The deadline for eliminating occupational standards will be extended until 31 December 2024, given that almost 700 occupational standards were to be abolished from 1 September 2023, the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS) announced on Friday.
BNS president Dumitru Costin met on Friday with minister of Labour and Social Protection Simona Bucura-Oprescu, the two focusing on the almost 700 occupational standards to be abolished on 1 September 2023. The epresentatives of the Ministry of Education, of the National Association of Sectoral Committees, of the Employers' Association of Professional Training Providers, of the National Council for Private Small and Medium Enterprises in Romania and of the Concordia Employers' Confederation, also attended the talks.
"Following the meeting, it was decided to issue a joint order of the ministers of Labour and Education to extend the deadline for eliminating occupational standards until 31 December 2024. It was also decided the establishment of a working group, starting with September, coordinated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, to carry out a plan of measures to improve the regulatory framework of the adult training market in Romania," reads the BNS release.
The National Trade Union Bloc launched on 3 August 2023 a public appeal to the Minister of Labour and Social Protection to save about 700 occupations in Romania that were at risk of disappearing from 1 September 2023, following decisions made by the National Authority for Qualifications.A
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