The public employment service ist divided into 14 regional offices corresponding to Denmark's 14 counties. Each region has a Labour Market Council in which the social partners and the municipal authorities are represented. The Labour Market Council monitors developments in the regional labour market and organises the regional initiatives. At the national level there is a similar body, the National Labour Market Council, besides the 14 regional offices, there are a number of local offices in each county.
The National Labour Market Council is composed of representatives of the social partners, the municipal authorities and the state labour market administration. The Council participates in the general management, planning and co-ordination of placement services and the fixing of targets and priorities in connection with the activities initiated. The Council also functions in an advisory capacity to the Director General of the unemployment insurance system in matters regarding unemployment insurance and voluntary early retirement.
The adult vocational training system comprises 24 vocational training centres nationwide. 19 of these are independent institutions, and five are state-owned schools. The schools have specialised in courses which require special technical equipment or demand ample space.
Tripartite co-operation within the adult vocational training area runs like a red thread through the entire training structure, i.e. from the highest authority, the Training Council, to each local training centre. Training opportunities are available within more than 50 sectors and occupations. For each main occupational field an occupational committee has been set up which is - together with the National Labour Market Authority - responsible for the content of training programmes, etc. Presently, there are 4 such committees and under each of them training committees have been set up for the different trades/occupations. There is also a special training committee for work introduction programmes.
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