Description
Country
Focus area
The policy goal of Education and Work is to create a user-friendly tool communicating to the general public the concepts of the National Register of Qualifications, namely the Vocational Qualifications. It also serves as an intermediary platform connecting information on skills and corresponding work opportunities. The portal provides users with the opportunity to match their skills and qualifications with corresponding job titles and vacant positions. It also works the other way around: giving information on available training courses, exams and certificates for those interested in gaining skills required for specific jobs.
Link
Reference/weblink
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
It is a website supporting job seekers, employers and training providers.
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
2012 - till now
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
The website was developed during the National Register of Qualification project (vocational qualification). During the project implementation, a need arose to support practical utilisation with a focus on job seekers (to help them understand which skills are required for particular profession and how they can obtain these skills) and employers.
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by national government
The portal is funded by the European Social Fund and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS).
Funded by the EU
The portal is funded by the European Social Fund and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS).
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Other
The website is a communication platform between job seekers, employers and training providers.
Skills matching focus
How does the initiative address skills mismatches?
The portal helps to find a new profession, job or training course.
The portal helps to find a new profession, job or training course.
The portal helps educational companies to reach those interested in retraining.
Skills delivered
What types of skill does the initiative deliver?
Initiative does not deliver skills, but is skills, vacancies and training matching website.
Job search skills
Career management skills
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Other
The portal uses regularly updated data from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, labour offices and employers and offers a comprehensive range of courses, exams, examiners and vacancies for individual professions and professional qualifications.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
The portal supports the implementation of the National Qualifications Framework.
The portal provides information about the training needs
The portal provides information on training and retraining courses and professional qualifications
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
Other
Národní ústav pro vzdělávání (National Institute for Education - NÚV)
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
National ministry
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports is responsible for the National Qualifications Framework
Regional PES
The offer of vacancies is taken over from the database of labour offices from all over the country
Training Providers
The portal helps training providers to offer their courses and exams to relevant people willing to be reskilled. The current offer of educational courses, exams and professional qualifications is taken from the portal of the National Qualifications Framework.
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Young people making the transition from education into work
The portal helps young people to address questions regarding professions they are interested and where they can learn required skills
Young people with low levels of basic skills /early leavers from education or training
The portal helps young people to address questions regarding professions they are interested and where they can learn required skills
Adults in employment with upskilling potential
The portal helps to find trainings
Adults in employment with reskilling potential
The portal helps to find trainings
Other
The portal helps job seekers where to apply for a new job. The portal helps training providers to offer their courses to people who are looking for training opportunities.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
A key supporting factor was an approved system of vocational qualification.
Monitoring and evaluation
MONITORING and EVALUATION: Is progress measured regularly? What are the indicators used to measure progress of the policy instrument? Have any evaluations been conducted?
No target indicators set. Key monitoring descriptors are the number of users (currently about 10,000 users are registered).
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
Yes
The portal is constantly evolving and is gradually enriched by sharing and obtaining references from companies / employers and sharing the experiences and personal stories of people who have found work thanks to professional qualifications.
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
The portal functions as expected. There are about 10,000 users (job seekers) registered on the portal. Registered users have the opportunity to select professions they are looking for or are interested in.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
Yes, it is interconnected with the vocational qualification scheme.
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