State/minimis support scheme co-financed from European Social Fund (ESF) within the Operational Programme Human Capital (OPHC)/ Priority Area (PA) 3/Specific Objective (SO) 3.12/ Area of intervention: Digital competences for SMEs' employees

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Schema de ajutor de stat/minimis pentru intreprinderi cofinanțată din Fondul SocialEuropean (FSE) în cadrul Programului Operațional Capital Uman (POCU) - Aria Prioritară (AP) 3/Obiectivul Specific (OS) 3.12/ Domeniul de intervenție: Competențe digitale pentru angajații IMM
Name of the instrument - English translation
State/minimis support scheme co-financed from European Social Fund (ESF) within the Operational Programme Human Capital (OPHC)/ Priority Area (PA) 3/Specific Objective (SO) 3.12/ Area of intervention: Digital competences for SMEs' employees
Scheme ID
307
Country
Romania
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Grant for companies
Sub-type of instrument
Support for direct costs
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

Chambers of Commerce and Industry - legal persons of public utility, employers' organisations (employers' associations, employers' federations, employers' confederations, or territorial employers' unions), and business associations can apply for the grant. Grants are provided by the Management Authority for the Operational Programme Human Capital (MA OPHC) within the Ministry of European Funds. Eligible training is for increasing the level of digital competencies for all employees in the public and private sectors. Minimum co-funding is 80,75% (for private companies) and maximum co-funding is 85% (for non-governmental organisations). The maximum amount for an application is RON 4 770 000 (approx. EUR 983 881), the conditions related to the maximum amount being to have elaborated and implemented 1 training plan for min 250 employees that attend a Qualification programme for level 3 EQF, with a duration of 1080 training hours. There is no preferential treatment. An applicant can only apply once for the grant under a specific ESF call

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Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
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Name of the region (for regional instruments)
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Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
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Relevance
Key instrument
ESF OPHC legislation
Objective(s) and target(s)
Increasing the level of digital literacy, digital skills at the level of SMEs as well as strengthening the digital business environment
Year of implementation
2020
Operation/management
The Management Authority for the Operational Programme Human Capital (MA OPHC) is managing the grants at national level. A monitoring officer from the MA OPHC is responsible to provide information and guidelines for each specific project. Beneficiaries of the grant can be: Chambers of Commerce and Industry - legal persons of public utility, without patrimonial purpose, organized under the provisions of Law no. 335 / 06.12.2007 on the Chambers of Commerce of Romania, with subsequent amendments and completions, Employers' organizations (employers' associations, employers' federations, employers' confederations or territorial employers' unions) and Business associations.
Eligible group(s)
Eligible beneficiaries are: Employers' organisations (employers' associations, employers' federations, employers' confederations or territorial employers' unions), Business associations, Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Eligible target groups are: Employees with an individual employment contract (full time or part time) who come from companies that carry out their main or secondary activity in one of the economic sectors with competitive potential identified according to the National Strategy for Competitiveness and in the areas of intelligent specialization according to the National Strategy for Research, Development and Innovation or from companies who intend to adapt their primary or secondary activity to at least one of these economic sectors or one of the above-mentioned areas of intelligent specialization(min. 250 participants/project)
Group(s) with preferential treatment
No preferential treatment
Education and training eligible
Types of education and training elgibile include: programmes leading to a formal qualification (formal education), general courses (e.g. language courses), occupational courses connected to the present economic activity of the participant
Source of financing and collection mechanism
ESF and national budget
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
For non-governmental organisations (NGOs) the financial formula is: 85% EU funds+15% national budget. For private companies, the financing formula is: 80,75% EU funds+14,25% national budget+5% own contribution
Eligible costs
Eligible costs include: tuition fees/fees for participation (external providers), cost for internal training personnel, costs for training materials (e.g. books), depreciation costs for long-living investment goods (e.g. ICT), travel costs, meal costs or daily allowance for subsistence, related costs for counselling (e.g. formulation of a training plan), assessment and certification of professional skills acquired in ways other than formal, non-formal and / or informal - Support for SMEs for the development and introduction of on-the-job learning programs in the field of digital literacy and information and communication technology (ICT)
Volumes of funding
RON 94 400 000 (approx. EUR 20 000 000) (uneven distribution/year, depending on the costs of implemented activities)
Beneficiaries/take up
Not available
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Management Authority for the Operational Programme Human Capital (OPHC) http://mfe.gov.ro/programe/autoritati-de-management/am-pocu/
Monitoring/evaluation reports available
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Most relevant webpage - in English
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Most relevant webpage - local language
http://mfe.gov.ro/consultare-publica-ghidul-pocu-competente-digitale-pe…
Recent changes

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Recent changes in response to COVID-19

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Sources
Ministry of European Funds
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