Powiatowy Urząd Pracy

What Powiatowy Urząd Pracy does

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Świnoujściu is a district labour office operating as part of Poland's national Public Employment Service (Publiczne Służby Zatrudnienia — PSZ), supervised by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (MRPiPS). Headquartered at ul. Wojska Polskiego 1/2A, Świnoujście, in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, it delivers statutory employment services to the local powiat population, including job intermediation, vocational counselling, training coordination, and administration of unemployment benefits and activation allowances. Its core technology platform is the Wortal PSZ (Public Employment Services Portal), built on Liferay and accessible in Polish, English, Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian, with a recently deployed large language model that generates article summaries and search results based exclusively on portal content. The office also operates the Centrum Aktywizacji Zawodowej (CAZ) as its on-the-ground activation arm and is integrated into the EURES European job mobility network.

The institution is not a commercial entity and generates no sales revenue. It is funded by the State Treasury's Labour Fund (Fundusz Pracy), the European Social Fund Plus (EFS+) under Program Regionalny FEPZ 2021-2027, the Regional Operational Programme for Zachodniopomorskie (RPO WZ), and the local powiat budget. Services are provided free of charge to eligible citizens and employers, with statutory rates for cash benefits such as the 1,783.90 PLN monthly unemployment allowance and grants up to 57,377.28 PLN for business startups. Its two primary user segments are unemployed/job-seeking individuals and local employers/entrepreneurs, with secondary segments covering persons with disabilities and foreign nationals (including EU/EOG citizens, third-country nationals, and Ukrainian citizens under special regulations).

Name

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy

Legal name

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Świnoujściu

Website

https://swinoujscie.praca.gov.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Świnoujściu is a Polish district labour office providing statutory employment services — job intermediation, career counselling, training, and unemployment benefits administration — to job seekers and employers in the Świnoujście powiat under the national Public Employment Service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Świnoujście

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (State Treasury & European Funds): Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Świnoujściu is a public government institution (Jednostka Samorządu Terytorialnego) funded by the State Treasury (Budżet Państwa) and European funds, including the European Social Fund Plus (EFS+) under the Program Regionalny FEPZ 2021-2027 and the Regional Operational Programme for Zachodniopomorskie (RPO WZ). It does not generate commercial revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Świnoujściu is a district-level public employment office providing statutory labour market services to job seekers, unemployed persons, and local employers. Its core services include job intermediation, vocational counseling, training and qualification programmes, administration of unemployment benefits and activation grants from the Labour Fund, employer subsidies (training co-financing, wage refunds, internship placements), and specialized support for persons with disabilities and foreign nationals. The office operates the Wortal PSZ web portal with electronic registration and AI-powered search, and participates in the EURES European job mobility network.

