Support for individual course costs
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Beihilfe zu Kurskosten
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Support for individual course costs
- Scheme ID
- 329
- Country
- Austria
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Type of instrument
- Grant for individuals
- Sub-type of instrument
- Cost-related support
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
Unemployed, or employed under a certain maximum gross salary may apply for this grant, providing a contribution of up to 100% of course fees. The grant is implemented by regional PES. Individuals have to apply for this grant before starting the course.
- Level of operation
- National
- Name of a part of the country
- Not applicable
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Not applicable
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Not applicable
- Relevance
- Further instrument
- Legal basis
- § 34 AMSG (BGBl. Nr. 313/1994) GZ. BGS/AMF/0722/9953/2018
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- Securing livelihood while participating in vocational training and further education, career orientation, work trial and work training measures that make sense in terms of labor market policy, measures for active job search, in the company start-up program for the unemployed or in a labor foundation.
- Year of implementation
- 1994
- Year of latest amendment
- 2018
- Operation/management
- The grant is administered by the PES
- Eligible group(s)
- Unemployed, employed with a maximum gross salary of EUR 2 300 /month. For beneficiaries of paid educational leave the total course fee may not exceed EUR 3 000.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Unemployed
- Education and training eligible
- Vocational qualification or vocational orientation measures or job search measures that are useful in terms of labour market policy
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Ministry of Labour, Family and Youth
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Up to 100% of eligible costs
- Eligible costs
- Course fees
- Volumes of funding
- Not available
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Not available
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Public Employment Service Austria (AMS)
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Not available
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- https://www.ams.at/arbeitsuchende/aus-und-weiterbildung/so-foerdern-wir…
- Recent changes
2018
Recent changes in response to COVID-19
No changes
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- Short description
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Legal basis
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- Year of implementation
- Year of latest amendment
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Recent changes