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The Catalunya Occupation Service

In accordance with the Law 17/2002, of 5 July (PDF, 1,16Mb), on the regulation of the employment system and the creation of the Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC), the SOC is an autonomous and administrative organization, adscript to the Departament de Treball.

The reference frame of the SOC is the European Strategy about work and the national plans about employment.

The SOC functions are:

• Offer its services to all job seekers.(workers or unemployed)
• Offert equality of labour opportunities for everybody
• Promote enterprising spirits offering support to small and medium companies
• Dialogue and commitment between public and private sectors
• Achieve a high level of employment, through the work promotion and creation.

The SOC has two fields of action:

1. Organic: El "Consell de Direcció" (a government organization).
2. Work Offices:
   • The Territorial Services are the institutional representation of the SOC in our territory.
   • The work offices of the Generalitat are the reference frame of the territory.
   • The "Centres d'Innovació i Formació Ocupacional (CIFO)" are also centres of reference for occupational training.