1. Responsibilities and competencies in the area of education and training and system of financing

2. Distribution of responsibilities in the area of education Legal basis - The School Education Act of 7 September 1991 Responsibility – nearly the whole system of education except of higher education Ministry of National Education Legal basis - The Act of 27 July 2005 Law on Higher Education Responsibility – higher education Ministry of Science and Higher Education Legal basis - The Act on the Promotion of Employment and Labour Market Institutions of 20 April 2004 Responsibility – training and retraining of unemployed and jobseekers Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

3. primary schools lower secondary schools vocational schools general upper secondary schools post-secondary schools universities Public continuing education centressocial organisation Practical training centresassociations Public Employment Servicesindividuals Main institutions of education in Poland school settings non-school settings public non-public Employers

4. Public Employment Services in Poland Ministry of Labour and Social Policy 16 Regional Labour Offices 341 Local Labour Offices pomorskie warmińsko- marzurskie zachodnio- pomorskie lubuskie dolnośląskie opolskieśląskie małopolskie podkarpackie mazowieckie podlaskiekujawsko pomorskie lubelskie świętokrzyskie wielkopolskie łódzkie

5. Local Labour Office 1.Providing information about professions, labour market and possibilities of education and trainings 2.Providing individual counselling about choosing profession, retraining, changing profession 3.Initiating, organising and financing of trainings, internships, vocational preparation at work place and other measures Regional Labour Office 1.Cooperation with local labour offices concerning the organization of trainings, vocational preparation at work place and traineeships through: Analysing and forecasting skills and training needs Keeping the register of training providers and analysing their training offer Giving methodical support to local labour offices Initiating the social dialogue concerning the policy of employment and adult education Promoting the idea of Life Long Learning and dissemination of good practices in the area of organising trainings, internships, vocational preparation and other measures 2.Cooperation with education authorities, schools and universities to better adjust the education and training offer to labour market needs Responsibilities of Public Employment Services in the area of education

6. Service and measures concerning education performed by Local Labour Offices Basic service Training courses Financing of postgraduate studies Loans for financing the trainings Financing the costs of examinations and licences Additional measures Internship Vocational preparation at work place Scholarships for continuing school education

7. Main aim is upgrading, developing or updating vocational or general skills to increase employability Forms of the training courses: Individual training courses – are indicated by individual person and carried out on request provided that unemployed person proves the usefulness of this training Group training courses – are initiated and organised by labour office and are address to the specific group of the unemployed Who can take part in training courses? Unemployed person Jobseeker (i.e. being in the period of notice) Employed at the age over 45 In the case of: lack of professional qualifications the need to change or improve qualifications due to lack of the appropriate job offers lack of skills in job search Training courses

8. What are the benefits? Scholarship in the amount of 20-120% of the unemployment benefit Possibility to carry on the training course with a right to scholarship equal to 20% of the unemployment benefit in case of undertaking the job Free medical examinations Psychological tests and examination to check any contradiction to perform tasks in particular profession Reimbursement of travel cost to the place of the training course Possibility of financing the accommodation and meals in case the training course takes place behind the place of living Accident insurance Financing the child care during 6 months Training courses

9. Who can take part in training courses? Unemployed person Jobseeker (i.e. being in the period of notice) Employed at the age over 45 What are the benefits? Financing the costs of postgraduate studies up to 300% of the average monthly salary Scholarship in the amount of 20% unemployment benefit Possibility of carry on the postgraduate studies and keeping the right to scholarship in case of taking up the job Financing of postgraduate studies

10. Who can take part in training courses? Unemployed person Jobseeker (i.e. being in the period of notice) Employed at the age over 45 What are the benefits? Possibility to finance the training courses enabling to undertake employment that requires special qualifications The amount of loan can reach up to 400% of the average monthly salary The loans are free of interest The term of its payment can reach even 18 months after completing the training course Loans for financing the training

11. On the request of unemployed person or jobseeker the local labour office can cover the costs of examinations and licences in the amount not exceeding average remuneration. The following may be financed: Costs of examinations after which certificates and diplomas are issued Costs of acquiring the license required to practice a profession Financing the costs of examinations and licences

12. Main aims are: Enabling unemployed person to acquire qualifications and professional skills Gaining experience in the real work place under the supervision of a tutor Who is entitled? Unemployed person in special situation on labour market, i.e.: Unemployed under 25 or 27 in case of university graduate Long term unemployed Unemployed over 50 Unemployed lacking of vocational qualifications Unemployed disabled What are the benefits? Internship can last from 3 up to 12 months Scholarship equal to 120% of unemployment benefit 2 days off after working each 30 days Internship

13. Main aim is to enable unemployed person and jobseekers to broaden their knowledge and gain new qualifications and skills certified by the documents issued at the end of the training which will increase their chances on the labour market Benefits: The programme aims at developing mainly practical skills (80% of the programme) and gaining theoretical knowledge essential to perform vocational tasks The programme is prepared by employer in cooperation with training institution Scholarship equal to 120% of unemployment benefit Realisation in two forms: Vocational training Job-specific apprenticeship Vocational preparation at work place

14. Main aim is to support the unemployed who decide to continue education in order to improve their vocational qualifications Who is eligible for scholarship? Unemployed person without any vocational qualifications who decides to continue education in a supra-primary or supra-secondary school for adults or started to study at a university during 12 months since the day of registration in the local labour office A person entitled to get welfare benefits due to low income What are the benefits? Monthly scholarship equal to 100% of the unemployment benefit for a period of 12 months Monthly scholarship equal to 20% of the unemployment benefit in case of undertaking employment Scholarships for continuing education

15. Number of participants of basic forms of unemployment activation and employment efficiency in 2011

16. Sources of financing: Labour Fund Structural Funds (mainly European Social Fund) System of financing

17. Thank you for your attention www.wup.gdansk.pl Katarzyna Indraszys - EU Funds Specialist k_indraszys@wup.gdansk.pl