1. ALMP offer for young people in Poland Izabela Kaczmarska Labour Market Department Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy Poland Bratislava, 24 May 2016 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop

2. Izabela Kaczmarska, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland 24th May 2016 2

3. TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop 3 PES OFFER FOR PEOPLE AGED 30– IN POLAND 1. Vocational counselling, job placement, IAP etc. 2. Youth guarantee Within 4 months from registration as an unemployed, young person has to be offered a job or other form of activation 3. LLL instruments Chance to gain new qualifications and/or vocational and social competencies 4. Subsidised employment (schemes for employers) 5. Entrepreneurship support (training, loans, grants) 6. Voucher System (functioning since May 2014) → Training voucher → Employment voucher → Internship voucher → Settlement voucher PES OFFER FOR PEOPLE AGED 30– IN POLAND 1. Vocational counselling, job placement, IAP etc. 2. Youth guarantee Within 4 months from registration as an unemployed, young person has to be offered a job or other form of activation 3. LLL instruments Chance to gain new qualifications and/or vocational and social competencies 4. Subsidised employment (schemes for employers) 5. Entrepreneurship support (training, loans, grants) 6. Voucher System (functioning since May 2014) → Training voucher → Employment voucher → Internship voucher → Settlement voucher Izabela Kaczmarska, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland 24th May 2016

4. TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop Training voucher Guarantee to finance a training chosen by the unemployed Voucher valued up to 100% of average salary (≈ 920 €) can be spend on the costs of: a)one or several trainings b)necessary medical or psychological examinations c)transportation to the place of the training (lump sum) d)accommodation, if the classes are held outside the place of residence (lump sum) Additionally, a trainee receives monthly scholarship – 120% of unemployment benefit (≈ 225 €) implementation of voucher is based on IAP the relevance of the training/s has to be justified Training voucher Guarantee to finance a training chosen by the unemployed Voucher valued up to 100% of average salary (≈ 920 €) can be spend on the costs of: a)one or several trainings b)necessary medical or psychological examinations c)transportation to the place of the training (lump sum) d)accommodation, if the classes are held outside the place of residence (lump sum) Additionally, a trainee receives monthly scholarship – 120% of unemployment benefit (≈ 225 €) implementation of voucher is based on IAP the relevance of the training/s has to be justified 4 Izabela Kaczmarska, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland 24th May 2016

5. TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop Internship voucher Guarantee to finance an internship offer found by unemployed Labour office finances costs of 6-months internship including: a)monthly scholarship – 120% of unemployment benefit b)the costs of access to and from the place of internship – as a lump sum c)costs of necessary medical or psychological examinations The employer who employs the participant after the 6-months internship for the period of the next 6 months will receive a bonus in the amount of PLN 1500 (≈ 340 €) implementation of voucher is based on IAP Internship voucher Guarantee to finance an internship offer found by unemployed Labour office finances costs of 6-months internship including: a)monthly scholarship – 120% of unemployment benefit b)the costs of access to and from the place of internship – as a lump sum c)costs of necessary medical or psychological examinations The employer who employs the participant after the 6-months internship for the period of the next 6 months will receive a bonus in the amount of PLN 1500 (≈ 340 €) implementation of voucher is based on IAP 5 Izabela Kaczmarska, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland 24th May 2016

6. TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop Training voucher 2014 → 2 475 beneficiaries 2015 → 5 900 beneficiaries 2015 → 4 226 started a job during or within 3 months after the programme Internship voucher 2014 → 10 176 beneficiaries 2015 → 12 989 beneficiaries 2015 → 11 609 continued employment 3 months after the programme Next steps: evaluation and impact assessment Training voucher 2014 → 2 475 beneficiaries 2015 → 5 900 beneficiaries 2015 → 4 226 started a job during or within 3 months after the programme Internship voucher 2014 → 10 176 beneficiaries 2015 → 12 989 beneficiaries 2015 → 11 609 continued employment 3 months after the programme Next steps: evaluation and impact assessment 6 Izabela Kaczmarska, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland 24th May 2016

7. Ďakujem za pozornosť Thank you for your attention Dziękuję za uwagę 7 TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop izabela.kaczmarska@mrpips.gov.pl Izabela Kaczmarska, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland 24th May 2016