A round table “Together again” with international participation was held at PHSCT Pazardzhik

On March 25, 2022 in the Professional High School of Chemical and Food Technologies, Pazardzhik – school, part of the network “Every student will be an excellent student” (created within the program “Every student will be an excellent student”, funded by the Trust for Social Alternative) A round table on “Together Again” was held, which was attended by representatives of the Amalipe Center. The event aimed to build models in vocational education to overcome the consequences of the pandemic, which established a stagnation in the development of education in general.

In the presence of the regional governor Ivan Vasev and the head of RME – Pazardzhik Dora Dulcheva, representatives of the universities UCTM-Sofia and UFT-Plovdiv, the Center for Inclusive Education-Pazardzhik, employers from BIOVET AD, DS Smith AD, MONDI EAD, Vi PI Brands International AD, DANELI Ltd., non-governmental organizations – CIDT AMALIPE, Fund IGA and representatives of the partner school from Nis, Republic of Serbia, against the background of the pandemic, discussed the challenges to vocational education through the prism of PHSCT.

The event began with the presentation of the Food and Chemical School, Nis, by Tanja Mikic Nikolic – Director, and the reflection from their two-week stay under the Easam + program in Pazardzhik and PHSCT.

The Serbian students created strong emotions in the audience by presenting Bulgarian poems in Bulgarian, including “One Bulgarian Rose”.

Two consecutive panels presented good practices and a vision for the development of the “school” with emphasis on “dual learning” and inclusive education. Representatives of all stakeholders took part in the discussion. The achievements through the partnership with the “business” were taken into account and action plans were drawn up with the help of higher education institutions. It was concluded that with the support of NGOs and the Regional Center for Inclusive Education, good practices in inclusive education provide a solid basis for the development of vocational education in general in PHSCT. Special attention was paid to the work of the school with the Amalipe Center in terms of combating early marriages, the development of leadership skills of students and work with parents.

Panelists of the event were Nedyalka Stambolieva – DDEA, Albena Nedkova – DDEA, eng. Eli Shopova – PP teacher and Kristina Hristova – resource teacher.

The director of PHSCT Todor Djambov took on the role of moderator and host of the event.

“Let’s collect the scattered” – was the appeal of Mr. Djambov.

We thank PHSCT and Mr. Djambov for the invitation and the opportunity to immerse ourselves in their colorful world! The team and the students from PHSCT, as well as Mr. Todor Djambov participate in all activities organized by the Amalipe Center and help with their expertise in the development of the Network “Every student will be an excellent student.”

The Trust for Social Alternative (TSA) is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to break the vicious circle of poverty by promoting opportunities that help the most disadvantaged citizens of Bulgaria to achieve educational and economic success. TSA supports programs that, with their integrity, growth potential and transparency, help to improve the well-being of the poorest people in Bulgaria, with a special focus on the Roma.