Appendix A. Results of survey to poviat labour offices
Section 1: Local collaboration
1. In addition to the local council, please indicate the intensity of your collaboration with the following organisations at the poviat level:
Section 2: Working with employers
2. Does the training available locally (e.g. through PES, post-secondary schools and colleges) meet employer needs/demand for skilled workers? (please check applicable box with an x)?
3. How often does your office/organisationzp conduct outreach with employers (please choose one from the list below by checking applicable box with an x)?
4. Who usually initiates the contact between your labour office and employers (please check applicable box with an x)?
5. Please indicate what types of employer engagement activities your office/organisation undertakes (please select all that apply by marking box with an x if applicable):
Section 3: Targeting disadvantaged groups
6. Are there specific employment programmes delivered by your office designed to meet the needs of local disadvantaged groups?
Section 4: Adjusting programmes to regional and local needs
7. In your opinion, what is the level flexibility available at the local level in managing programmes and services?
On a scale from 1-4, please put 1 if you have no flexibility (i.e., completely centrally determined) and 4 if you have high flexibility (i.e., local level has complete freedom to determine)
8. Recently a new law on promotion of employment and institutions of labour market was introduced. To what extent did the new regulation increase your flexibility in delivering programmes and services.
9. If your office was to have greater flexibility in delivering programmes and services, where would you find this most useful?
10. In your opinion, does your organisation have sufficient financial and human resources to achieve its goals? Please rank each from 1 - insufficient to 4 - fully sufficient