CENTRAL OFFICE OF LABOUR, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND FAMILY PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC MARCH 27 – 28, 2013 Employment support through education and training in Slovak Republic Employment support through education and training in Slovak Republic

Training and professional preparation fundamentals in the Slovak Republic Training and preparation for the labour market is governed by the Lifelong Learning Act no. 568/2009 (amended several times) Lifelong education school education (formal) further education (informal) Further education enables to acquire partial or full qualification or renew, improve or deepen the qualification acquired in school education An individual cannot acquire a higher level of education by being successful (acquiring a certificate) at the further education 2

Training and professional preparation fundamentals in the Slovak Republic Professional training reform adopted in 2012 with an objective that graduates will find an employment after graduating in period of 4 years ⇢ 80 % of vocational school graduates should be working in the area, they studied Change of system of professional training and preparation for the labour market ensure higher flexibility of employment seekers at the labour market shorten training participation ⇢ faster employment 3

Responsibility and competencies in the area of training and professional preparation 4 Training and preparation for the labour market in the Slovak Republic Employment services system Finding employment Changing employment ⇒ system of support tools and assistance to the employment seekers Filling the job vacancies Applying active measures at the labour market

Responsibility and competencies in the area of training and professional preparation 5 Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family legislatively determines employment services including training and preparation for the labour market Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Offices of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (46) provide - evidence of the unemployed looking for an employment - assisting with finding suitable employment ⇒ manages, controls and directs Offices of Labour, Sociall Affairs and Family in the area of providing employment services - providing advisory services - trainings and preparation for the labour market

Responsibility and competencies in the area of training and professional preparation 6 Legislation framework of providing active measures on the labour market (training and preparation for the labour market) Employment Services Act No. 5/2004 Training and preparation for the labour market in the Employment Services Act theoretical and practical preparation that enables the candidate to acquire new professional skills and practical experience in order to apply for a suitable work or to maintain his/her current position.

Responsibility and competencies in the area of training and professional preparation 7 Placing candidates into training and preparation for the labour market ⇢ Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family decides ⇢ concludes an agreement regarding providing tuition-free training and preparation for the labour market During training and preparation for the labour market – reimbursment of travel, meals and accomodation expenses pre-school children care allowance finance benefit of life subsistence minimum, if training › 1 month

Financial tools to support training and preparation to the labour market 8 National budget of the Slovak Republic Europ ean Social Fund. Operation programme Employment and social inclusion

Anticipating skills and training necessitiesAnticipating skills and training necessities 9 Offices of Labour, Social Affairs and Family „Evaluating“ the candidates Analysis and labour market situation review Monitoring training necessities of candidates Comparing them with their skills and competences Developing regional training plans Amendment to the Employment Services act (May 2013) ⇢ financial support of training and preparation for the labour market that the candidates individually ensure (600 €) Amendment to the Employment Services act (May 2013) ⇢ financial support of training and preparation for the labour market that the candidates individually ensure (600 €)

Cooperation of the public employment services and professional training providers 10 Training and preparation for the labour market is ensured by offices of labour, social affairs and family through external suppliers – selection through legislatively stated procurement System of procurement– 1 of the main reasons of significant decrease of implementing the training and preparation for the labour market centralisation – slows the selection of the external suppliers as well as training (only 20% of training activities is provided by offices of labour, social affairs and family individually) Centralisation in national legislation – providing highest possible transparency and elimination of local clientelism ⇢ it is problematic to acheive successful central selection of external suppliers so that all regional requirements and conditions would be followed

System of recognition of training and education certificates 11 Further education – does not lead to acquiring certificate nor qualification, does not significantly improve position at the labour market external subjects must acquire so called acreditation = state verification of capability of external supplier that it can execute a training programme by the conditions laid by the legislative conditions After finishing training ⇢ acquiring certificate- lower acceptation from employers, are not equivalent to to indenture that is considered to be a document of graduation from particular area

Individual advisory for professional training and re-qualifications 12 individual advisory services creating accordance between the candidate’s personal assumptions and the requirements for a particular job finding personal assumptions,skills, and evaluating his/her competencies developing action plan to support employment application diagnosis and recognition of obstacles to enter labour market, by creating candidate’s personal profile in order to determine activites, measures and services necessary for his/her integration to labour market SUMMARY ⇢ TRAINING AND PREPARATION FOR LABOUR MARKET

Individual advisory for professional training and re-qualifications 13 Training and preparation for the labour market Ensured by Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family If required in labour market Based on the evaluation of the capabilities, work experience, professional skills, medical fitness In case of absence of professional skills and knowledge and need of change of knowledge and professional skills with regard to labour market demand and loss of ability to perform work in current employment

Procedure before training and preparation for labour market 14 Candidate fills out application for training and preparation for labour market If he/she meets and Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family organizes training and preparation for the labour market ⇢ they conclude an agreement about tuition – free training and preparation for the labour market In case candidate terminates his/her participation at the training and preparation for the labour market ⇢ he/she is obliged to reimburse the funds spent on his/her training

Effects on number of training programmesEffects on number of training programmes 15 last 3 years public procurement - stricter Training and preparation for the labour market using the ESF funds strict control mechanisms Limited number of trainings inspections on the Ministry procedure needs to be done repeatedly Slow procurement procedure

Review of candidates placed on the trainings and funds spent 16 Training and preparation to the labour market Year Number of candidates in training courses Training courses funds ,17 € ,04 € ,84 € ,24 € ,38 € Funds per one training course graduate 424,63 €293,60 €635,29 €329,43 €540,65 €

Success rate of placing training and preparation for the labour market graduates 17

Most sucessful trainings and preparations for labour market 18 Training and preparation to labour market Year Courses that placed most clients Self- employment start Self- employment start Regional tourism CNC machine operation IT Worker professions NursingSchool of Sales Tourism business Worker professions Management and business AccountingElectrotechniciansCooks/waiters

Most sucessful trainings and preparations for labour market 19 18,90% candidates placed on labour market = course prepares the candidate to acquire practical skills necessary for metalworking with the CNC machines (milling and turning) Preparation for CNC machines operation 17,80% candidates placed on labour market = coures teaches the aspects of financial and personal management necessary to organize and manage the business activities on the regional level 2011 Regional social management competencies

Thank you for your attention Martin UVÁČEK Peter KLEIN The Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family - Slovakia © Alena SLÁVIKOVÁ