1. New Skills for New Jobs Czech Republic
TWG November 2009

2. Overview Skills and the Crisis: Information on:
Three specific anti-crisis measures prepared within the Human Resources and Employment Operational Programme.
Project Anticipating Labour Market and Skills Needs

3. New Schemes Launched Priority axis 1 - Adaptability
3 major new activities:
Training is your chance
initial allocation 1,8 bil. CZK, increased to 4,5 bil. CZK
Get trained!
initial allocation 1,8 bil. CZK, increased to 3 bil. CZK
RESTART
initial allocation 0,7 bil. CZK

4. Training is Your Chance and Get Trained
Measures cover besides the training courses costs also a part of salary, social insurance and travel costs related to the training of the involved employees.
Both measures are complementary to cover different situations of employers and their employees.
Both measures launched in March, initial amount allocated incresead due to very high demand
The total amount contributed is approx. 6 mld CZK
(Exchange rate: 1 Euro = approx. 25,- CZK)

5. Training is Your Chance and Get Trained
very high interest
Training is your chance:
more than 1800 applications, total amount 8,6 bil.CZK
average amount 5 mil. CZK
average number of staff involved: 140
227 projects selected, total amount 1 bil. CZK, support to approx employees
Get trained!: (Phase I, Phase II)
more than applications, total amount 1,2 bil. CZK
average amount CZK
average number of staff involved: 18
more than contributions granted, total amount 0,7 bil., support to approx employees

6. Project RESTART
implemented by Labour Offices
preventive measures – employees at the risk of dimissal or with redundancy notice
Allocation O,7 bil. CZK
approved projects: 0,2 bil. CZK, support aimed at approx employees
Wide range of training programmes, counselling, job diagnostics

7. Project Anticipating Labour Market and Skills Needs
prepared to be launched in December 09
duration 36 months
amount 110 mil. CZK
aims to build a functioning system of anticipation of skills needs and available labour force demanded by the labour market.
outputs - projected skill needs at national, regional and sectoral level, based on the mathematical model.

8. Project Anticipating labour market and skills needs
production of data to be used for employment and training recommendations and forecasting
usage of all tools of active employment policy (requalifications, counselling etc.) and their optimalisation
optimalisation of working mobility
easy accessibility from educational system to the labour market
support to decision making in the field of investment in human capital and education,
a network of cooperating institutions will be created

9. Thank you for your attention!
Iva Šolcová
Director, Head of ESF Mission
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
ESF Management Department
Na Poříčním právu 1, Praha 2
Czech Republic