Funding for further education and training of entrepreneurs, managers and specialised workers in Burgenland.
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Förderung der Aus- und Weiterbildung von UnternehmerInnen, Fach- und Führungskräften
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Funding for further education and training of entrepreneurs, managers and specialised workers in Burgenland.
- Scheme ID
- 228
- Country
- Austria
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Type of instrument
- Grant for companies
- Sub-type of instrument
- Support for direct costs
- Type of entry
- Example for a group of instruments
- Short description
Companies located in Burgenland can apply for the grant with the aim to co-finance training for their employees. Only education and training of professional relevance for the applying companies are eligible. The maximum amount of subsidies that the company may receive in the given fiscal year is EUR 15 000. Co-funding rates are 50% for SMEs, 35% for larger companies. The grant can be used once in each calendar year.
- Short description of the related instruments
- Not applicable
- Level of operation
- Regional
- Name of a part of the country
- Not applicable
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Burgenland
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Not applicable
- Relevance
- Key instrument
- Legal basis
- Provincial Economic Development Act of 1994 WiföG, LGBl. Nr. 33 as amended by the Act Provincial Law version no. 22/2008 and the promulgation LGBl. No. 56/2009, as amended by Act LGBl. Nr. 13/2015.
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- - To support education and training in a focussed manner - To ensure highly qualified jobs - To strengthen the competitiveness of Burgenland's economy and to promote the attainment of an optimal regional economic growth. - To adapt the entrepreneurs and the professionals and managers in Burgenland to the structural transformation of the economy. - To provide an incentive for business start-ups or acquisitions
- Year of implementation
- 2007
- Year of latest amendment
- 2017
- Year of termination
- 2023
- Operation/management
- Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland GmbH (Economy Service Burgenland)
- Eligible group(s)
- Companies located in Burgenland
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- No preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Training related to the worker's current or future activities in the company
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Regional budget (Bundesland)
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Grant: The total amount of subsidies which company may receive in the given fiscal year and is 15 000 EUR. 50% co-funding for SMEs, 35% for larger companies.
- Eligible costs
- Fees
- Volumes of funding
- EUR 162 701,76 in 2018 EUR 159 563,36 in 2017 EUR 215 102,54 in 2016
- Beneficiaries/take up
- 79 in 2018 130 in 2017 171 in 2016
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland GmbH (Economy Service Burgenland).
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Not available
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/foerderung/aus-und-weiterbildung-von-u…
- Recent changes
Amendment in 2017, update of the minimum amount, and the mimimum number of teaching lessons
Recent changes in response to COVID-19
No changes
- Sources
- https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Aktionsrich…
- https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ta%CC%88tig…
- https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ta%CC%88tig…
- https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Taetigkeits…
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- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- 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
- Year of termination
- 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
- Sources