Established in 2000, the Voivodeship Labour Office in Katowice (VLO in Katowice) is an organisational unit of the local authorities of the Silesian Voivodeship. Its responsibilities are concerned with developing labour market policy as well as initiating and supporting activities promoting and stimulating development of the labour market in the Silesian Voivodeship.

The key mission of the Voivodeship Labour Office is to promote employment, reduce unemployment effects and stimulate job activation aiming to reach a high rate of employment, human resources development, and high quality of work as well as to foster social inclusion.

VLO tasks and objectives include, among others,

- organisation of employment placements abroad,

- provision of vocational guidance and vocational information,

- promotion of entrepreneurship,

- obtaining funds and pursuing projects under European Union programmes,

- development of a regional plan of action for employment,

- division of the Labour Fund resources,

- implementation of the European Social Fund within the Silesian Voivodeship,

- performing various analyses regarding the regional labour market.

The VLO in Katowice has a broad experience in the implementation of the European projects under Lifeloglearning Programme (Action 1, Action 2), as well as a new Erasmus+ (coordination of the two Stategic Partnerships, Adult Education Sector, Vocational Education and Training).

Our Office is interested in cooperation in the framework of Stategic Partnerships held under the above mentioned Sectors.

In case of any interests, fell free to conact at iwiacek@wup-katowice.pl