1. Jacek Ostrowski Head of Unit

2. Poland – key facts and figures
Territory – 312,685 km2
Population – 38,17 million
Unemployment – 14,9 % (X 2006) - highest in whole EU
GDP growth – 5,5% (Q2 of 2006)
Full member of the EU since 1st of May 2004

3. ESF in Poland
Since (in september 2006 – over 6000 projects and over ultimate beneficiaries)
Few years of experiences in implementation of Phare projects
Structural Funds for Poland – 8 275, 8 mln Euro
European Social Fund ,5 mln Euro for co-financing:
Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development (SOP HRD);
Integrated Regional Operational Programme (IROP) – Priority II concerning human resources development in regions;
EQUAL Community Initiative Programme.

4. Information & Publicity
Potential project providers
Project providers
Ultimate beneficiaries
Media & society

5. Most important rules: Audio-visual (preferably) Direct Up-to-date
Reliable
Experience-based
Audio-visual (preferably)

6. Publications & gadgets

7. AUDIO,
VIDEO,
INTERACTIVE… &
… straight to your office/home

8.
Average
70.000
Visitors/
per month

9. From Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (cost =local phone call)
ESF – INFO - line
Confused ???
ESF – info:
0 801 EFS 801
From Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (cost =local phone call)

10. „ESF – best practieces” movie
Movie ESF – best practices”
one project from SOP HRD, ERDF and EQUAL – 50 minuts
30 sek. short commercial EFS
CD, DVD and VHS

11. „ESF Base of knowledge”
CD-ROM with all informations about ESF including law regulations, procedures, examples of projects, addresses, contact points, examples of „Good Practices”
Edition: CDs
Almost sent direct to individual potencial project providers by mail with a letter from Minister of Regional Development

14. Close to the people…

15. National conference www.konferencja-efs.pl
27th March – National Conference „Development of Human Resources – experience of implementation of European Social Fund”
Over 1000 participants!

16. „Consultation of new ESF programme for 2007-2013”
Regional conferences
22 Regional Conferences (march 06 – september 06)
„Development of Human Resources – experience of implementation of European Social Fund”
35 Regional Conferences (July 06 – October 060
„Consultation of new ESF programme for ”
Organized by MA with cooperation of regional authorities and social partners

17. National & Regional Training Institutes for European Social Fund
Since Q1 2004
Two editions (23 & 32 RTIs)
Since Q – about 50 RTIs
The network of training centers complements the activities of so called information boards within structures of Implementing Authorities for each measure
RTIs support potential project providers as well as those, who already received grants

18. Objective:
Inspiration (identifying problems on the local labour market and ways to solve them on a local level, establishing local partnerships supporting labour market, local development).
To extend knowledge on local labour market problem solving, disseminate best practices concerning application of the labour and education tools.
To complement knowledge on procedures in force, administrative and financial requirements of ESF, formal and legal requirements of project application and implementation in scope of alternating legal and programming documents requirements.
To extend knowledge and skills connected with project implementation i.e. project management, financial management, analytical accounting, reporting and so on.

19. Tasks: Training courses concerning ESF project preparation.
Specialized training courses concerning directly or indirectly ESF support issues (labour market issues, activation of the unemployed, prevention of social exclusion, life long learning and issues connected with legal aspects, public support and public procurement).
Guidance - direct guidance for project providers who plan to apply for the ESF funds or have already obtained the grant and require guidance on project implementation.