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Mariya Neycheva, Burgas Free University, BulgariaAbstract
Continuing education and training (CET) is a priority issue for the EU educational policy. Bulgaria is one of the countries with the lowest involvement in continuing training and one of the reasons for that is the unwillingness of the private sector to invest in lifelong learning. In this regard, the present study focuses on the firm-provided training by discussing the results of a survey of 280 private companies carried out in 2024. It implies that the firm demographics determines to a great extend the training intensity. The prevalence of small businesses which do not have time, financial and human resources for implementing proper HRM practices explains the low involvement in CET. Therefore, the governments should take responsibility in supporting those companies in their efforts to invest in staff training.
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Conference: ECE2025Stream: Adult
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Neycheva M. (2025) Firms’ Investments in Continuing Training: An Empirical Study of Bulgarian Enterprises ISSN: 2188-1162 The European Conference on Education 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 121-130) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2025.11
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2025.11
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