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:
The SOC has two fields of action:
"Feina Activa" Portal "Treball als barris" Active Classroom Agrarian Campaigns Aids and grants for the training Announcements CIFO CV on line CerTIC CerTIC Collaborating centres Connecta't Contrat@ FP.CAT courses Guidance on finding a job Helps and subventions Incentives to the companies Innovative Projects Job placement of persons with added difficulties Legislation Program of local initiatives of employment Programme "Forma i Contracta" Talent Jove, empresa de futur Temporary program of protection for unemployment and insertion Training services Work Offices Work demand renewal Working abroad, Eurodissea and Leonardo, Eures Network e-training