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:

No collaboration

Sharing information only

Some co-ordination of programmes and client services

Comprehensive joint programme/strategy development

Regional or local economic development agencies

31.3

42.3

12.5

13.9

Local government

 1.0

21.2

23.6

54.3

Vocational schools

 7.7

63.5

13.0

15.9

Post-secondary schools

21.6

60.1

 7.7

10.6

State Higher School of Vocational Education)

32.7

43.3

 9.6

14.4

Private or public training facilities

 7.2

23.1

42.8

26.9

Universities

29.3

43.3

11.1

16.3

Employers

 0.5

13.5

25.5

60.6

Private sector employment agencies

13.5

41.8

24.0

20.7

Non-government organisations working with disadvantaged populations (immigrants, disabled, ethnic minorities, etc.)

22.1

38.0

20.2

19.7

Welfare and social integration institutions (Social Assistance Centre, County Family Assistance Centre, Social economy entities)

 3.4

13.5

25.5

57.7

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)?

No efforts are made to align training with local employer needs

 1.0

Some efforts are made, but employers report significant problems with training not being aligned to their needs

 3.4

Generally, training is geared towards meeting employer demand but improvements could still be made

67.3

Training is very well-aligned with the needs of employers

28.4

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)?

We have no communication with employers

 0.5

We have infrequent communication with employers

 1.0

We have some communication with employers but it could be improved

15.9

We have regular and frequent communication with employers

82.7

4. Who usually initiates the contact between your labour office and employers (please check applicable box with an x)?

Local labour office initiates contact

82.7

Employers initiate contact

17.3

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):

Conduct outreach to see what job opportunities are available

89.4

Place unemployed individuals into local job opportunities (vacancies)

98.1

Promote apprenticeships and other work-based training opportunities

94.7

Provide clear career pathways between training and local work opportunities

79.3

Providing training to upskill existing employers’ current employees

82.2

Advise employers on better human resources/workplace organisation management

31.2

Section 3: Targeting disadvantaged groups

6. Are there specific employment programmes delivered by your office designed to meet the needs of local disadvantaged groups?

Yes

Older workers

96.6

Youth

98.1

Women

84.6

Immigrants

 6.7

Ethnic minorities

 7.7

Long-term unemployed

97.6

People with disabilities

96.2

Displaced Workers

57.7

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)

No flexibility

Limited flexibility

Some flexibility

High flexibility

Programme and strategy design

 6.3

18.8

45.2

29.8

Budget management

 6.7

16.3

46.6

30.3

Performance management

12.5

38.5

38.9

10.1

Choice of target groups/eligibility criteria

13.5

30.3

37.0

19.2

Contracting/outsourcing arrangements

27.4

25.0

27.9

19.7

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.

No increase

Minimal increase

Some increase

Significant increase

Programme and strategy design

13.5

27.9

40.9

17.8

Budget management

12.0

31.7

40.9

15.4

Performance management

23.1

37.0

31.3

 8.7

Choice of target groups/eligibility criteria

17.8

36.5

31.3

14.4

Contracting/outsourcing arrangements

25.0

37.5

25.5

12.0

9. If your office was to have greater flexibility in delivering programmes and services, where would you find this most useful?

Not useful

A little useful

Somehow useful

Very useful

Programme and strategy design

 6.3

17.3

33.7

42.8

Budget management

 6.7

19.7

38.0

35.6

Performance management

 9.1

30.3

34.1

26.4

Choice of target groups/eligibility criteria

 8.2

18.3

35.6

38.0

Contracting/outsourcing arrangements

16.8

33.7

32.2

17.3

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

Not at all sufficient

Somewhat sufficient

Adequate

Fully sufficient

Financial resources

15.9

26.4

40.4

17.3

Staffing levels

25.0

32.7

33.2

 9.1

Skills of employees

 0.5

 4.8

48.1

46.6

Labour market knowledge of staff

 0.5

 4.8

48.1

46.6