{"id":18798,"date":"2025-10-09T16:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/?p=18798"},"modified":"2025-10-09T16:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:49:31","slug":"%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%82-skillsbridge-%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%81%d1%82-%d0%ba%d1%8a%d0%bc-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%84%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d1%8a%d0%b4%d0%b5%d1%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/en\/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%82-skillsbridge-%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%81%d1%82-%d0%ba%d1%8a%d0%bc-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%84%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d1%8a%d0%b4%d0%b5%d1%89\/","title":{"rendered":"SkillsBridge Project \u2013 a bridge to the professions of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 8, 2025, in the large hall of the Regional Library &quot;Lyuben Karavelov&quot; - Ruse, the first information event under the project &quot;<strong>SkillsBridge \u2013 Cross-border Academy for Smart Industry Competencies and Future Excellence<\/strong>&quot;. The initiative is co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg VI-A Romania-Bulgaria program and is implemented by the Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce (BRTC) and the Romanian Association for Technology Transfer and Innovation (ARoTT) - Craiova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What did we present?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The project team introduced the participants to the main activities that will be implemented within the next 24 months, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creation of a cross-border academy with two centers in Ruse and Craiova. Each of them will have 3 laboratories equipped with automation, robotics, mechatronics, electropneumatics and hydraulics technologies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deploying mobile laboratories that will reach remote areas and provide access to training for vulnerable groups;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of a digital platform with online training, virtual workshops and practical resources;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducting Skill Booster Accelerator Program \u2013 practical training on Industry 4.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a cross-border exchange and experiential learning program that will enable young people and specialists from Bulgaria and Romania to visit innovative companies, gain real-world experience, and build new professional contacts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holding 15 demonstration events in the cross-border region, which will combine innovative demonstrations, training and real-world examples of the application of new technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_0769_720-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18821 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_0769_720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_0769_720-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_0769_720-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The event was also attended by 12th grade students from the Vocational High School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics &quot;Apostol Arnaudov&quot; - Ruse and representatives from the Vocational High School of Woodworking and Interior Architecture &quot;Yosif Vondrak&quot; - Ruse. The young people showed interest in the opportunities that <strong>SkillsBridge<\/strong> will open up to them - training with state-of-the-art technologies, real practice and first steps in the professions of the future. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why SkillsBridge is important<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The cross-border Romanian-Bulgarian region shares the same challenges \u2013 a shortage of qualified personnel, limited access to innovative training and low digital literacy.<br>\u2022 Only <strong>1%<\/strong> of the population participates in lifelong learning (on average <strong>9.2% in the EU<\/strong>);<br>\u2022 Over <strong>70%<\/strong> of people lack specific technical and digital skills, especially those related to the needs of <strong>Industry 4.0<\/strong> \u2013 automation, mechatronics, industrial systems and digital production processes;<br>\u2022 Barely <strong>9.1%<\/strong> of Bulgarian companies invest in training their employees in these specific areas of ICT and digitalization;<br>\u2022 Romania has the lowest share of apprenticeship training in the EU \u2013 <strong>8.4%<\/strong> (at average <strong>60%<\/strong> for the EU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SkillsBridge<\/strong> and the results it will achieve act as a bridge between education and business, making training more accessible, practical and oriented towards the needs of the labor market. The project will give more people a chance to build modern skills, increase the competitiveness of the region and promote sustainable economic development on both sides of the Danube.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-e1760005810583-1024x316.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18799\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-e1760005810583-1024x316.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-e1760005810583-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-e1760005810583-768x237.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-e1760005810583-1536x474.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-e1760005810583-2048x632.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rcci.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-e1760005810583-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 8, 2025, in the large hall of the Regional Library &quot;Lyuben Karavelov&quot; - Ruse, the first information event on the project &quot;SkillsBridge - Cross-border Academy for Competences in the Smart Industry and Future Excellence&quot; was held. 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