Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity

The Bulgarian labor market has suffered from the economic crisis, and cyclical unemployment has turned into structural unemployment. The labor market crisis is amplified by demographic change as the young and skilled labor force emigrates, aggravat...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
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Published: Sofia 2015
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JOB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24051697/activating-increasing-employability-specific-vulnerable-groups-bulgaria-diagnostic-institutional-capacity
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topic NET EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
JOBS
WORK ORGANISATION
EMPLOYMENT
PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
LABOUR CONTRACTS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEMPLOYED ADULTS
LABOUR OFFICE
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES
SKILLED WORKERS
RETIREMENT
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
MINIMUM WAGE
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMS
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
AGE GROUP
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEMPLOYED POPULATION
JOB
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
SERVANTS
LABOUR DEMAND
UNEMPLOYED PERSON
EMPLOYMENT RATES
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
PERMANENT JOB
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
INCOME SUPPORT
PRIVATE TRAINING
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
EARLY RETIREMENT
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
TRAINING CENTERS
ACTIVE LABOR
JOB LOSSES
DRIVERS
JOB CREATION SCHEMES
JOB SEEKERS
WORK EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYMENT INCREASES
HUMAN RESOURCE
LABOR MARKET
DISADVANTAGED GROUP
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
JOB CREATION SCHEME
DIRECT JOB CREATION
LONG- TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOUR COSTS
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
INFORMAL ECONOMY
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
DISPLACEMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
WORKER
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL
PREVIOUS EVALUATION
LABOUR BUREAUS
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYED
OLDER WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS
JOB MARKET
UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
EMPLOYMENT INCREASE
JOB EXPERIENCE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
PREVIOUS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEMS
JOB TRAINING
LABOR
LABOUR MARKETS
JOB SEARCH
WAGE INCREASE
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
MINIMUM WAGES
JOB VACANCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
AVERAGE WAGES
TRAINING SYSTEM
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
PRIVATE SERVICE
WORKERS
TRAINING COURSES
EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
TRAINING COMPONENT
AVERAGE WAGE
EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES
LABOUR MARKET FUNCTIONS
NET EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING
WAGE SUBSIDIES
UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
JOB VACANCIES
OCCUPATIONS
ACTIVE LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET POLICY
DISADVANTAGED YOUTH
LABOUR MARKET
OCCUPATION
SAFETY NET
YOUTH FIND EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT RECIPIENTS
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
LABOUR OFFICES
JOB CREATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROFILING MODEL
EARNING
PUBLIC WORKS
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT
HIGH WAGE
OFFICE EMPLOYEES
OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE
REGULAR EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT EFFECT
WAGE SECTOR
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
MANAGEMENT
JOB OFFER
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
SKILLED LABOUR
TEMPORARY JOBS
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
EMPLOYABILITY
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
WORKING CONDITIONS
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICY
HUMAN RESOURCES
DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
LOCAL LABOUR MARKET
CREATING JOBS
CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT
JOB PLACEMENT
LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS
EMPLOYEE
DISCIPLINE
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
WORK ACTIVITY
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
NET EMPLOYMENT EFFECT
PRIMARY EDUCATION
LABOUR SUPPLY
PRIVATE COMPANIES
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOUR
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE
UNEMPLOYED RECEIVING
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
WAGE SUBSIDY
STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
JOBS CRISIS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEM
JOB SEEKER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
EMPLOYEES
spellingShingle NET EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
JOBS
WORK ORGANISATION
EMPLOYMENT
PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
LABOUR CONTRACTS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEMPLOYED ADULTS
LABOUR OFFICE
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES
SKILLED WORKERS
RETIREMENT
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
MINIMUM WAGE
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMS
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
AGE GROUP
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEMPLOYED POPULATION
JOB
