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Importance of continuous research of employer’s needs in Virovitica county for adequate workforce structuring

The current economic environment of the globalized market requires employers to carefullyconsider all aspects of their business. One of the key aspects is certainly the workforce and the present and future needs of the business entity for the workforce. Every entrepreneurconsidering his long-term strategy should also take into account the future needs he will have for work force in the short term, but equally in the medium and long term. Regional self-government units are the founders of educational institutions offering high school education, but through their scholarship policy they can also influence the stimulation / discouragementof highly educated staff in their area. They are therefore obliged to align their educational programs with the current labor market. If a regional self-government unit wishes to be in theservice of all entrepreneurs who carry out their business activities in the area of a county, theywould have to listen to the needs of these entrepreneurs as employers as to which humanresource structure they will need in future periods in order to expand and improve theirbusiness. The aim of the paper is to investigate the current and future needs of employers fromthe area of Virovitica County (focusing on the analysis of the level of education and the profession of employees) and their impact on the creation of education policy and then thestructure of the labor force and the level of employment / unemployment in the future. Theresearch was conducted in the period from January to April 2019, and based on researchresults and recommendations, Virovitica County will have the opportunity to create and guidedevelopment and education policy in the next 5-10 years.

employer's needs, work force structure, education policy, market research

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