ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY PROGRAMS IN SLOVENIA

Brezposelnost je močno povezana z APZ. APZ je sestavljena iz sklopa ukrepov in programov, katerih namen je zmanjšati brezposelnost in povečati zaposlenost ter usklajevati ponudbo in povpraševanje na trgu dela. Ukrepi pripomorejo k zmanjšanju brezposelnosti, saj ustvarjajo nove delovne možnosti ter spodbujajo samozaposlovanje, kar je še posebej pomembno v času gospodarske in finančne krize. Diplomski seminar smo razdelili na dva dela. V teoretičnem delu smo opisali brezposelnost, ki ima za posameznika in državo velike socialne in ekonomske posledice. Tega se zaveda tudi država, kajti brezposelnost predvsem po letu 2008 postaja velik problem. Da bi zmanjšal brezposelnost, Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje vsako leto izvede ukrepe in programe APZ, ki pa se razlikujejo glede na ciljno skupino in število vključenih brezposelnih oseb. Opisali smo tudi APZ, njene ukrepe in aktivnosti, ki se izvajajo v okviru teh ukrepov. V empiričnem delu smo se osredotočili na programe in ukrepe APZ, ki jih je Zavod izvedel v letih 2011 in 2012 v celotni Sloveniji ter na območju Območne službe Maribor. Poudarek je bil predvsem na številu vključenih brezposelnih oseb v te programe ter na smernicah APZ za leto 2013.Unemployment is strongly associated with the active employment policy. Active employment policy consists of a set of measures and programmes designed to reduce unemployment and increase employment, and to coordinate the supply and demand on the labour market. Programmes help reduce unemployment, create new employment opportunities and promote self-employment, which is especially important in times of economic and financial crisis. Graduate seminar is divided into two parts. In the theoretical part we describe unemployment, which has major social and economic consequences for the individual and the country. However, the authorities are aware of this, because the unemployment rate for the year 2008 is becoming a big problem. In order to reduce unemployment, Employment Service of Slovenia performs actions and programmes of active employment policy, which vary depending on the number of unemployed persons and the situation on the labour market. We also describe the active employment policy, measures and activities to be carried out within the framework of these measures. In the empirical part, we focused on programmes and measures of the active employment policy for the years 2011 and 2012 throughout Slovenia, and in the area of Regional Office Maribor. The focus was primarily on the number of unemployed persons involved in these programs, as well as on the guidelines of the active employment policy for the year 2013