functioning of a CoVE and to exchange ideas on the creation of a transnational platform for CoVE.

The InvesTech project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme, aims to establish a Centre of Excellence in Vocational Education and Training (CoVE) in the ICT sector and aims to respond to the changing needs of the ICT sector by fostering cooperation between different stakeholders, improving skills development, promoting the ecological transition and ensuring social inclusion.

A discussion was held, addressing the following topics:

What is vocational exellence and what is CoVE?;
The role of CoVEs in building and maintaining a local "ecosystem of skills";
The 21st century skills: what does the IT sector need.
During the discussion, presentations were heard by Dr. Milena Koleva - Cluster Sofia City of Knowledge, Iva Stoyanova - Cleantech Bulgaria and Milen Spasov - Technical University - Sofia. The highlights of these presentations were the 21st century skills for the ICT sector, the role of CoVEs in building and maintaining a local "ecosystem of skills" and the benefits of creating an international platform for CoVEs.
The meeting ended with a friendly meeting over a glass of wine hosted by the Joint Innovation Centre of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
https://www.knowledgesofia.eu/en/news/764-provede-se-2-ra-natzionalna-e…