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Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance 2003-2011

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2005 Category 2: Spa<strong>in</strong><br />

Europe <strong>and</strong> North America<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong><br />

2005 Category 2 W<strong>in</strong>ner<br />

<strong>Public</strong> Employment Service of Castile <strong>and</strong> Leon<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong><br />

Description<br />

Improv<strong>in</strong>g the role of the public sector through the creation of the public<br />

employment service, responsible for tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g prospective employees <strong>and</strong><br />

promot<strong>in</strong>g employment.<br />

The Problem<br />

Castile <strong>and</strong> Leon is the largest region <strong>in</strong> Europe with a population of 2.5 million,<br />

represent<strong>in</strong>g n<strong>in</strong>e prov<strong>in</strong>ces <strong>and</strong> 2,249 municipalities. The region’s vision of the future<br />

was laid out <strong>in</strong> the Modernization Program, which aimed at <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g citizens <strong>in</strong><br />

the adm<strong>in</strong>istration of Castile <strong>and</strong> Leon, while build<strong>in</strong>g consensus <strong>and</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>uous dialogue between all of the <strong>in</strong>terest groups.<br />

The Solution<br />

In <strong>2003</strong>, competencies were transferred from the National Institute of Employment<br />

(INEM), an agency under the M<strong>in</strong>istry of Labour <strong>and</strong> Social Affairs, to the Autonomous<br />

Community of Castile <strong>and</strong> Leon. Set up with an <strong>in</strong>itial budget of €2.6 million<br />

provided by the State, the Modernization Program 2004 was launched to facilitate<br />

the regional <strong>Public</strong> Employment Service (ECYL) <strong>in</strong> achiev<strong>in</strong>g full employment,<br />

while at the same time provid<strong>in</strong>g an opportunity for Castilians <strong>and</strong> Leonese to live<br />

<strong>and</strong> work <strong>in</strong> the region.<br />

The Autonomous Community of Castile <strong>and</strong> Leon, the geographically largest region <strong>in</strong><br />

Europe, is now serviced by ECYL, which is responsible for promot<strong>in</strong>g employment,<br />

offer<strong>in</strong>g employment tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, provid<strong>in</strong>g orientation <strong>and</strong> mediation <strong>in</strong> the job market.<br />

Through the implementation of the European Employment Strategy <strong>and</strong> the Third<br />

Regional Plan of Employment 2004-2006, the local government designed a new concept<br />

for public service delivery, where human resources would be the pr<strong>in</strong>cipal eng<strong>in</strong>e<br />

for <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g citizens.<br />

The new vision of ECYL established a holistic approach to service delivery, <strong>in</strong> which<br />

the Service Life Cycle (SLC) became the central concept. The SLC approach comprises<br />

seven key actions <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g job market research <strong>in</strong> collaboration with private<br />

enterprises, public organisations <strong>and</strong> various other entities <strong>in</strong> 34 of the employment<br />

offices <strong>in</strong> the region, <strong>in</strong>tegration of smaller employment offices <strong>in</strong> rural areas, etc.<br />

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