Paid training leave
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Betaald educatief verlof
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Paid training leave
- Scheme ID
- 25
- Country
- Belgium
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Training leave
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
This scheme enables employees in the private sector to be absent from work in order to follow education and training courses/programmes while continuing to receive their salaries. The maximum duration of the leave is 180 working hours. The employer continues paying the salary and is reimbursed after completion of the training leave. The reimbursement is based on hours spent on training leave a wage of EUR 2 653 as a maximum.
- Short description of the related instruments
nap
- Level of operation
- Regional
- Name of a part of the country
- nap
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Flanders
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- nap
- Relevance
- Key scheme
- Legal basis
National law (transferred to regional competence in 2014)
- Objective(s) and target(s)
To enables employees in the private sector to be absent from work in order to follow education and training courses/programmes while continuing to receive their salaries.
- Operation/management
Ministry of Labour
- Eligible group(s)
Employed persons with a work contract in the private sector working at least 0.8FTE
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
Accredited vocational and general education programmes/courses
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
Public funding
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
Employer continues paying the salary and is reimbursed after completion of the training leave. The reimbursement is based on hours spent on training leave and is limited to a maximum monthly gross salary of EUR 2 653.
The maximum duration of training leave is 180 hours.- Eligible costs
Specific arrangement
- Volumes of funding
In 2013, the financial budget for the training leave was EUR 97 057 606.
- Beneficiaries/take up
In 2013, 51 439 individuals took a training leave at some point (15-19: 49; 20-24: 4 062; 25-34: 16 901; 35-54: 27 324; 55-64: 3 067; 65 and older: 36).
In 2012, 51 971 individuals took a training leave (15-19 years: 71; 20-24 years: 4 181; 25-34 years: 17 227; 35-54 years: 27 640; 55-64 years: 2 807; 65 years and older: 45).
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Ministry of Labour.
- Most relevant webpage - in English
na
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Sources
Website of Ministry of Labour: http://www.werk.be/online-diensten/betaald-educatief-verlof
Statistical material: http://www.werk.belgie.be/moduleTab.aspx?id=538&idM=218
- 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)
- 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
- Sources