“Human Resources Development” Operational Programme is a strategic document which will act as a framework for absorption of funds, co-financed jointly by the European Social Fund of the EU and the national budget during the programming period 2007 – 2013 and will cover the territory of the whole country under the “Convergence” objective.
It is a constituent part of the National Strategic Reference Framework and contributes to one of its main objectives to “develop human capital in order to ensure higher employment, income and social inclusion”.

In the process of management and control of HRD OP in the Republic of Bulgaria the following authorities/units:

•Central coordination unit
•Certifying authority
•Audit authority
•Managing authority
•Intermediate bodies