Skillnets
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Skillnets
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Skillnets
- Scheme ID
- 110
- Country
- Ireland
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Type of instrument
- Grant for companies
- Sub-type of instrument
- Support for direct costs
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
Companies that are in one of the Skillnet Business Networks, providing subisdised training are eligible for this grant. Skillnets training networks programme (TNP) is funded from the National Training Fund. Eligible training covers a wide range of industry sectors and geographical regions, financial services training and management development. Up to 50% of all eligible costs can be subsidised. There is no limitation for re-use. No preferential treatment established.
- Short description of the related instruments
- Not applicable
- Level of operation
- Regional
- Sectoral
- Name of a part of the country
- Not applicable
- Relevance
- Key instrument
- Legal basis
- Section 473A, Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997(NB: Finance Act of 1995 provided for tax relief for tuition fees. All legislation relating to tuition fees that had been passed prior to 1997 was incorporated in the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. Also, changes made to tuition tax relief after 1997 were retrospectively incorporated into the Act)
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- To increase participation in company training; to improve competitiveness and provide improved access for workers to industry-specific/transferable skills development.
- Year of implementation
- 1999
- Year of latest amendment
- 2018
- Operation/management
- Skillnets Ltd is governed by a board containing representatives of employer associations and trade unions as well as ministerial appointees. A budget is allocated from the National Training Fund.
- Eligible group(s)
- Industry-led networks, their members - private companies and their employees; unemployed people.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- No preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Training across a wide range of industry sectors and geographical regions, financial services training and management development.
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Skillnets training networks programme (TNP) is funded from the National Training Fund.
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Under the current training networks programme (TNP) up to 50% of the cost of all eligible network activities is provided. Allocation: Companies meeting predefined criteria best are funded. For training programmes, the networks organise the costs, with some training programmes being provided to skillnet members free of cost and others at subsidised rates dependant on the allocation of the network.
- Eligible costs
- Fees and other costs related to education and training
- Volumes of funding
- Programme costs:2019: EUR 27 159 973 2018: EUR 19 455 9642017: EUR 16 194 373
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Beneficiaries (people trained): 2019: 70 270 2018: 56 182 2017: 49 194
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Skillnets
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Evaluation of Skillnet Ireland in 2018 https://www.skillnetireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Indecon-Evalu…
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- http://www.skillnets.ie/
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- http://www.skillnets.ie/
- Recent changes
In 2018, Skillnet Ireland repositioned, becoming a rebranded agency (Skillnet Ireland), in order to provide greater clarity to businesses and greater focus to the areas of upskilling and lifelong learning.
Recent changes in response to COVID-19
No changes
- Sources
- http://www.skillnets.ie/
- http://www.skillnets.ie/sites/skillnets.ie/files/pdf/indecon_evaluation…
- https://www.skillnetireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Skillnet-Irel…
- https://www.skillnetireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Skillnet-Irel…
- https://www.skillnetireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SNI-Annual-Re…
On this page:
- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- 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
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Recent changes
- Sources