Perspectives and Directions for Professional Development in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Compared to Poland and the European Union

The present article aims to demonstrate the situation on the labour market in the Lower Silesian voivodeship compared to the situation in Poland and in the world, to outline the most marketable and appreciated jobs in Poland, to present a perspective for both skilled craft jobs and for the market of new jobs of the future, to identify the most important competencies for employees, in particular for graduates, with respect to gender, profession and professional fi elds, to defi ne key competencies for trades and expectations of entrepreneurs towards employees; to establish a profi le or a marketable worker in a professional fi eld and relationship between competencies wanted by employers and a type of a professional fi eld and vocational education in the area covered by the project. The analyses have been conducted on the basis of a questionnaire survey of the Lower Silesian Regional Development Agency (DARR), own research, qualitative content analysis of the relevant literature and web portals110.