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Courses in Bulgaria Accommodation: expect to pay between 100 and 200€ per month for a studio or
a small apartment.
To find a real estate agency:
Bulgaria is located in the heart of the Europe, in the Balkans: its history www.expat.com/fr/entreprises/europe/bulgarie/2_immobilier/
is rich, its geography varied. It is mainly known for its many Orthodox monasteries For classified ad websites, some examples:
and its Cyrillic writing. The main sources of income and economic growth come www.imotibg.com; bulgaria-property.imoti.net; www.bgaccommodations.com
from the energy, mining, light manufacturing and tourism sectors. In the industrial
sector there are dynamic companies in textiles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, Tips on finding a course and useful sites
mobile phones and software.
Useful sources of information
Name and legal framework ÷ Bulgarian Embassy in France: www.amb-bulgarie.fr
“стаж” (“staj”) ou “практика” (“praktika”) ou “обучение” (“obuchenie”) ÷ The daily newspaper Dnevnik Dnevnik www.dnevnik.bg
Courses are regulated by the Bulgarian Labour Code (Кодекснатруда) over the
whole country. Their practice is quite well-developed in Bulgaria. The seasonal
courses of one to three months (summer or winter) can be distinguished from the
end-of-study courses, before the validation of the qualification, and from those
which constitute a certain type of in-house training.
More information on the site of the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
seconomy.mlsp.government.bg/en

Remuneration: courses are not necessarily paid, but private companies may offer
payment and tutoring. The trainee may also be offered a fixed-term employment
contract.

Administrative formalities: For mandatory courses within the study curriculum,
a tripartite convention (trainee/business/educational institution) is signed. In the
case of a voluntary course, the conditions are negotiated between the parties.
A course contract can be signed, particularly in training courses oriented toward
international cooperation. Other than in these curricula, it is less common to find
that the host structures consider that they should participate in the students'
training. Student employees being many, it is very common to treat a salaried job
as a training course.
If the course is carried out by the student outside his university curriculum, its Assistance in the search for courses
duration may not be greater than three months of normal working hours. The ÷ The Franco-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce www.ccifrance-bulgarie.org
new law under discussion provides for a duration of compulsory courses of six to can be a useful source
twelve months. ÷ A course search website: www.staj.bg

Practical life ÷ The National Employment Agency: www.az.government.bg
÷ www.jobtiger.bg
Bulgaria is an affordable country in terms of its living conditions. ÷ www.karieri.bg
The monetary unit is the Bulgarian lev (in 2017, 1 Lev was worth approximately
0.50€) ÷ www.jobs.bg

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