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
SERVANTS
LABOUR DEMAND
UNEMPLOYED PERSON
EMPLOYMENT RATES
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
PERMANENT JOB
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
INCOME SUPPORT
PRIVATE TRAINING
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
EARLY RETIREMENT
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
TRAINING CENTERS
ACTIVE LABOR
JOB LOSSES
DRIVERS
JOB CREATION SCHEMES
JOB SEEKERS
WORK EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYMENT INCREASES
HUMAN RESOURCE
LABOR MARKET
DISADVANTAGED GROUP
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
JOB CREATION SCHEME
DIRECT JOB CREATION
LONG- TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOUR COSTS
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
INFORMAL ECONOMY
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
DISPLACEMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
WORKER
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL
PREVIOUS EVALUATION
LABOUR BUREAUS
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYED
OLDER WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS
JOB MARKET
UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
EMPLOYMENT INCREASE
JOB EXPERIENCE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
PREVIOUS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEMS
JOB TRAINING
LABOR
LABOUR MARKETS
JOB SEARCH
WAGE INCREASE
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
MINIMUM WAGES
JOB VACANCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
AVERAGE WAGES
TRAINING SYSTEM
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
PRIVATE SERVICE
WORKERS
TRAINING COURSES
EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
TRAINING COMPONENT
AVERAGE WAGE
EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES
LABOUR MARKET FUNCTIONS
NET EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING
WAGE SUBSIDIES
UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
JOB VACANCIES
OCCUPATIONS
ACTIVE LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET POLICY
DISADVANTAGED YOUTH
LABOUR MARKET
OCCUPATION
SAFETY NET
YOUTH FIND EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT RECIPIENTS
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
LABOUR OFFICES
JOB CREATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROFILING MODEL
EARNING
PUBLIC WORKS
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT
HIGH WAGE
OFFICE EMPLOYEES
OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE
REGULAR EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT EFFECT
WAGE SECTOR
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
MANAGEMENT
JOB OFFER
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
SKILLED LABOUR
TEMPORARY JOBS
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
EMPLOYABILITY
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
WORKING CONDITIONS
ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICY
HUMAN RESOURCES
DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
LOCAL LABOUR MARKET
CREATING JOBS
CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT
JOB PLACEMENT
LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS
EMPLOYEE
DISCIPLINE
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
WORK ACTIVITY
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
NET EMPLOYMENT EFFECT
PRIMARY EDUCATION
LABOUR SUPPLY
PRIVATE COMPANIES
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOUR
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE
UNEMPLOYED RECEIVING
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
WAGE SUBSIDY
STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
JOBS CRISIS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEM
JOB SEEKER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
EMPLOYEES
World Bank
Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Bulgaria
description The Bulgarian labor market has suffered from the economic crisis, and cyclical unemployment has turned into structural unemployment. The labor market crisis is amplified by demographic change as the young and skilled labor force emigrates, aggravating a skills mismatch. Vulnerable groups are served by up to five different agencies, depending on the type of services required: the (1) public employment service; (2) social assistance agency; (3) national security institute; (4) ministry of education; and (5) national and territorial expert medical commissions. Cooperation between the labor offices, the social assistance directorates and municipalities is focused mainly on administrative functions and rule enforcement, rather than on labor market inclusion and promotion. This report reviews the design and implementation of activation policies for social assistance recipients and other highly disadvantaged groups in Bulgaria. The report starts by providing an overview of recent labor market trends, including the impact of the economic crisis on the labor market, in general, and on vulnerable groups, in particular. Chapter two describes and analyses the institutional setting for the design and implementation of Bulgaria's activation strategy and policies, as well as institutional capacity and cooperation between institutions. Chapter three analyses the impact of the benefit system on activation. Chapter four reviews the activation process and the implementation of the mutual obligation principle and the targeting of services provided to disadvantaged groups. Chapter five reviews active labor market programs and investigates to what extent these programs are targeted towards disadvantaged groups, which types of programs are prioritized, as well as reviewing the development of funding for active measures and programs.
