Training pays scheme (TPS)
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Training pays scheme (TPS)
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Training pays scheme (TPS)
- Scheme ID
- 311
- Country
- Malta
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Type of instrument
- Grant for individuals
- Sub-type of instrument
- Cost-related support
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
The Training Pays Scheme is co-funded by the ESF and aims to assist individuals to develop and/or improve their skills by participating in further off-the-job education and training. The scheme offers assistance in the form of a training grant to aid participants with costs relating to training (75% up to a maximum of 1 000 EUR). The scheme is open to applicants of working-age population 16 to 64 years who have completed compulsory schooling. In the case of persons aged between 16 and 24, they must not be participating under the Youth Guarantee NEET Activation Scheme II. No preferential treatment is applied. The grant is awarded to the individual (trainee) after successful completion of their training. Training courses between MQF level 1 to 5 are eligible.
- Level of operation
- National
- Name of a part of the country
- Not applicable
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Not applicable
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Not applicable
- Relevance
- Key instrument
- Legal basis
- Chapter 594 Employment and Training Services Act
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- To assist individuals to develop and/or improve their skills by participating in further off-the-job education and training.
- Year of implementation
- 2016
- Year of termination
- 2023
- Eligible group(s)
- The scheme is open to applicants of working age population 16 to 64 years who have completed compulsory schooling. In the case of persons aged between 16 and 24, they must not be participating under the Youth Guarantee NEET Activation Scheme II.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- No preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Training courses between MQF level 1 to 5.
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- ESF and national budget
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- 75% of the direct training cost excluding VAT but will not exceed the maximum amount of EUR 1,
- Eligible costs
- Tuition fees, training material, registration fees and examination fees paid by the applicant.
- Volumes of funding
- Total budget: EUR 1 000 000. Committed budget by the end of 2019: EUR 551 000. Amount reimbursed: EUR 258 000.
- Beneficiaries/take up
- 1 060 eligible applications, 502 paid out
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- JobsPlus (PES & implementing body), the Planning and Priorities Co-ordination Division (PPCD) (Managing Authority of the ESF Malta)
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- https://jobsplus.gov.mt/schemes-jobseekers/training-pays-scheme
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- https://jobsplus.gov.mt/schemes-jobseekers/training-pays-scheme
- Recent changes
No recent amendment
Recent changes in response to COVID-19
No changes
- Sources
- https://jobsplus.gov.mt/schemes-jobseekers/training-pays-scheme
- https://jobsplus.gov.mt/resources/publication-statistics-mt-mt-en-gb/pu…
- Short description
- 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 termination
- 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