OP Efficient Human Resources

This axis aims at reducing unemployment, higher employability, reintegration of unemployed persons into the labour market through active labour market policy measures, stimulating competitiveness on the labour market, strengthening the employment capacity of the Croatian Employment Service, increasing the adaptability of SMEs and crafts by transfer of professional entrepreneurial knowledge and skills.

Beneficiaries: non-governmental organisations, units of local and regional self-government, non-profit organisations, public institutions, private institutions, organisations that deal in employment mediation, private companies, local and regional development agencies, cooperatives and international (intergovernmental) organisations, social partners, chambers, SMEs, social enterprises, local and regional partnerships. 

• supporting socially vulnerable groups that are in an unfavourable position regarding employment; 
• developing social services within a community which contribute to overall employability;
• improving employment possibilities, as well as promoting harmonisation of work and family life through developing new and improving the quality of existing social services within a community

Beneficiaries: non-governmental organisations, non-profit organisations, public institutions, private institutions, private companies, units of local and regional self-government, local and regional development agencies.

• ncreasing investments in human capital through development and implementation of human potential development policy;
• improving the efficiency and quality of the educational and training system in accordance with the labour market needs;
• increasing the participation level in lifelong learning, accessibility to lifelong learning;
• improving human capital in research in development

Beneficiaries: kindergartens, primary schools, high schools, institutions of higher education (universities, university components, polytechnics, two-year colleges, regardless of the ownership), pupil/student associations, educational centres for children/pupils/students with disabilities, non-governmental associations, public institutions in charge of development/implementation of educational policies, research institutes, units of local and regional self-government, employers’ associations, trade unions and other relevant non-governmental organisations, including student organisations.

• strengthening the role of civil society organisations for socio-economic growth and democratic development 

Beneficiaries: depending on open calls for proposals, civil society organisations or networks of civil society organisations registered as associations, employers’ associations, trade unions, foundations, legal persons within religious associations and social cooperatives may participate, there is also a possibility of participation for units of local and regional self-government, public institutions and international organisations in the role of partners.