Labour market for young people in Poland

Izabela KaczmarskaLabour Market Department

Horsens, 26th April 2012 Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

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PopulationAge group 15-29 8,7 mln (22,7% of the whole population)

Education performance – good results in formal system (2010)• tertiary education attainment (age 30-34)

PL 35,3% EU average 33,6%• the proportion of early school leavers

PL 5,4% EU average 14,1%Activity on the labour market – challenge• 33,7% of people aged 15-24 is active on the labour market

Education is compulsory until the age of 18 Main reason for inactivity is willingness to continue

learning (91% of responses)

Young people in Poland

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Youth unemployment rate 2011(Age group 15-24, Source: Eurostat)

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• Economic crisis – only 17% of employers sought for new employees

• Inflexible employers’ policies (HR)• Lack of professional experience• Demand and supply mismatch - 75% of the employers

indicated the difficulty in recruiting suitable staff• High expectations of the young concerning employment

(earnings, compliance with acquired profession)

Barriers to the labour market entry

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1. Vocational counselling, job placement, IAP etc.2. Youth guarantee

Within 6 months from registration as an unemployed, young personhas to be offered a job or other form of activation

3. LLL instruments• Trainings• Financing of post-graduate studies • Reimbursement of the costs of exams and licenses • Loans for trainings• Work practice (an internship for unemployed)• Apprenticeship for adults• Scholarships for ALMP’s participants• Scholarships for further education for the unemployed

from low income families

ALMP offered by PES

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1. The monitoring of employment effectiveness and financial effectiveness of ALMPs is being conducted Main indicators:a) Status of being employed within 3 months after

completing the programb) Cost of delivering ALMP per participantc) Cost of delivering ALMP per participant who found

employment

2. Since 2011 higher schools are obligated to monitor students’ carriers

Monitoring and Evaluation

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1. Extra money for special programs addressing the specific needs of unemployed on the local labour markets

2. Pilot project – testing new methods & tools e.g.• Youth assistants• Training vouchers• Mobility grants

3. Coordination of existing resources and institutional potential

New intiative ‘Youth on the Labour Market’

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