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Poland

Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
Yes
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
Yes
A draft strategy already exists
Yes
Other (please specify)
Yes

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
Yes
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
No
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
Yes
Other, specify
No

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Ministry of Funds and Regional Development

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Strategy for the Development of Human Capital - 2030 published in August 2019

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan in Poland and Strategy for Development of Human Capital: 1. support of groups at risk of poverty and exclusion (especially young people) and ensuring coherence of actions for social inclusion; 2. creating and shaping social activity of young people, through the organization of volunteering, participation in public life, developing competences as well as social values and skills; 3. Individual and comprehensive vocational and educational activation of young people entering the labor market (unemployed, economically inactive and jobseekers). Providing job offers, activation or further education to every person up to the age of 29. within 4 months from the date of registration with the employment office. Reducing the unemployment rate and increasing the employment rate as well as reducing the percentage of "NEET" youth (not working, not learning and not training) among people under 29; 4. raising digital competences and competences needed for the green economy among young people; 5. reaching inactive young people.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
• Increasing youth activity rate at the age of 15-24 from 31% (2021) to 37% (2030). • Increasing youth activity rate at the age of 25-29 from 84,5% (2021) to 88% (2030). • Increasing women activity rate at the age of 20-29 from 63,4% (2021) to 68% (2030). • Increasing the youth employment rate at the age of 15-24 from 27,3% (2021) to 33% (2030). • Increasing the youth employment rate at the age of 25-29 from 80,7% (2021) to 81% (2030). • Decreasing the youth unemployment rate at the age of 15-24 from 11,9% (2021) to 9% (2030). • Decreasing the youth unemployment rate at the age of 25-29 from 4,5% (2021) to 4% (2030). • Decreasing the NEET rate at the age of 15-29 - 16,9% (2021) to 10% (2030). • Decreasing the NEET rate at the age of 15-24 - 11,2% (2021), 6% (2030). • Decreasing the NEET rate at the age of 25-29 - 16,9% (2021), 12% (2030).

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
Yes
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
Yes
Labour Law and Legislation
Yes
Labour Market Policies
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
No
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
No
Consulted
Yes
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
2025: NO __ 2023: The Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan includes Communication and Outreach Strategy. ___ 2022: We plan to enhance partnerships for the purposes of the new edition of the Youth Guarantee in Poland (for instance, as concerns involvement in communication and outreach activities).

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
No
NEETs
Yes
People with disabilities
Yes
Low skilled workers
Yes
Rural workers
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
No