Annual Report for the Public Administration 2004

Ruzhinzi, Targavoshte, Chepelare, etc.). Compared to the year 2003 this percentage has been
increased with 23%.
Further to the training funds specially allocated, 44% of the structures have absorbed also
the funds for training planned in their budgets.
The number of administrations that have absorbed less than 30% of the funds is 26, of
which 5 structures at central level (Ministry of Environment and Waters – 20%, the Executive
agency for the vine and the wine – 13%, the Bulgarian-German centre for vocational training –
Stara Zagora – 0%, the Basin directorate Blagoevgrad – 3%, the Regional education inspectorate
Haskovo - 25%) and 21 municipal administrations (Zlataritza – 7%, Kresna – 5%, Simeonovgrad –
20%, etc.).
The total number of employees who have undergone training in 2004 is 29 797, out of which
25 307 (37%) 7 in the central administration and 4 490 (23%) in the territorial administration. As
compared to 2003, this number has increased with 8% for the central administration and with 11%
for the territorial administration.
14 624
compulsory training
specialized training
16 323
1 444
10 683
1 842
549
2529
1961
central administration
2003
central administration
2004
territorial administration
2003
territorial administration
2004
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diagram IV-20. Ratio of the employees who have passed compulsory and specialized training
10 683 employees of the central administration and 1 961 employees of the territorial
administration underwent compulsory training in 2004. Of these, 1 074 at managerial positions and
9 609 at expert positions for the central administration, and 560 at managerial positions and 1 401
at expert positions in the territorial administration. 2 547 employees of the employees that have
undergone specialized training have been trained in the Institute for Public Administration and
European Integration along the programs for newcomers, newly appointed managers, integration of
Bulgaria to the EU, and prevention of corruption.
The largest number of employees have undergone narrowly specialized training – 14 353
(13 107 at central level and 1 246 at territorial level). In the central administration the second place
is occupied by training in information technology – 3 068 employees, and at territorial level – the
training in legal regulations and the organization of administrative activities – 975 employees. The
lowest number of employees in the central administration have undergone training in financial
management – 1 102, while for territorial administrations the bottom position is occupied by foreign
language training – 107 employees, as it was established in 2003 as well.
According to a survey of the National Center for Public Opinion Studies (NZIOM) 44,6% of
the employees consider that the training opportunities they were given match their desires. 46,7%
state that the possibility for improvement of their qualification presented by the administration
matches their desires partially.
In 2004, 35 676 employees underwent courses for specialized training at the Institute for
Public Administration and European Integration which is with 35% more than in 2003. 227
employees have visited courses organized by TAIEX (the Ministry of Environment and Waters – 22,
the Executive agency “Railway administration – 15, the National veterinary-medical service – 45
and other structures mainly at central level). The largest number is the number of employees who
have undergone training at other training institutions - 9,986. The training institutions most often
mentioned are: Bulgarian universities (New Bulgarian University, the Sofia University “Kliment
2004 Annual Report for the Public Administration