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Impact of the cohesion policy on employment in the Czech Republic
Budapest, 6th May 2010
Jana Váňová
National Training Fund, Prague
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Structure
1. Introduction of involved institutions
2. Methodological approach in the Czech Republic (incl. main focus of evaluation and main interventions covered by evaluation)
3. Expected output/results
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Introduction
Ministry for Regional Development (MfRD) published Call for tender (23rd March 2010)
Bids submited (15th April 2010)
The best bid selected (23rd April 2010)
Selected bid proposed by the consortium consisted of the NTF and HOPE-ES
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National Training Fund
Leader of the consortium
National Training Fund in Prague
• public benefit organisation
• private, non-governmental organisation
• focus: human resources development, employment support
• about 40 experts
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National Training Fund
Involvement in transnational, national and regional projects
Main transnational clients/partners: EC, OECD, CEDEFOP, ETF
Main national clients/partners: MoLSA, MoE, MfRD, universities
Main regional clients/partners: regional authorities in 14 Czech regions
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HOPE-ES
HOPE-ES in Prague and Brno:
• Public benefit organisation
• Focus: consulting and training, preparation, management and evaluation of programmes and projects
• About 12-15 experts
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HOPE-ES
Main clients/partners:
• MoI - training of civil servants and representatives of regions and municipalities
• MoE – analysis of project promoters
• MfRD – evaluation of implementation of regional programmes
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Methodological approach
Methodology influenced by
• the Call of the MfRD
• the methodological report published by the Polish MoRD and PAG Unicosult
• the available data
• the limited time
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Methodological approach
Main objective: to determine the role and impact of the European cohesion policy on improving the level and quality of employment in the CZ
Maximum comparability with the „Polish“ methodology
Specific aspects/features of the Czech Republic
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Interventions
Period 1999 - 2003: Phare, EQUAL
Period 2004 – 2008: • 2004-2006:
– Cohesion Fund– OP HRD, SPD Objective 3, OP Industry and
Enterprise
• 2007 -2013– OP HR and Employment (2007 – 2008), OP
Prague Adaptability (2007 -2008)– Specific (also regional) programmes
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Methodological aproach
Acceptation of 4 evaluation criteria: utility, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability
Two main levels of analysis: top-down, bottom-up
Use of comparable indicators: e. g. number of jobs created, number of beneficiaries who increased their qualification as result of intervention
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Methodological approach
Use of several methods:
• desk research
• interviews with entrepreneurs (and other stakeholders)
• questionnaires/surveys
Focus on two selected periods: 1999 – 2003 and 2004 – 2008
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Methodological approach
Examples of positive features:
• data on employment (and its structure)
• several previous evaluation reports/studies
• cooperation with MoLSA – databases of projects
• research on employment trends
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Methodological approach
Negative features:
• not all data available – e. g. on sustainability of new jobs
• specific national methodology in the field of employment statistics
• higher number of interventions
• short period – about 8 weeks
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Expected outputs/results
Final report
Its core:
12 sections corresponding with 12 questions presented in the Polish methodological report
Extent: about 100 pages in EN
Deadline: 30th June 2010
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Expected outputs/results
Current situation:
• data gathering
• preparatory analyses
• selection of appropriate studies
• preparation of questionnaires & interviews
• negotiations with Ministries and other relevant institutions
