Województwo Zachodniopomorskie

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Total unemployment rate in Zachodniopomorskie

14,1 %

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Level of youth unemploymentOverall, men and women aged 15-24

24,6 %

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The level of unemployment by education

- Higher education 5,3 %- Post-secondary education 9,7 %- Secondary education 13,5 %- Vocational training (education) 12,7 %- Lower secondary and basic education 19,8 %

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Job search methods

- own business 84.000- advertisements in press, internet etc. 723.000 - directly in the work places 1.162.000- through employment agencies 1.331.000- through friends and family contacts 1.437.000

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The avarage time of job-search

10 months

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Interest in the job market by students

disinterest

employment agencies

vacancies

employers

unemployment

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Students

Reason for choosing school, univeristy

no specyfic selection

due to the job advisors

due his/her family

because of friends

because of the reputation, prestige

because of the distance from home

due to the prospects of finding work

due to interest

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Students

Support

Voivodship Labour OfficeAssociations

NGO'sUniversities

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University Level Education

There are 18 university level schools in the Szczecin Metropolitan Area (SMA), the main are:– University of Szczecin – over 30 000 students– Westpomeranian Technological University – 17 000

students– Westpomeranian Business School – 4 900 students– Szczecin Maritime University – 3 600 students– Pomeranian Medical University – 2 500 students

Overall number of students in the SMA – 61 000

Main degrees include: processing, engineering, construction, economy and management, IT, biotechnology, law, electronics, mathematics, chemistry

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Human capital

• Unemployment rate in the Region is 14,1%(to compare 10,7% in Poland)

• 97% of students in Szczecin speak English(30% - very well)

• Access to qualified staff – 18 000 graduates annually, 80 000 students at 22 high schools

• Szczecin: 1 900 graduates in economics and administration, 550 IT engineers, 3 000 other engineers

• Hard working: 1 985 hours annually(UK – 1 669, Spain – 1 764, France – 1 564, Germany – 1 436)

• Significantly lower average wages in Poland

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INCENTIVESEU funds

• Regional Fund – 274 mln € available for economic development

• Innovative Economy – 9,7 bln € for large, innovative businesses (realizing Lisbon Strategy)

• Human Capital – 11,5 bln € for improving qualityof human resources (trainings, seminars etc.)

Special Economic Zones – CIT exemption until 2020

Labour incentives – various tools for enterprises hiring unemployed

Several various incentives for R&D activity

Local tax exemptions

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