Product overview

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Świnoujściu operates as a government district employment office within Poland's Public Employment Services (PSZ) system, managed by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (MRPiPS). The core offering is the Wortal PSZ — a unified public web portal providing employment mediation, career counseling, training, and financial support services. The portfolio is organized around two primary user groups: job seekers (dla bezrobotnych i poszukujących pracy) and employers (dla pracodawców i przedsiębiorców). Key products include the online registration system via praca.gov.pl, a job offers database with EURES integration, career counseling services, training and qualification programs, employment support instruments (intervention works, public works, business start-up subsidies), employer support services, specialized programs for people with disabilities and foreigners, work abroad facilitation, labor market statistics, EU-funded activation projects, and cash benefits administration. The portal also features an AI-powered search and summarization system (Sztuczna inteligencja AI) for generating article summaries and search results.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wortal PSZ (Public Employment Services Portal) Central web portal providing job search, career counseling, training programmes, labour market statistics, and government employment support services for job seekers and employers in Poland.
• Job Mediation (Pośrednictwo pracy) Employment intermediation service connecting job seekers with employers, including job fairs, employment exchanges, and candidate selection assistance for employers.
• Career Counseling (Poradnictwo zawodowe) Professional career guidance services including individual counseling, group counseling, and informational resources for job seekers.
• Training and Skills Development (Szkolenia i podnoszenie kwalifikacji) Training programmes, internships, education vouchers, and financial support for skill development, including financing for qualification confirmation and recognition procedures.
• Cash Benefits Administration (Świadczenia pieniężne) Administration of statutory financial benefits from the Labour Fund, including unemployment allowance, training scholarship, activation supplement, and business startup subsidies.
• Employer Support Services (Wsparcie dla pracodawców) Services for employers including candidate recruitment assistance, training subsidies via the National Training Fund, internship programmes, wage refunds for young workers, and workplace creation subsidies.
• Support for People with Disabilities (Pomoc dla niepełnosprawnych) Specialized employment support for people with disabilities, including adapted training, workplace adaptations, and specialized counseling.
• Support for Foreigners (Pomoc dla cudzoziemców) Services for foreign nationals including work permits, seasonal work permits, declarations of assignment, residence permits for work, and information on employment rights for EU and third-country citizens.
• Work Abroad Services (Praca za granicą) Services for Poles seeking work abroad in EU/EFTA countries and Switzerland, including EURES network access, document U1 and U2 issuance, and guidance on international employment.
• Job Offers Database (Oferty pracy) Central database of job vacancies in the Świnoujście district and across Poland, including local listings and EU/EFTA postings via the EURES portal and work abroad opportunities.
• Zielona Linia (Green Line Hotline) National telephone information hotline providing labour market information and counseling services to job seekers and employers.
• EU-Funded Activation Programmes (Programy aktywizacyjne i projekty) EU-funded activation projects co-financed from EFS+ under the Regional Programme FEPZ 2021-2027, providing professional activation programmes for unemployed persons in Świnoujście.
• Electronic Registration Service (Elektroniczna rejestracja w urzędzie) Electronic registration service allowing job seekers to register online as unemployed or job-seeking individuals via praca.gov.pl using trusted profiles (Profil Zaufany) for authentication.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unemployment rate in Świnoujście reduced to 3.9%, compared to 7.0% regional and 5.4% national averages (end of November 2021)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Centrum Aktywizacji Zawodowej (CAZ) w ŚwinoujściucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centrum Aktywizacji Zawodowej (CAZ) is a key partner operating alongside the PUP, providing specialized career activation services, individual action plans, training coordination, and implementation of employment projects. The CAZ maintains its own website (caz.swinoujscie.pl) and social media presence, and co-organizes career events and programmes.
• Bank Spółdzielczy w Gryficach, Oddział ŚwinoujścieminorOthersThe office maintains its Labour Fund (Fundusz Pracy) bank account at Bank Spółdzielczy w Gryficach, Oddział Świnoujście, Plac Słowiański 6, 72-600 Świnoujście (account no. 05 9376 0001 2011 0022 6165 0003). This is the financial institution through which unemployment benefits and other labour fund payments are processed.
• EURES — European Employment Services NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationEURES is a European cooperation network of public employment services operating under the European Labour Authority (ELA). The PUP Świnoujście participates in EURES to facilitate cross-border job matching, issue U1, U2, and PDU2 documents for job seekers moving within the EU/EFTA area, and organize joint European Job Days events.
• Ochotnicze Hufce Pracy (OHP) — Voluntary Labour CorpsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe OHP (Voluntary Labour Corps) operates at the voivodeship level as a partner in EURES service delivery and youth employment programmes. The office coordinates with OHP for services targeting young job seekers and organizes joint events and programmes.
• Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (MRPiPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (MRPiPS) oversees the national Public Employment Service (PSZ) network, including all powiatowe and wojewódzkie urzędy pracy. MRPiPS manages the Wortal PSZ portal, the central Praca.gov.pl platform, the Zielona Linia hotline, and national EURES coordination. The office operates within MRPiPS's regulatory and operational framework.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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