2025

Recruitment to the National Team of Industry Consultants for Occupations and Qualifications specific to sectoral Occupations

18 June 2025

The Minister of National Education announces the first recruitment to the National Team of Industry Consultants for Occupations and Qualifications specific to sectoral Occupations.

The National Team of the Panel of Industry Consultants for Occupations and Qualifications Specific to the Sectoral Education Occupations (hereinafter: the Team) has an advisory and consultative role in adapting the sectoral vocational education system to the changing needs of the labour market, economic trends and the challenges of digital transformation and the Green Deal.

The Team consists of:

- representatives of industry organisations,

- representatives of trade union organisations,

- and representatives of employer organisations.

Tasks of the Team are as follows:

- to forecast the demand for occupations in the short and long term,

- consulting curricular changes in sectoral vocational education,

- developing recommendations on sectoral qualifications,

- identification of key competences of the future,

- cooperation on the improvement of vocational examinations,

- promoting dual training.

PLN 470 million for co-financing education of young workers in 2025

28 May 2025

Employers who employ young workers for the purpose of professional preparation can count on co-financing of education costs from the Labour Fund. This year, nearly PLN 470 million has been allocated for this purpose.

Vocational training can last a maximum of 36 months. During this time, the employer trains his apprentice practically. However, nothing stands in the way of the employer also training him theoretically.

The amount of subsidy per young worker is currently:

- up to PLN 10 824 in the case of vocational training - with a training period of 36 months; 

- up to PLN 13 394 in the case of vocational training in deficit occupations as specified in the forecast of the Ministry of National Education - with a training period of 36 months; 

- up to PLN 340 for each full month of training in the case of apprenticeship to perform a specific job.

In response to employers' demands, the subsidy amounts have been increased by an amendment to the educational regulations from 28 December 2024.

Employers can count on a subsidy for the training of a young worker at the full amount, provided that:

- the persons working in the establishment have the qualifications required to conduct vocational preparation of such workers in the regulations; 

- the young worker has completed vocational training with the employer and passed a journeyman's exam or a professional exam - in the case of vocational training.

Subsidised training costs for young workers in 2025

12 February 2025 

By the Act of 21 November 2024 amending the Act on the educational system and certain other acts, changes were made in the scope of co-financing for employers of the costs of training young employees, which were a response to the demands of employers, including craftsmen.

The amounts of co-financing were increased: in the case of vocational training - to PLN 10,824, in the case of vocational training conducted in professions indicated by the minister for education in the prognosis of demand for employees in vocational training professions - to PLN 13,394, and in the case of apprenticeship to perform a specific job - to PLN 340 for each full month of training.

Employers will receive 75 per cent of the amount for completing vocational training at the employer's premises and taking the vocational or journeyman's exam, and 25 per cent of the amount for the training effect in the form of the juvenile employee passing the exam.

A so-called cumulative valorisation has been introduced, consisting in an increase in the amount of subsidy if the average annual price index of total consumer goods and services for the previous year or the total for the following years is at least 105.

In view of the hitherto existing difficulties in interpreting the amounts of co-financing, the Minister of Education will announce, by way of a proclamation in the Official Journal of the Republic of Poland ‘Monitor Polski’, by the end of February of the year in which the valorisation is carried out, the amount of the valorisation index and the maximum amount of co-financing after valorisation.

In the announcement of the President of the Central Statistical Office of 15 January 2025 on the annual average consumer price index in 2024 (M.P. item 68), the annual average consumer price index in 2024 in relation to 2023 amounted to 103.6 (price increase of 3.6%), which means that the subsidy amounts in 2025 remain at the level of the amounts indicated in the amended Article 122(2) of the Education Law.

2024

New models for journeyman and master craftsman certificates

23 April 2024

The Minister of Education has signed an amendment to the regulation on the journeyman's examination, the master's  craftsman examination and the verifying examination conducted by the examination boards of the chambers of craftsmen. The changes contained therein are mainly due to the need to adapt to the provisions of the Public Documents Act.

