Pomerania in numbers
total workforce
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of the workforce in the industrial sector
Talent Pool
With over 90,000 students across 27 universities, the region produces a steady stream of skilled graduates for every sector. Positive migration trends further bolster the workforce, as more professionals choose Pomerania for its high quality of life and labour market that offers true personal development. This combination makes the region a compelling choice for companies seeking long-term talent availability.
Pomerania ranks among Poland’s top three business services hubs. The BSS sector employs professionals across SSC and BPOs. The business ecosystem of over 240 companies employing approx. 42 000 talents, gives a potential investor access to multilingual talent and offers a great potential for quick scaling.
Moreover, our region is one of Poland’s biggest IT hubs, with professionals delivering global projects for the clients all around the globe. Strong academic foundations, high language proficiency and advanced project delivery expertise make the region attractive for technology leaders and R&D centres.
Key Universities:
- University of Gdańsk
- Gdańsk University of Technology
- Gdańsk Medical University
- WSB Merito
- PJATK
Key organisations: Bayer, State Street, LSEG, PwC, Capgemini, Svarowski, Intel, Amazon
Talent Development
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Universities
There 27 higher education institutions in Pomorskie Voivodeship, including 9 public universities. Within that, the largest university union in northern Poland – Fahrenheit Universities. The higher education of our region offers strong candidates in the fields of IT, engineering, business and energy programmes, linguistics and many more, closely aligned with industry needs through practical education models, research and internship cooperations.
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Courses
Pomorskie provides a strong ecosystem of public and private training institutions offering courses in IT, data science, cyber security, project management and languages. Technology bootcamps and certification programmes support fast reskilling and future-oriented competence development.
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Funding
Pomorskie Voivodeship implements multiple funding programmes supporting skills development, including initiatives such as WEKTOR and other EU-financed projects. Companies and employees benefit from co-financed or fully reimbursed training, reducing long-term talent investment costs.
Network
One of the many advantages of both our region and organisation is a network, that enables a strong and dynamic cooperation between business, education and public institutions. Regular industry meetings and events, networking initiatives and knowledge-sharing platforms support investment growth, business scaling and talent attraction. Our network is constantly growing thanks to the events we organise regularly, such as:
Wentyl_EDU
Our next series of meetings, this time with the goal to strengthen the cooperation between academia and companies. The initiative supports student skills development and alignment of educational programmes with real labour market needs. This space supports and creates ideas for the development of the future talent pipeline in the region.
Providers Meeting
The quarterly meeting of business services sector providers, including offices spaces, flexes, hotels, and more. This series of events has to main goals: giving the ecosystem information of a new entries and the pipeline of our organisation and to strengthen the relationships between organisations thanks to networking
Wentyl_HR
The series of events held in Polish, which are designed as a platform of experience exchange between members of Pomeranian HR community. The topic of each event is carefully picked to be challenging, developing and unusual than the typical HR meetings. Each meeting is held in different space, really highlighting the idea of business networking.
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How can we support you?
Invest in Pomerania provides comprehensive investor support at every stage of business development. From talent access, international and regional promotion to market knowledge — we deliver tools that enable business growth. To further optimise our marketing operations and attract the specialised talent to our region, we’ve created a dedicated brand – Live more. Pomerania.
Talent Bank
Talent Bank is a regional candidate database connecting employers with qualified talents. The platform supports recruitment processes of companies investing in Pomerania, giving you the access to specialists in every major industry.
Fairs&Promotion
We actively promote the region at regional and international job fairs. We participate in the events such as Talent Days or Job Orienta, organise business missions and help investors run employer branding campaigns. Through our market presence, we strengthen Pomorskie’s visibility and position it as a leading talent and modern services hub.
Knowledge
Last but not least, our support comes with our experience and knowledge about the sectors and business environment of the region. The Knowledge Hub section provides access to market reports, sector analyses and current investment trends. It serves as the beginning of a journey that will end with you investing in Pomerania.
Questions about Pomerania's labour market?
Joanna can help you understand workforce availability, hiring dynamics and talent trends in the region.
