This paper analyzes the evaluation of the active labour policies in Croatia and Poland with the aim of confirming the hypothesis that the evaluation is important and key component of every public policy. Employment policy is an area of shared responsibility between the EU and member states, and is created by the method of open coordination through which member states agree on common objectives of employment policy and exchange their experiences. There are shown so far conducted evaluation of active employment measures in Croatia and Poland which examine the effectiveness and quality of the implemented measures and reach conclusions and recommendations for further changes. A detailed analysis of the Guidelines for the development and implementation of active employment policy for a period from 2015 to 2017 in Poland and Croatia confirms the initial hypothesis about the importance of evaluating the effectiveness and quality of active employment policy. The policy makers, aware of the importance of previous evaluations included the conclusions and recommendations on correction the measures from the previous evaluation into creation of the Guidelines. The analysis led to the conclusion that Croatia, after joining the EU, achieved Polish level of conducting evaluations in a systematic way with an elaborate methodology and in accordance with the instructions of the European Commission.