The most important changes concern:

- definition of new specimens of journeyman's certificate, master's diploma, certificate of passing the verification exam,

- specifying a specimen blank duplicate for the above-mentioned public documents,

- specifying safeguards against forgery of the abovementioned public documents,

- the removal of the photograph from the models of the journeyman's certificate and the master's certificate,

- enable the chambers of crafts to issue journeyman's certificates, master's certificates and certificates of passing the examination in the transitional period according to the models specified in the previous provisions.

Electromobility technician - a new profession in the classification of vocational training professions

26 January 2024

From 1 September 2024, vocational schools can start training for the profession of electromobility technician. The regulation on this matter was signed on 27 December 2023. The introduction of this profession into the classification, at the request of the minister responsible for energy, is a response to the needs of the automotive labour market. 

The proposal is a result of the growing popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles due to increased public awareness of the need to reduce harmful emissions from transport and the actions taken at EU level in this area.

Training in the profession of electromobility technician with regard to qualifications: "MOT.02. Servicing, diagnosing and repairing mechatronic systems of motor vehicles" and "MOT.07. Organising and carrying out servicing and repairing of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles", will be provided at technical schools and at sectoral vocational secondary schools.

It will also be possible to provide qualifying vocational courses and vocational skills courses for the qualifications identified in this occupation.

The regulation will enter into force on 1 September 2024.

2023

Competition for the establishment of 120 Industry Skills Centres - second call

21 June 2023

26 applications received a positive evaluation under the second call for proposals in the competition for the 'Establishment and support for 120 Industry Skills Centres (ISCs), implementing the concept of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)'. The total value of awarded funding is over PLN 314 million.

The Foundation for the Development of the Education System, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Science, conducted the second call for proposals under the National Recovery Plan (KPO) for establishing 120 modern Industry Skills Centres, for which 42 applications were submitted. After a formal and content-related assessment, 26 of them were awarded funding of over PLN 314 million.

Institutions that were not successful in the second call for proposals will be able to apply again in subsequent calls, provided that adequate areas are made available.

In the first call for proposals, 90 applications were submitted, and 63 applicants received co-financing for the total amount of over PLN 700 million.

A total of 132 applications were received in the two calls for proposals. Funding was awarded to 89 institutions, for a total amount of over PLN 1 billion.

As part of the funding awarded, more than 25,000 students, teachers and adults will have the opportunity to benefit from a variety of training courses.

The most popular fields are electrical engineering, computer science and programming, energy, logistics, and shipping - 3 ISCs each will be established in every area.

More information.

Signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy and the institutions implementing the FERS 2021-2027 programme

9 January 2023

The Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy has entered into an agreement with nine institutions implementing the European Funds for Social Development 2021-2027 programme, including the Ministry of Education and Science.

FERS is a continuation of the Knowledge Education Development Programme (POWER). Its implementation will take place at the regional level - through 16 regional programmes implemented by provincial governments - and at the national level - through the national FERS programme.

In the area of education, it is planned to allocate EUR 347 million to the development of vocational education that will meet the needs of the labour market and to support psychological and pedagogical counselling centres with equipment and training.

It is planned to establish vocational training schools, i.e. vocational schools that will improve the qualifications of individual vocational teachers and will also provide training for future vocational teachers, university graduates.

Funds will also be allocated to the development of vocational counselling and an integrated qualification system, as well as support for the organisation of competitions and competitions for pupils at individual vocational schools within the framework of EuroSkills and WordSkills.  

Support for district psychological-educational counselling centres is also planned under FERS.

The funds planned for the implementation of FERS are approximately EUR 347 million.

Under Priority I 'Skills', the programme aims to support education activities under three specific objectives. These include: Measure 01.04 Development of the education system (PLN 932.8 million), Measure 01.06 Inclusive education (approximately PLN 421.8 million), and - Measure 01.08 Development of the adult education and learning system (approximately PLN 189 million).