copy the linklink copied!Annex A. Engagement
The National Skills Strategy project involved ongoing oversight and input from an inter-ministerial team (the National Project Team). The National Project Team was co-ordinated by the Polish Ministry of National Education and composed of experts from various other ministries and organisations, as outlined in Table A.1 below. Various experts supported the project (Table A.2).
The European Commission was represented by Rafal Janas (Team Leader, EU policies Poland, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion), Krystyna Marek (Policy Officer, Poland Desk, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion), Bartosz Otachel (Intelligence Analyst, Directorate-General for Communication), Judit Rozsa (Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and Aneta Sobotka (Programme Officer, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion).
copy the linklink copied!Workshop moderators and note-takers
Staff of the Ministry of National Education (Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej) and Educational Research Institute (Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych) acted as moderators and note-takers during the workshops in February and May 2019.
copy the linklink copied!OECD missions to Poland
The OECD held three missions to Poland between October 2018 and May 2019 and met with a broad range of stakeholders, including representatives of municipalities, regional development agencies, adult education providers, employers, employer associations and trade unions. The missions included large interactive workshops, in-depth thematic sessions and bilateral meetings.
Mission 1: Skills Strategy Seminar
During the first mission from the 9th to 11th October 2018, members of the OECD team:
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1. Held a high-level meeting with state secretaries and directors from 12 ministries to present and receive feedback and endorsement on the main elements of the project.
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2. Held a technical-level meeting with representatives of 12 ministries and 2 agencies to discuss and receive feedback on the main elements of the project.
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3. Held five bilateral meetings with different ministries to discuss their major responsibilities, their initial insights into the four priority areas of the project, and their expectations of the project.
Representatives of several ministries and offices, as well as the European Commission, attended the senior official discussion and the technical-level meeting in Warsaw on the 10th of October (Table A.3).
Mission 2: Assessment mission
During the second mission from the 4th to 7th February 2018, members of the OECD team:
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1. Held an Assessment Workshop with around 90 participants from national ministries and agencies, subnational authorities, employers, trade unions, education and training providers and others, as well as the European Commission. The workshop focused on discussions of Poland’s challenges and opportunities, current reforms and the next key priorities for the country regarding skills.
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2. Hosted four in-depth focus group discussions with subject matter experts and practitioners in the four areas of focus for the project. These sessions convened policy makers, ministry officials, public agencies and stakeholders to explore Poland’s challenges and opportunities in each priority area and to discuss current skills reforms underway in Poland to help respond to these priorities.
Representatives of several ministries and offices, the European Commission, and numerous stakeholder groups attended the assessment workshop and focus group discussions in Warsaw on the 5th-7th February 2019 (Table A.4 and Table A.5).
Mission 3: Recommendations mission
During the third mission from the 27th to 31st May 2019, members of the OECD team:
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1. Hosted a Recommendations Workshop for representatives of national ministries and agencies, subnational authorities, employers, trade unions, education and training providers and others, as well as the European Commission. The workshop involved discussion and development of the recommendations for improvement in Poland in each of the four priority areas of the project.
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2. Hosted four in-depth focus group discussions, one for each of the priority topics for the project, to test areas for recommendations, present findings and pose questions to local experts and practitioners in the priority areas of the project.
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3. Visited Krakow to meet with local experts, academics and stakeholders about the regional challenges and opportunities for each of the priority areas of the project. Following presentations from local officials, the issue of vertical and subnational co-ordination of skills policy within Poland was explored.
Representatives of several ministries and offices, the European Commission, and numerous stakeholder groups attended the recommendations workshop and focus group discussions in Warsaw and Krakow on the 28th-31st May 2019 (Table A.6, Table A.7 and Table A.8).
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