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author World Bank
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title Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity
title_short Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity
title_full Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity
title_fullStr Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity
title_full_unstemmed Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity
title_sort activating and increasing employability of specific vulnerable groups in bulgaria : a diagnostic of institutional capacity
publisher Sofia
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24051697/activating-increasing-employability-specific-vulnerable-groups-bulgaria-diagnostic-institutional-capacity
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spelling okr-10986-217342021-04-23T14:04:04Z Activating and Increasing Employability of Specific Vulnerable Groups in Bulgaria : A Diagnostic of Institutional Capacity World Bank NET EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION JOBS WORK ORGANISATION EMPLOYMENT PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS EMPLOYMENT RATE LABOUR CONTRACTS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYED ADULTS LABOUR OFFICE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES SKILLED WORKERS RETIREMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT MINIMUM WAGE PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS AGE GROUP PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYED POPULATION JOB UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS RISING UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVANTS LABOUR DEMAND UNEMPLOYED PERSON EMPLOYMENT RATES ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES PERMANENT JOB EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS INCOME SUPPORT PRIVATE TRAINING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EARLY RETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES TRAINING CENTERS ACTIVE LABOR JOB LOSSES DRIVERS JOB CREATION SCHEMES JOB SEEKERS WORK EXPERIENCE EMPLOYMENT INCREASES HUMAN RESOURCE LABOR MARKET DISADVANTAGED GROUP HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT JOB CREATION SCHEME DIRECT JOB CREATION LONG- TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR COSTS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INFORMAL ECONOMY UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT DISPLACEMENT LABOUR BUREAU WORKER UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL PREVIOUS EVALUATION LABOUR BUREAUS ACTIVE LABOR MARKET UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYED OLDER WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS JOB MARKET UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME EMPLOYMENT INCREASE JOB EXPERIENCE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PREVIOUS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEMS JOB TRAINING LABOR LABOUR MARKETS JOB SEARCH WAGE INCREASE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT MINIMUM WAGES JOB VACANCY UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AVERAGE WAGES TRAINING SYSTEM VOCATIONAL TRAINING PRIVATE SERVICE WORKERS TRAINING COURSES EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TRAINING COMPONENT AVERAGE WAGE EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES LABOUR MARKET FUNCTIONS NET EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING WAGE SUBSIDIES UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION JOB VACANCIES OCCUPATIONS ACTIVE LABOUR LABOUR MARKET POLICY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH LABOUR MARKET OCCUPATION SAFETY NET YOUTH FIND EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT RECIPIENTS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS LABOUR OFFICES JOB CREATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROFILING MODEL EARNING PUBLIC WORKS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT HIGH WAGE OFFICE EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE REGULAR EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECT WAGE SECTOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS MANAGEMENT JOB OFFER VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SKILLED LABOUR TEMPORARY JOBS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EMPLOYABILITY LABOUR FORCE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES WORKING CONDITIONS ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICY HUMAN RESOURCES DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS LOCAL LABOUR MARKET CREATING JOBS CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT JOB PLACEMENT LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE WAGE DIFFERENTIALS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK WORK ACTIVITY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS NET EMPLOYMENT EFFECT PRIMARY EDUCATION LABOUR SUPPLY PRIVATE COMPANIES YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SERVICE UNEMPLOYED RECEIVING EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL WAGE SUBSIDY STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT POLICY JOBS CRISIS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEM JOB SEEKER SERVICE PROVIDERS EMPLOYEES The Bulgarian labor market has suffered from the economic crisis, and cyclical unemployment has turned into structural unemployment. The labor market crisis is amplified by demographic change as the young and skilled labor force emigrates, aggravating a skills mismatch. Vulnerable groups are served by up to five different agencies, depending on the type of services required: the (1) public employment service; (2) social assistance agency; (3) national security institute; (4) ministry of education; and (5) national and territorial expert medical commissions. Cooperation between the labor offices, the social assistance directorates and municipalities is focused mainly on administrative functions and rule enforcement, rather than on labor market inclusion and promotion. This report reviews the design and implementation of activation policies for social assistance recipients and other highly disadvantaged groups in Bulgaria. The report starts by providing an overview of recent labor market trends, including the impact of the economic crisis on the labor market, in general, and on vulnerable groups, in particular. Chapter two describes and analyses the institutional setting for the design and implementation of Bulgaria's activation strategy and policies, as well as institutional capacity and cooperation between institutions. Chapter three analyses the impact of the benefit system on activation. Chapter four reviews the activation process and the implementation of the mutual obligation principle and the targeting of services provided to disadvantaged groups. Chapter five reviews active labor market programs and investigates to what extent these programs are targeted towards disadvantaged groups, which types of programs are prioritized, as well as reviewing the development of funding for active measures and programs. 2015-04-13T22:23:41Z 2015-04-13T22:23:41Z 2014-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24051697/activating-increasing-employability-specific-vulnerable-groups-bulgaria-diagnostic-institutional-capacity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21734 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Sofia Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria