Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie

What Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie does

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie (PUP Tarnów, also known as District Labor Office in Tarnów) is a district-level public employment service institution operating under the Polish Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy (MRPiPS) and administrative supervision of the Marshal of the Małopolskie Voivodeship. It is one of the local PUP offices within Poland's nationwide Publiczne Służby Zatrudnienia (Public Employment Services) network. The office serves unemployed persons, job seekers, employers, and entrepreneurs within the Tarnów powiat (district) in Małopolskie voivodeship, with headquarters at plac gen. J. Bema 3 in Tarnów and branch offices in Tuchów and Żabno. It employs 9 staff and is not a commercial entity.

The office delivers statutory services including job placement mediation (pośrednictwo pracy), vocational counseling, vocational training funded from the Labor Fund, unemployment benefits administration, workplace creation incentives (intervention works, public works, equipment grants), foreign worker employment services, and EURES cross-border mobility services. Digital service delivery runs primarily through the PSZ Wortal (Public Employment Services Portal) at tarnow.praca.gov.pl — a national platform maintained by MRPiPS that integrates the Centralna Baza Ofert Pracy (CBOP/ePraca), the praca.gov.pl e-Urząd for electronic registration, the Zielona Linia information hotline (19524), and the SEPI electronic document exchange platform. In October 2025, the portal added AI-generated search results and article summaries using a large language model trained on licensed, public, and synthetic data from portal content. The portal has accumulated 19,180,856 page views since launch.

The business model is non-commercial: all services are provided free of charge and funded from the Polish state budget, the Fundusz Pracy (Labor Fund), the Fundusz Gwarantowanych Świadczeń Pracowniczych (FGŚP), and European Social Fund co-financed programs. Revenue is not disclosed. The office maintains an institutional partnership network spanning over 25 regional bodies including municipal social assistance centers (MOPS/GOPS), Poczta Polska S.A., PFRON Małopolski, Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Kraków, vocational chambers, and NGOs. Specialized service tracks exist for Ukrainian citizens, persons with disabilities, and flood-affected populations.

Name

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie

Legal name

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie

Website

https://tarnow.praca.gov.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie is a Polish district-level public labor office serving the Tarnów powiat, delivering free statutory employment services — job placement, vocational counseling, training, and unemployment benefits — to job seekers, unemployed persons, and employers, funded from the state budget and Labor Fund.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

NAICS

Administration of Human Resource Programs (9231), Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) (92313), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Employment & Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programs (EDAAAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interagency Coordination & Case Management (VR, DD, Medicaid Waivers) (EDAKANAM)

Keywords

• Public employment services
• Job placement services
• Unemployment benefits
• Vocational counseling
• Labor market services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarnów

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie is a district-level public employment office operating under the Polish Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy (MRPiPS). It provides free statutory employment services to job seekers and employers in the Tarnów district, including electronic registration as unemployed, job mediation, vocational counseling, funded training and skills development, unemployment benefits administration, workplace creation incentives for employers, foreign worker employment support, and EURES cross-border job mobility services.

Product overview

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Tarnowie (PUP Tarnów) is a district-level public employment office — it is not a product company but a government administrative institution providing labor market services. The primary digital product is its section of the PSZ Wortal (Public Employment Services Portal), a national platform maintained by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy. The PSZ Wortal provides a unified digital gateway to job search, mediation, career counseling, vocational training, and cash benefits. The key services include: job placement mediation (pośrednictwo pracy), career counseling (poradnictwo zawodowe), training and skills development (szkolenia), unemployment benefits (zasiłek dla bezrobotnych), workplace creation incentives, foreign worker employment services, EURES cross-border work abroad services, and support for flood victims. The PSZ Wortal integrates the Centralna Baza Ofert Pracy (CBOP/ePraca) for national job vacancy searches, the Zielona Linia information hotline, and the Samorządowa Elektroniczna Platforma Informatyczna (SEPI) for electronic document exchange. An AI feature was launched in October 2025 generating text-based search results and article summaries using a large language model. Services are funded from the Fundusz Pracy (Labor Fund) and Fundusz Gwarantowanych Świadczeń Pracowniczych (FGŚP).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PSZ Wortal (Wortal Publicznych Służb Zatrudnienia)

Quantifiable outcome

• Unemployment benefit of 1,783.90 PLN (basic rate)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Państwowy Fundusz Rehabilitacji Osób Niepełnosprawnych – Oddział MałopolskicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2021Joint initiative for the project 'Wypracowanie i pilotażowe wdrożenie modelu kompleksowej rehabilitacji umożliwiającej podjęcie lub powrót do pracy' (Development and pilot implementation of a comprehensive rehabilitation model).
• Poczta Polska S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 August 2021Program for laid-off Poczta Polska employees (due to collective redundancies) to receive employment services from PUP Tarnów.
• Województwo Małopolskie – Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w KrakowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2020Partnership for project 'Wróć z POWERem!' co-financed by the European Social Fund, supporting persons returning to Małopolska.
• Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła IIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 September 2019Implementation of a health program for cardiovascular disease prevention among PUP Tarnów employees, with free training provided by certified physicians.
• Województwo Małopolskie – Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w KrakowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2019Partnership for project 'Nowy Start w Małopolsce' supporting persons who returned to Małopolska, helping them settle, find employment, and develop competencies.
• Stowarzyszenie Doradców Europejskich PLinEUminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 January 2018Cooperation on developing and implementing the project 'Odkrywam potencjał, Wybieram pracę' (Discovering Potential, Choosing Work).
• Gmina WietrzychowiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2017Implementation of Program Aktywizacja i Integracja for unemployed persons with III assistance profile receiving social welfare benefits.
• Województwo Małopolskie – Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w KrakowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2017Implementation of the regional program 'Firma +1' supporting micro and small enterprises in hiring unemployed persons registered at PUP Tarnów.
• Województwo Małopolskie – Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w KrakowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2017Implementation of the regional program 'Konserwator' engaging unemployed persons in protection and revitalization of cultural heritage in Tarnów and the Tarnów powiat.
• Fundacja im. Hetmana Jana TarnowskiegominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 September 2016Cooperation on the project 'Aktywni i młodzi na rynku pracy' informing unemployed persons about participation opportunities.
• Spółdzielnia Socjalna SERWISminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 September 2016Cooperation on projects 'Jestem niepełnosprawny i chcę pracować' and 'Łamiemy bariery. Młodzi niepełnosprawni samodzielni i aktywni na rynku pracy' for persons with disabilities.
• PROESA Sp. z o.o.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2016Cooperation on project 'Niepełnosprawność kluczem sukcesu' informing and distributing materials to persons with disabilities.
• Fundacja Partnerstwo Dla Przyszłości – Tarnowskie Centrum Integracji SpołecznejcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2015Cooperation on social integration of unemployed persons, including disbursement of integration benefits from the Labor Fund for social integration center participants.
• Województwo Małopolskie – Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w KrakowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 February 2015Regional program 'Gwarancja 50+' for activation of persons over 50 years of age registered as unemployed in Małopolskie voivodeship.
• Altkom Akademia S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2014Partnership for organizing training cycle 'Grafik – projektant aplikacji mobilnych' for unemployed persons to acquire mobile application design skills.
• Województwo Małopolskie – Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w KrakowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2014Partnership for piloting methods and tools for identifying and documenting learning outcomes in validation processes as part of the National Qualifications System pilot.
• Instytut Organizacji Przedsiębiorstw i Technik Informacyjnych INBIT Sp. z o.o.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2014Partnership to improve ICT skills of unemployed women and men registered at PUP Tarnów through ICT competency training.
• Fundacja im. Hetmana Jana TarnowskiegominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2014Cooperation to support restructuring processes and improve employability of workers facing layoffs, including education sector employees.
• Gminny Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w ZakliczyniecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2013Cooperation agreement for social integration of unemployed persons simultaneously receiving social assistance benefits, funded by European Social Fund.
• Małopolska Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna w TarnowieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2013Agreement for organizing and conducting free internships for students of Management and Finance and Accounting programs at MWSE Tarnów.
• Miejski Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w Tarnowie (with Miejski Zarząd Budynków)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2013Cooperation for the social project 'S.O.S. w redukcji zadłużenia z tytułu korzystania z mieszkań komunalnych w Gminie Miasta Tarnowa' addressing debt reduction for municipal housing tenants.
• Gminny Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w WierzchosławicachcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2013Cooperation for active integration of unemployed persons with social assistance clients through European Social Fund co-financed programs.
• Gminny Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w Lisiej GórzecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2013Cooperation for active integration of unemployed persons receiving social assistance, implementing social contracts and social employment programs.
• Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w TuchowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2011Cooperation agreement for SEPI implementation enabling electronic certificate exchange for job seekers in the Tuchów area.
• Urząd Miasta TarnowacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2011SEPI cooperation agreement for electronic certificate exchange between PUP Tarnów and Tarnów city government.
• Miejski Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w TarnowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2011Cooperation agreement for the implementation of the Samorządowa Elektroniczna Platforma Informatyczna (SEPI) enabling electronic submission of certificate applications and electronic certificate issuance for persons registered as unemployed or job seekers.
• Izba Rzemieślnicza oraz Rozwoju Małej i Średniej PrzedsiębiorczościcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2011Partnership to increase professional activity of unemployed persons aged 45/50+ through vocational programs.
• Cech Rzemiosł RóżnychcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2011Partnership to increase professional activity of unemployed persons aged 45/50+ through vocational programs.
• Instytut Turystyki w KrakowieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2011Partnership for project 'Zdobądź to czego nie mają inni' under the Human Capital Operational Programme, reducing social exclusion risk for participants from multiple powiats.
• Centrum Rozwoju Zasobów LudzkichcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 February 2010Provision of computer workstation for the Green Line system (Zielona Linia), a nationwide information system for public employment services operating as a contact center.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Poland: Global staffing and recruitment firm operating in Poland. A broad private-sector incumbent offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and outplacement services as a commercial alternative to PUP Tarnów's free services.
• Public Employment Service (Publiczne Służby Zatrudnienia): The umbrella Polish public employment services network of which PUP Tarnów is one district node. Provides the centralized PSZ Wortal, CBOP, e-Urząd, and Zielona Linia infrastructure that PUP Tarnów delivers locally. Functions as both parent and peer network.
• Randstad Polska: Major private-sector staffing and employment services provider in Poland. Competes for the same employer and job-seeker audience PUP Tarnów serves, but on a paid commercial basis, illustrating the private-sector alternative to the public employment service model.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA): Germany's federal employment agency. Provides job placement, unemployment benefits (Bürgergeld/Arbeitslosengeld), vocational counseling, and employer subsidies through a national network of local Arbeitsagenturen. A broad-incumbent peer with overlapping statutory mandate and service mix.
• Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (MRPiPS): The Polish Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy that owns and oversees PUP Tarnów. Sets labor policy, controls the Labor Fund, and maintains the central ePraca/CBOP infrastructure. Functions as the broad incumbent setting the regulatory and funding framework within which PUP Tarnów operates.

Regional players

• Jobcentre Plus (DWP): The UK's Department for Work and Pensions local offices delivering unemployment benefits and job-search support. Functionally comparable to PUP Tarnów (universal-access benefits administration plus job placement), though operating under a different welfare-state model.

Direct peers

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): France's national public employment service. Operates the same core mandate of universal-access job placement, unemployment benefits administration, training subsidies, and career counseling as PUP Tarnów, just at a national scale. A direct functional peer in the European public employment service category.
• Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Krakowie: The regional (voivodeship) labor office in Kraków that directly supervises PUP Tarnów within the Małopolskie voivodeship. Provides identical employment services at a higher administrative tier, making it the closest structural peer in the same Polish public employment network.

Others

• EURES (European Employment Services): The European Commission's job mobility network that PUP Tarnów actively integrates with for cross-border placements. Comparable as a peer-level platform providing free international job matching and labor mobility services across EU/EEA member states.

Emerging players

• Fundacja Partnerstwo Dla Przyszłości – Tarnowskie Centrum Integracji Społecznej: A local social-integration NGO in Tarnów that formally partners with PUP Tarnów to deliver social-employment programs and integration benefits from the Labor Fund. A direct operational peer in social-activation services for vulnerable populations in the same district.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PUPTarnow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/powiatowy-urz%C4%85d-pracy-w-tarnowie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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