A State Vocational High School since 1968. More than 7 000 specialists of secondary technician education have

graduated. 1030 students distributed in 40 classes are being trained now. The core of the vocational training includes 4 professions /6 specialties/

providing the third degree of professional qualification for: • the profession “System programmer” in the specialty “System

programming”;• the profession “Technician of Computer Systems” in the specialty

“Computing Equipment and Technologies”; the profession “Technician of Computer Systems” in the specialty “Computer Networks”;

• the profession “Technician of Electronic Equipment” in the specialty “Industrial Electronics”;

• the profession “Technician of Electronic Equipment” in the specialty “Microprocessor Equipment”;

• the profession “Technician of Energy Facilities and Installations” in the specialty “Renewable Energy Sources” that has been included in the National List of Professions since 2009 and that has started since the school year 2009/2010for the first time in the country.

The vocational training is carried out as modules or as subjects. English and German are intensively studied from the 8th grade to the 12th grade.

Sofia Vocational High School of Electronics “John Atanasov”” /VHSE/

address: Sofia -1113, 46 Rayko Alexiev Str.WEB site: http://spge-bg.com e-mail: SPGElectron@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:(003592)8720047; (003592)8720037; Fax: (003592)8720781 =======================================================================

For the period 2010-2012 VHSE is a beneficiary of the agreement between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science and the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works called «Regional Development» - BG161PO001/1.1-02/2008 ”Support ensuring appropriate and effective state educational infrastructure contributing to the development of sustainable city areas» of the PROJECT SOFIA. Measures concerning improvement of energy efficiency of the building of VHSE will be applied as well as constructions of solar installations on its roof for practical training.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

/http://www.mrrb.government.bg/index.php?lang=bg&do=news&id=2665/

EXPECTED RESULTSI. СМР => Improvement of the ENERGY EFFICIENY of the

building by HEAT INSULATION AND MINERAL STUCCO OF THE FAÇADE OF THE MAIN EDIFICE - 151 677 BGL.

=> CONSTRUCTING TWO SOLAR INSTALLATIONS ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING FOR PRACTICAL TRAINING OF INSTALLERS OF SMALL-SCALE SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS - 65 000 BGL:

• PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION producing 5kW of electric power

• SOLAR THERMAL INSTALLATION heating hot water for domestic servicing

=>Water Supply and Sewage – REPLACEMENT of a WATER-PIPING IN THE BASEMENT and REPAIR - 8 567 BGL.

=> MAJOR REPAIR of ELECTRIC WIRING: REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC WIRING AND LIGHTING FIXTURE, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION WORK OF OVERALL EMERGENCY LIGHTING - 197 091 BGL.

=> PAINTING WORKS - 131 459 BGL.

=>REPLACEMENT OF DOORS AND FLOORING - 81 873 BGL.

II. SUPPLY of EQUIPMENT:

of ONE SOLAR LABORATORY in order to create conditions for modern and qualitative vocational training for photovoltaic, solar thermal and mixed with heat pumps RES systems -160 000 BGL.

VHSE is a partner in a consortium of 7 states on the project Install+RES of the European program

„Intelligent Energy for Europe” for the period 2010-2013 with the agreement N°: IEE/09/763/S12.558302

The name of the project: „Training courses for installers of small-scale renewable energy systems in buildings”

The project Install+RES envisages to put into practice widely recognized and confirmed courses for qualifying and certifying installers of RES

systems such as solar thermal systems, photovoltaic systems, heat pumps and biomass in several European states: Bulgaria, Greece, Italy,

Poland and Slovenia. It will be executed in accordance with the requirements of a Directive

2009/28/ЕС that promotes the use of energy from renewable sources and defines the qualification requirements for installers for the

correspondent RES.

When both projects are completed, VHSE “John Atanasov” expects from the project SOFIA:• to achieve real results from the energy efficiency measures carried out in order to

attain the control indicators of quality;• to have a renovated and attractive exterior and interior appearance of the

architectural environment;• to possess one modern laboratory equipped for theoretical and practical training on

photovoltaics, solar thermal systems and heat pumps;• to have introduced two solar installations /PV and solar thermal/ on the roof of the

building supporting practical training of installers;• to have available accredited training materials concerning PV, solar thermal systems,

heat pumps and biomass that will represent about 25% from the necessary training contents in the specialty “RES”,

from the project Install+RES:• to be accredited as a training organization for Install+RES training courses for

installers of small-scale installations of RES;• to have certified trainers for the courses for installers of small-scale installations of

RES;• to have trained 48 certified installers from one pilot course and two training courses.

In 2010 the project activities became possible due to the support we received from:

– the team of experts of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science– Experts in the Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association;– the Ministry of Economics, Energy and Tourism, ”Energy Efficiency

and Protection of the Environment” Department;– the company Solar Pro providedfor the training of two teachers as

certified teachers of PV technologies in the Prfessional Centre for Solar Systems /BZS/ in Munich, Germany;

– the company Solar Engineering prepared a project documentation for the building of two training solar installations on the roof of the building of the high school;

– the Centre for training of solar technicians /BZS/ - Munich, Germany, granted a syllabus, methodological materials, presentations and mainly technical equipment for the training on PV.

Sofia Vocational High School of Electronics “John Atanasov” /VHSE/

address: Sofia 1113, 46 Rayko Alexiev Str. WEB site: http://spge-bg.com e-mail: SPGElectron@yahoo.co.uk

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Thank you for your attention!

eng.Iglika NedelchevaPrincipal of VHSE “John Atanasov”

i_ned2001@yahoo.co.uk