Social Innovations – Solving the Problem of Inclusion in the Labour Market WORKING LIFE 2013 Stockholm, 26 November 2013 The meeting is co-financed by the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Operational Programme.

Agenda  Introduction – who we are  Social innovations under ESF in Poland  Innovative projects under ESF in Poland – main rules  Examples of social innovations in the areas of:  Employment and Social Integration  Adaptability  Education & Higher Education  Good Governance

National Supporting Institution  We support innovative and transnational activities implemented within OP HC (inc. counselling)  We organise meetings, seminars, workshops and trainings for project promoters, beneficiaries, Intermediate Bodies, experts, etc.  We coordinate work and information flow between thematic networks  We provide the Secretariat for Thematic Networks  We monitor all TNC & Innovative projects and calls for proposals  We provide website and manage different databases (Fishing Pool, Products and Project, Calls for Proposals, etc.)  We support in searching for transnational partners  We prepare documents and publications  And much more…

HC OP – general provisions  Human Capital Operational Programme (HC OP) covers whole ESF support in the programming period 2007 – 2013  Total budget of the Programme: EUR ESF contribution - 85% National contribution - 15% 1-5% of the allocation ≤ € 575 million for TNC & Innovation  HC OP – decentralisation of tasks: Central component: - implemented by administration at central level - 40 % of funds - support for structures and systems Regional component: - implemented by regional governments - 60 % of funds - support for individuals

CENTRAL PRIORITIES I Employment and social integration II Human Resources Development and increase of the adaptability of enterprises, improving the health condition of working persons III High quality of the educational system IV Tertiary education and science V Good governance CENTRAL PRIORITIES I Employment and social integration II Human Resources Development and increase of the adaptability of enterprises, improving the health condition of working persons III High quality of the educational system IV Tertiary education and science V Good governance REGIONAL PRIORITIES VI Labour market open for all VII Promotion of social integration VIII Regional Human Resources for the economy IX Development of education and competences in regions REGIONAL PRIORITIES VI Labour market open for all VII Promotion of social integration VIII Regional Human Resources for the economy IX Development of education and competences in regions TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION & INNOVATIONS in all Priorities of HC OP TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION & INNOVATIONS in all Priorities of HC OP Employment Social integration Adaptability Education Good governance Health Employment Social integration Adaptability Education Good governance Health HC OP main aim: Increased level of employment and social cohesion HC OP main aim: Increased level of employment and social cohesion HC OP areas of support

Innovative projects These Prio’s are also in line with EUSBSR

Innovative projects Implementation of testing innovative project - 1st stage Diagnosis and analysis of problems Creating partnership (if planned) Preparation of draft version of the final product ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

Innovative projects Implementation of testing innovative project 2nd stage Testing phaseAnalysys of testing resultsPreparation of the final product (evaluation) VALIDATION OF THE FINAL PRODUCT Dissemination and mainstreaming of innovative solutions

Employment and Social Integration  Title of the project: „Innovations of the Labour Market” – testing and implementation of new methods for the promotion of employment in niche, endangered and less popular occupations.”  Project Leader: Białostocka Fundacja Kształcenia Kadr (Bialystok’s Personnel Training Foundation)  Project Partners: Chamber of Crafts and Entrepreneurship in Bialystok, Applied Vocational Psychology and Policy Research Unit (Luksemburg), the Hanseatic Parliament (Germany)  Aim: the adoption / creation, testing and dissemination / implementation 9 model solutions of consulting, training and cooperation for the promotion of employment in declining, less popular and niche professions  Project website:

Employment and Social Integration Final Product (social innovation): 1. Model of promotion of employment of people 50 + in declining occupations Craft of the Third Age: includes advisory and diagnostic tools for the unemployed 50 +, tools and new training solutions in the craft for 50 +, a tool for initiating local cooperation between crafts and labor market institutions for the promotion of endangered professions and unemployed people 50 +.

Employment and Social Integration 2. Model for promotion of employment of the disabled in less popular occupations: e-Craft: includes advisory and diagnostic tools for unemployed people with disabilities, tools and new solutions training in the craft for people with disabilities, tools for initiating the local cooperation between crafts and labor market institutions to promote less popular professions and people with disabilities. 3. Model for promotion of employment of graduates up to 27 years old in niche occupations: Crafts (made) to Measure: includes advisory and diagnostic tools for unemployed graduates, tools and new training solutions in the craft for young people including spin-offs and spin-outs, tools for initiating the local cooperation between crafts and labour market institutions to promote niche occupations and unemployed youth

Employment and Social Integration  Users of the product: –the craft, labour market institutions (job advisors, trainers, educators in the craft, coordinators of the local cooperation)  Recipients of the product (end beneficiaries): –unemployed: –people 50 +, –people with disabilities –graduates up to 27 years old

Adaptability  Title of the project: Re:start  Project Leader: Polska Fundacja Przedsiębiorczości (Polish Entrepreneurs Foundation)  Project Partners: Oxford Innovation Ltd. (Great Britain)  Aim: to develop and implement a support tool / instrument for restarters (to increase effectiveness of support for restartes and number of companies established by them)  Project website:

Adaptability Final Product (social innovation): a comprehensive model of providing support services to restarters, which will consist of:  a set of standardized coaching, mentoring services and expert advice compiled in the Manual for providing services to coaches, mentors and experts;  database of coaches, mentors and industry experts with the system of required competences, evaluating their work and sample contracts;  on-line tool being a prerequisite for the provision of services, from registering a restarter, through diagnosis of their needs, services provision, to the evaluation thereof, used by all stakeholders, i.e. end beneficiaries, users, experts and Restart Centre  the rules of cooperation between the Restart Centre and users compiled in a Manual for providing services to users;  training programs for new participants in the service provision system, i.e. users, coaches, mentors and industry experts.

