Two-day thematic-oriented seminar on the topic “In the world of handmade small sweets”

In the period of October 01-02, 2020 in the town of Pomorie, within Activity 3 “Orientation and targeting of newly arrived TCN’s on skills and interests to engage in various thematic-oriented seminars to acquire new skills and knowledge, applicable to promoting entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on female entrepreneurship among the target group“, sub-activity 3.2. “Conducting thematic-oriented seminars by interests in order to promote entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on women's entrepreneurship among newly arrived TCN’s” from the project “Fighting together against prejudices and stereotypes – TCN’s employment and entrepreneurship“, а seminar on “In the world of handmade small sweets” was held.

The event was attended by 17 (seventeen) representatives of the target group of the project – third country nationals (TCN’s), as the aim of the seminar is to create and/or develop in the newly arrived TCN’s knowledge and skills for self-employment on the labour market and specifically, with an emphasis on promoting women's entrepreneurship.

During the event to the participants were presented:

• The goals and activities of the project “Fighting together against prejudices and stereotypes – TCN’s employment and entrepreneurship”.
• The opportunities for development offered by the profession “Baker – confectioner” and in particular the specialty “Manufacture of confectionery”.
• The specific working conditions and hygienic practices in culinary.
• The characteristics of the raw materials in the confectionery production; the selection of confectionery raw materials and products; the ways of storage of confectionery raw materials and products.
• The techniques and technologies in confectionery for the preparation of various types of dough for handmade small sweets.
• The preparation of dough for handmade small butter sweets - recipe and mixing the raw materials in steps. The techniques for working with the dough and shaping small butter sweets (practical exercise).
• The preparation of crumbly, butter dough for various types of handmade small sweets, incl. Christmas small sweets - recipe and mixing the raw materials in steps. The techniques for working with crumbly, butter dough and shaping different types of small sweets (practical exercise).
• The preparation of various glazes and mixtures for decorating and bonding small sweets, incl. Christmas small sweets - recipes and mixing the raw materials in steps. The techniques for working with glazes and bonding different types of small sweets, incl. Christmas small sweets (practical exercise).

The overall assessment for the two-day thematic-oriented seminar, given by the participants in it, is “excellent”. The indicated rating is a result of the processed Questionnaires for evaluation of the event, filled in by the participants.

The event ended with the distribution of Certificates to the participants, for successfully completed training in a thematic-oriented seminar on “In the world of handmade small sweets“.