BOOST

On March 30, 2023, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the territory of the NSA “Vasil Levski”, Bulgarian sports development association (BSDA) held a dissemination event and introduced the “BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents” project to the students. During the meeting the following topics were discussed: the need to increase skills and employability, modernize education, training and youth work with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.

In the period 02-05 March 2023, in Rijeka, Croatia was held the final project meeting of "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents". BOOST is a 24-month strategic partnership, co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, which aims to create new learning and personal development opportunities for young people in Europe by providing interactive educational formats and methods based on the development of transversal skills.

On the 23rd of February, 2023, Bulgarian sports development association (BSDA) presented the results of the "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" initiative, which aims to develop the transversal skills of the young people. In conjunction with the new subject, introduced by the 81st "Victor Hugo" Innovative School – Skills of the 21st century, the handbook and the online training platform, which were created within the framework of the BOOST initiative, can be extremely useful through the practical information presented in both products.

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In the period January 20-22, 2023, in Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria, a training for pedagogical and sports experts was held, during which Bulgarian sports development association presented the activities and developed materials within the framework of the initiatives #BOOST, Women's Hurdles and On the way to acceptance – all of them co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

On December 15, 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgarian sports development association (BSDA), together with the coaches and the team of Volleyball Club Achilles, Sofia, held a Christmas #BOOST training, during which the participating children received equipment, gifts and wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. During the celebration, Ivaylo Zdravkov, board member of BSDA and Alexander Rashkov, Head Coach of VC Achilles, introduced the athletes to the BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents project and discussed the need to increase skills and employability, modernize education, training and youth work with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.

On the 23rd of November, 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the territory of the "Vasil Levski" National Sports Academy, Bulgarian sports development association held a dissemination event and introduced the students to the "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" project. During the meeting the following topics were discussed: the need to increase skills and employability, modernize education, training and youth work with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.

On November 13, 2022, during the sports holiday "Choose your way of sports", held at the "Vasil Levski" National Sports Academy, the activities and the e-learning platform, part of the "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" project, were presented. During the event the following topics were discussed and debated: the need to increase skills and employability, modernize education, training and youth work with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.

On November 9, 2022, a training of pedagogical counselors and psychologists from the capital’s “Mladost" district was held, during which Joanna Dochevska – chairperson of the board of BSDA, presented the "BOOST – Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" project. During the meeting the following topics were discussed: the need to increase skills and employability, modernize education, training and youth work with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.

On the 28th of October, 2022, in Opatija, Croatia, Vere Montis NGO organized a dissemination event under the "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents” project. The event was held at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, within the Entrepreneurship week, which was held in the period 24 – 28 October. During the event, the project itself was presented, the transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe, as well as the BOOST e-learning platform – an innovative easy-to use tool, including videos and contents regarding the most important transversal skills. The participants in the event showed great interest in the e-learning platform and received copies of the #BOOST Transversal Skills Development Handbook for youth workers.

On September 24, 2022, within the #BeActive Sports Village of outdoor sports and the #BeActive Night of Sports, which took place in front of the National Palace of Culture, Bulgarian sports development association presented to the citizens of the capital and the sports lovers their current activities and initiatives. In the sports village, over 25 federations and clubs presented their activities through demonstrations and informational materials, and within the Night of Sports, a program was held on stage with demonstrations of sports federations and clubs. The European Week of Sport #BeActive is organized for the eight consecutive year by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Between 23 and 30 September, everyone will have the opportunity to become part of the largest sports festival for amateurs in Europe.

On September 19, 2022, during practice of the master's degree students in the specialty "Sports Management" of the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Joanna Dochevska – chairperson of BSDA, presented the activities of the organization and introduced the "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" project. During the meeting the following topics were discussed: the need to increase skills and employability, modernize education, training and youth work with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.

In the period 31.08 – 03.09.2022, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina was held a testing mobility of project "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents". BOOST is a 24-month strategic partnership, co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, which aims to create new learning and personal development opportunities for young people in Europe by providing interactive educational formats and methods based on the development of transversal skills. The meeting was attended by representatives of partner countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Italy and Croatia and during the testing mobility, project team and recruited youth workers attended practical visits in youth organizations in the country, focussed on the transversal skills development in young people – NAHLA, Foundation Mozaik and HomeWorkHub, all doing amazing job for the young people in the country. On the second day of the mobility, the international group held testing workshops during which were done final test of the e-learning platform for transversal skills development, available already at www.boostskills.eu. At the project platform is available as well #BOOST handbook, which is a valuable learning tool for youth workers in the field of transversal skills development and it is available for free download in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, English and Italian languages.

On the 3rd of September 2022, for another year "Familathlon" – the largest outdoor holiday dedicated to sports and entertainment, gathered hundreds of citizens and guests of Sofia on the open lawns in South Park 2. The Bulgarian sports development association took an active part in the event, presenting the activities of the ongoing initiatives co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union: BOOST – Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents and On the way to acceptance – a non-formal youth programme of innovative tolerance awareness tools and together with the partners from Class4YourBack and Church workshop at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Sofia organized sports activities for the attendees.

"BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" is a 24 months strategic partnership, co-funded by Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, aiming to create new education and personal development for young people in Europe through delivering interactive educational formats and methods based on transversal skills development.

On April 14, 2022, during an ongoing training of youth workers in the capital, organized by the Bulgarian Memory Foundation in partnership with the "Municipality of Bulgarians in ATO Gagauzia" Association, the benefits of BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents project were presented. Within the "Building skills for the development of digital and entrepreneurial skills among young people and the formation of European values" project, co-funded under the Erasmus+ programme, KA 1, the transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe were discussed by the participants. The project brought together youth workers from Bulgaria and Moldova at a 7-day seminar.

In the period 11 – 14 April 2022, within the events held in the capital, organized at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", with the participation of lecturers, students, athletes, physical education teachers, sports professionals and coaches, the benefits of the "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" project were presented. During the meeting the following topics were discussed: the need to increase skills and employment opportunities; modernized education; training and youth activities with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.

In the period 07 – 10 of December 2021, in Milan, Italy was held framework approval meeting of project "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents". BOOST is a 24-month strategic partnership, co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, which aims to create new learning and personal development opportunities for young people in Europe by providing interactive educational formats and methods based on the development of transversal skills. The meeting was attended by representatives of partner countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Italy and Croatia and Framework approval meeting was following the desk and field research regarding transversal skills development in young people and aims to approve the framework of both BOOST e-learning and handbook by the consortium. During the meeting, one representative from each partner organization and one youth worker has gathered together and has discussed in details the structure and content to be included in both outputs, analyzing the theoretical and practical content.

"BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" is a 24 months strategic partnership, co-funded by Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, aiming to create new education and personal development for young people in Europe through delivering interactive educational formats and methods based on transversal skills development.

“BOOST – Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents” is a 24-month strategic partnership, co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, which aims to create new learning and personal development opportunities for young people in Europe by providing interactive educational formats and methods based on the development of transversal skills.

On 06.06.2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria, the first meeting of the project "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" was held - a 24-month strategic partnership, co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, which aims to create new learning and personal development opportunities for young people in Europe by providing interactive educational formats and methods based on the development of transversal skills. The meeting was attended by representatives of partner countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Italy and Croatia.

"BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" is a 24 months strategic partnership, co-funded by Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, aiming to create new education and personal development for young people in Europe through delivering interactive educational formats and methods based on transversal skills development.