Adaptability The innovation will also result in the establishment of a Restart Centre that will provide services for restarters according to the service provision model.  Users of the product: labour market institutions / business environment institutions, whose regular offer includes the support for entrepreneurs, individuals planning to start a business, or the unemployed  Recipients of the product (End beneficiaries): restarters, i.e. adults, who due to various reasons ceased running business and are planning to start it again.

Education & Higher Education  Title of the project: Wielkopolska monitoring and forecasting system  Project Leader: Politechnika Poznańska (Poznań University of Technology)  Project Partners: Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences (Kokkola, Finland)  Aim: to satisfy the information needs in the scope of adapting vocational education to labour market requirements.  Project website: Follow up: Project „Time for professionals – wielkopolska vocational education” (Leader: Local Government of the Wielkopolska Region, Partners: Poznań University of Technology, Teacher Development Center in Piła)

Education & Higher Education Final Product (social innovation): the “Wielkopolska monitoring and forecasting system” in the field of vocational training is an organizational and technical solution that will enable access and sharing of information to all stakeholders. Monitoring and forecasting includes, inter alia, demand for skills and qualifications among employers and the supply of professional skills among students of vocational schools and educational institutions engaged in vocational training. The product may become the basis for the creation of the modern labour market observatory. The core of this solution is dynamic, updated by the parties (i.e. labor market institutions database, schools, businesses and students, enabling the generation of information desired by certain customers. The “Wielkopolska monitoring and forecasting system” consists of three subsystems:  monitoring and forecasting;  IT;  management.

Education & Higher Education STUDENTEMPLOYER LABOUR MARKET INSTITUTIONS, EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS, SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING VACATIONAL EDUCATION Job offer descriptions according to accessible list of skills Generation of the list of job offers the most suitable to the profile by the system INFORMATION ON STUDENTS' COMPETENCES Generation of the list of students' profiles the most suitable to the offered jobs INFORMATION ON PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES NEEDED BY EMPLOYERS Creation of the profile according to accessible list of skills Registration Logging into the system Generation of reports at different levels of detail, monitoring and forecasting for vocational education on the labour market SCHEME OF SYSTEM FUNCTIONING* Student knows what he/she should learn Student will find the job/practice/apprenticeship quicker Employer will find the employee quicker *Scheme based on presentation „Wielkopolski system monitorowania i prognozowania – stan obecny i przyszły” by Dr. Eng. Maciej Szafrański, Poznań University of Technology, 2013

Education & Higher Education  Recipients of the product (End beneficiaries): –employers; –students (except adults), learning in schools and other educational institutions engaged in vocational training.  Users of the product: –labour market institutions (poviat labour offices in particular); –schools and educational institutions conducting vocational education (excluding vocational education)

Good Governance  Title of the project: Equality as standard of good government  Project Leader: Feminoteka Foundation  Project Partners: Polish Society of Anti-Discrimination Law, Institute Laudator (Poland), City of Vantaa, Finnish Human Rights League (Finland), University of Macerata (Italy)  Aim: is to improve the implementation of equality and anti- discrimination policies in the provision of public services by local government authorities  Project website:

Good Governance Final Product (social innovation) includes:  Training Programme for officers consisting of 6 modules divided into awareness part (concerning the issue, mechanism, and anti- discrimination actions) and practical part (with methods of applying Equality Standard and Equality Index in the public office)  EQUALITY STANDARD is a description of the target situation (the desired state of equality in local government). Standard consists of 10 elements (indicators of equality), whose combined performance and proper application will ensure effective implementation of equality policies in the office. Adoption of the Standard is an expression of commitment of local authorities in promoting the principle of equality and non-discrimination, as well as the declaration of the implementing it on its territory. Standard answers the question: How it should be? What to do to achieve desired state of equality?

Good Governance  EQUALITY INDEX is a tool with which each office can examine and achieve equality standard. It is a comprehensive system for measuring the implementation of quality policy in the public services provided by local government, based on identified in EQUALITY STANDARD indicators. Index answers the question: how to test and measure the current state of implementation of equality and how to reach a higher level of the Standard?

Good Governance  Users of the product: local government units and their employees in Poland  Recipients of the product (end beneficiaries): all people - users of public services provided by the offices

Other projects  Database of Products and Projects on the NSI website (in Polish): pokl.org.pl/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=3 3&Itemid=297&lang=pl pokl.org.pl/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=3 3&Itemid=297&lang=pl  Publications (in Polish and English): pokl.org.pl/images/biblioteka_kiw/ materialy_kiw/podreczniki_poradni ki/czas_innowacji_2.pdf pokl.org.pl/images/bib lioteka_kiw/materialy_ kiw/podreczniki_pora dniki/czas_innowacji. pdf

Thank you very much for your attention! Magdalena Karczewska Paulina Chodyra National Supporting Institution Center of European Projects