1. Štefan Grajcár ÚPSVaR Slovak Republic
Organisational structure of public employment services in Slovakia – overview of career information, guidance and counselling services
Štefan Grajcár
ÚPSVaR
Slovak Republic
Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September , 2008

2. Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September 25 - 26, 2008
Contents:
History of Slovak PES since 1990
Public employment services legislation
Organisational structure of PES SR
Guidance and counselling in employment services
- information and guidance services
- counselling services
Characteristics of information and guidance services
Characteristics of counselling services
Staffing of guidance and counselling services
Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September , 2008

3. History of Slovak PES since 1990
Before 1990: no employment services, „full“ and compulsory employment
1990 – 1996: Employment Services Administration as part of the ministry of labour, a network of labour offices
1997 – 2003: National Labour Office as a public institution built on tripartite principles, three levels of NLO
2004 until now: Central Office and local Offices of Labour, Social Affairs and Family as budgetary organisations under the MOLSAF
Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September , 2008

4. Current Public employment services legislation
Act. No. 453/2003 on state administration institutions in the area of social affairs, family and employment services (valid since January 2004)
Act No. 5/2004 of Employment Services, valid since February 1, 2004, with major amendments valid since May 2008
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5. Organisational structure of PES SR
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of Slovak Republic
Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
46 Offices of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
135 contact points throughout the country
Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September , 2008

6. Guidance and counselling in employment services (1)
Information and guidance services are services provided in the framework of:
choosing a career (mainly for young people),
selection of employment including its change
selection of an employee (for an employer),
adaptation of an employee in new employment
Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September , 2008

7. Guidance and counselling in employment services (2)
Information and guidance services are also services providing information and advice on
vacancies and employment possibilities in the territory of the Slovak Republic and abroad,
requirements for individual occupations,
possibilities and conditions of participating in active labour market measures and programmes,
conditions of claiming unemployment benefits, etc.
Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September , 2008

8. Guidance and counselling in employment services (3)
Counselling services are focusing on solving problems associated with job seeker's employability, on harmonizing his/her personal characteristics with requirements of a certain job, as well as on improving his/her decision making, job search and other skills needed for successful personal and social adaptation to the labour market
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9. Staffing of guidance and counselling services (2007)
Information and guidance services: 592 employees (13 per office), great variety of level and type of education,
Counselling services: 270 counsellors (less than 6 per office), all with university degree (Master level) of various types (prevalence of social work, teaching, adult education, and other social sciences)
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10. Thank you for your attention!
Lifelong Guidance for Job Seekers, Bratislava, September , 2008