1. ESF Evaluation Partnership Meeting
POLAND
Evaluation study to collect the data for result indicators in the Human Capital Operational Programme
in Poland
ESF Evaluation Partnership Meeting

2. Human Capital Operational Programme (HCOP)
The Programme
Human Capital Operational Programme (HCOP)
10 Priority axis, 94 Measures or Sub-measures, more than projects
5 main areas of support
Delivery system structure: 1 MA, 19 IB’s, 22 second level IB’s

3. Indicators in HCOP 29 – context indicators 94 – output indicators
90 – result indicators
120 – output indicators

4. Indicators data sources
National statistics – Central Statistical Office (GUS)
International statistics – EUROSTAT, OECD, World Bank
EFS monitoring, based on reports from IB, IB2
Statistics of line ministries – e.g. labour, education, economy
Evaluation studies

5. Sources of data collection
National Information System for monitoring and reporting (KSI)
Monitoring System of the European Social Fund 2007 (PEFS 2007) 5

6. Definitions of indicators
PRIORITY VI: LABOUR MARKET OPEN FOR ALL
percentage of the unemployed and job-seekers, who found a job within 6 months after completing participation in the project, to the total number of people, who completed participation in the projects (total/f/m), including:
those who became self-employed
persons with disabilities
long-term unemployed
persons from rural areas

7. Definitions of indicators
percentage of the unemployed and job-seekers aged 15-24, who found a job within 6 months after completing participation in the project, in total number of people, who have completed participation in these projects (total/f/m), including:
- those who became self-employed
percentage of people aged registered as unemployed or job-seekers, who found a job within 6 months after completing participation in the project, to the total number of those, who have completed participation in projects (total/f/m), including:

8. Definitions of indicators
PRIORITY VII: PROMOTION OF SOCIAL
INTEGRATION
percentage of project participants, who found a job within 6 months after completing participation in the project in total number of people (in this priority), who took part in the projects
PRIORITY VIII: REGIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES
FOR THE ECONOMY
percentage of employees, whose salary increased within 6 months after completing participation in the project

9. participants that left participants that left participants that left
Evaluation study
Preparatory phase
(tools,
methodological
report)
Survey with
participants that left
projects in 2009
(6 months after)
Panel survey with
participants that left
projects in 2009
(18 months after)
Panel survey with
participants that left
projects in 2009
(30 months after) +
projects in 2011
(6 months after)
control group
2010
2010
2011
2012
Final phase
(joint conclusions,
summary
report)
2012

10. Population and samples
Sex
Population
II phase sample
III
phase sample
Response rate
Estimation error
Priority VI
Female
63361
1526
1005
65,9%
±3,1 pp.
Male
44525
1037
658
63,5%
±3,8 pp.
Total VI
107886
2563
1663
64,9%
±2,4 pp.
Priority VII
5445
225
161
71,6%
±7,6 pp.
2694 85 57
67,1%
±12,8 pp.
Total VII
8139
308
218
70,8%
±6,5 pp.
Priority VIII
17742
428
291
68,0%
±5,7 pp.
14032
330
222
67,3%
Total VIII
31774
758
513
67,7%
±4,3 pp.
Total
3629
2394
66,0%
±2,0 pp.

11. Other topics of the study
Characteristics of project participants (who are they?)
Long-term changes in employment status (measured by follow-up survey 6,18,30 months after project participation)
Effectiveness of support (does it really work?)
Adequacy/relevance of support vs. individual needs (is it what they really need?)
Employment or self-employment sustainability
Jobs quality
Partial comparability with 2004 – 2006 period (SOP HRD) (is it better or worse now?)

12. Lack off or centralized data collection system
Main challenges
Lack off or centralized data collection system
Gaps and limitations of local databases
Limitations of the methods used
Legal framework (personal data protection)

13. Thank you for your attention.