European Structural and Investment Funds - National Project Dual Education

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Financing instrument
Name of the instrument in English
European Structural and Investment Funds - National Project Dual Education
Country
Slovakia
Type of instrument
Grants for companies
Level of operation
National
Part of the country where the instrument applies

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Region(s) in which the instrument applies

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Sector(s) in which the instrument applies

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Operation Programme Human Resources

Objective(s) and target(s)

To provide analytical, conceptual, institutional and financial support to the development of system of dual education in Slovakia between 2016 and 2020.

Year of introduction
2016
Year of termination
2020
Governance (management, operation, monitoring and evaluation)

The State Institute for VET is responsible for the overall management of the instrument and day-to-day operation. The Ministry of Employment, Social Affairs and Family is responsible for monitoring/evaluation. The largest employer organisations and confederations in Slovakia as well as the main trade unions and associations are also involved in the management of the instrument.

Eligible group(s)

All companies

Education and training eligible

The instrument supports only apprenticeship. It applies to EQF 3-4 levels.

Source of financing and collection mechanism

State (national resources)
EU funds
matching: employers

Financing formula and allocation mechanisms

Contribution by employer: 5 – 15% in terms of co-funding of total project budget in ESF projects granted to specific companies.

For example, if 20% of the project costs are dedicated to wages, it means the employer's share is 5 to 15% of this 20%. To illustrate: Project budget EUR 1,000,000, wages EUR 200,000, employer co-funding 10%. In result: employer's net contribution to wages is 10% of 200,000, i.e. EUR 20 000.

The guidelines for the National Project Duálne vzdelávanie do not specify the maximum amount that a company may receive per year.

Funds are disbursed to priority applicants (identified through top-down planning procedure).

Volumes of funding

The figures below are estimates:
In 2016, public funding from national resources amounted to EUR 300,000. EU funding amounted to EUR 1,700,000.
In 2015, public funding from national resources amounted to EUR 450,000. EU funding amounted to EUR 2,550,000.

Beneficiaries/take up

In 2016, 142 companies benefited.

Monitoring/evaluation reports available

At the time of this research, the monitoring/evaluation report(s) were available only to the managing Authority.

Monitoring/evaluation results

At the time of this research, the results of the monitoring/evaluation were available only to the managing Authority.

Sources

State Institute for VET, www.siov.sk

http://www.siov.sk/Clanok.aspx?ArticleID=113

Related apprenticeship schemes

Dual education and training
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