Training leave

Short description: All employees, private and public, are entitled to up to 2 years of study leave over a period of 5 years. Study leave is unpaid, unless agreed otherwise with the employer. Study leave may be interrupted under certain conditions. Employees on leave receive a grant (adult education allowance). In combination, a paid leave is available.
Short description of the related instruments: nap

Level of operation: National
Name of a part of the country: nap
Name of the region (for regional instruments): nap
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments): nap
Relevance: Marginal scheme
Legal basis: Opintovapaalaki (Study Leave Act)
Year of implementation: 1979
Year of latest amendment: 2011
Eligible group(s): All employees, private and public
Group(s) with preferential treatment: None
Education and training eligible: The study must either take the form of government sponsored training in Finland or abroad, or be a training course organised by a trade union.
Source of financing and collection mechanism: Study leave is unpaid, unless agreed otherwise with the employer. The student may be eligible to financial support during the study period (see Aikuiskoulutustuki, adult education alowance, for the same country). In combination, a paid leave is available.
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms: nap
Volumes of funding: na
Beneficiaries/take up: na
Monitoring/evaluation reports available: na
Most relevant webpage - in English: https://www.tem.fi/en/work/labour_legislation/job_alternation_leave_stu…
Most relevant webpage - local language: http://www.koulutusrahasto.fi/fi/aikuiskoulutustuki/palkansaajansaamise…
Sources: http://www.koulutusrahasto.fi/fi/aikuiskoulutustuki/palkansaajansaamise…; https://www.tem.fi/en/work/labour_legislation/job_alternation_leave_stu…