About us
Digital Dec is a Bulgarian SME, established in 2020 to support lifelong learning, career guidance, and workforce development in Bulgaria through innovative digital tools, methodologies, and approaches. Its main activities include:
- Initial and continuing training for career counselors and teachers under the Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) program in Bulgaria. Digital Dec offers ongoing training for mastering specific competencies, such as online counseling skills, working with vulnerable groups including adults, mental health training for helping professionals.
- Seminars and workshops for different groups of learners – young people, parents, adults, educators – on life and career planning, and skills development (digital, green, entrepreneurship, soft skills, resilience, labor market trends).
- Technology development and online solutions for e-learning, skills development, career guidance, EU project platforms and digital tools.
Gergana Rakovska
Gergana Rakovska has significant experience in developing strategies, conducting trainings; project management of various successful USAID and EU-funded initiatives. Her background is in Mathematics and Computer Science, PhD in Insurance and Social Security; specialization in Actuary. She has been a Bologna Adviser for Bulgaria and a Chairperson of National Board for Certified Counselors – NBCC Bulgaria since 2007.
Gergana Rakovska has been involved as a consultant and project manager in many national initiatives, launched by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor and Social Policy – national internship program, labor market initiatives, qualification of university professors, development of national rating system in the higher education, etc. Her experience and knowledge in policy development have been utilized also on an international level - by the Macedonian Competitiveness Project, the Armenian initiative for the development of a national strategy on employability, the Georgian workforce development project in health sector, Moldovian Ministry of Education.
Nadezhda Paunova
Nadezhda Paunova has a Master Degree in Accountancy and Control with post-graduate specialization in Organizational and Labor Psychology. She is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Bulgaria and certified GCDF and MHF counselor. Nadezhda Paunova possesses significant experience in project elaboration and management both in the private and NGO sectors, and has taken part in many successful EU-funded initiatives. Nadezhda has taken part in the training of GCDF trainers in Macedonia and Taiwan.
Natalia Nikolova
Natalia Nikolova has a Master's Degree in Psychology with many specializations and broad practice in the field. Since 2000 she designs and facilitates training in the development of human resources and works for European projects. Certified GCDF and MHF counselor and trainer. Natalia has taken part in the development of many training materials and innovative tools. As a Master trainer under the Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) program, she has taken part in the development of training curriculum for career guidance practitioners in Bulgaria and contributed for the upgrade of the GCDF Train-the-Trainer Manual in 2009. Natalia Nikolova is involved as a trainer in the GCDF course offered by Sofia University under a Master and a Post-graduate program in career development. She has taken part in the training of GCDF trainers in Macedonia.
Nevena Rakovska
Nevena Rakovska has a journalistic background and large professional experience in public communications and conducting of research. She has elaborated numerous articles, manuals, and national reports on lifelong guidance, career development and employability. Nevena Rakovska has worked for USAID and EU-funded projects since 2000. She is a certified counselor and trainer under the Global Career Development Facilitator and Mental Health Facilitator programs.
As a Master trainer under the Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) program, she has taken part in the development of training curriculum for career guidance practitioners in Bulgaria and contributed for the upgrade of the GCDF Train-the-Trainer Manual in 2009. Nevena is involved as a trainer in the GCDF course offered by Sofia University under a Master's and a Post-graduate program in career development. She has taken part in the training of GCDF trainers in Macedonia and Taiwan.