Partnership is widely accepted as an invaluable instrument for stimulating more sustainable socio-economic development and the attainment of the EU’s 2020 goals. Through the involvement, adequate consultation and participation of stakeholders, partnerships develop cross-cutting perspectives and integrated approaches to multidimensional problems. The aim of the research is to gather information on the how to use partnerships as a mechanism to enhance employment opportunities for Public Employment Services (PES). The papers reviews the state of the art of the literature with a focus on PES service delivery and policy implementation and identifies pros and cons of different approaches and of transferable core elements:
- Recent developments and current practices;
- What works, what does not work and what was changed and why:
- Conclusions with regard to PES organisational development and service delivery and implications for policymakers.
