02.07.2018 – A meeting with employment office representatives

On June 26, 2018, a meeting of heads of the Poviat (District) and Municipal Employment Offices from the Warmia and Mazury Voivodeship (Province) was held at the Voivodeship Employment Office in Olsztyn. The meeting was attended by representatives of the team of the Information and Advisory Centre in Olsztyn headed by Ireneusz Smolec, integration advisor at Caritas Polska.

The meeting opened with a welcoming of the numerous attendees – a group of approximately 50 people – and a review of the regional labour market situation by Wiesław R. Drożdżyński, Deputy Director for the Labour Market, Voivodeship Employment Office (WUP) in Olsztyn. A presentation followed on the objectives of the of the “Support system for social integration and adaptation of foreigners residing in the Warmia and Mazury voivodeship” project. The discussion covered the most important action areas, focusing in particular on avenues for cooperation between the Information and Advisory Centre in Olsztyn and the government employment offices for supporting third-country nationals and the local labour market.

The presentation and information materials on the project met with a great deal of interest.