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Financing Apprenticeships DB

  • Introduction
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  • Financing of apprenticeship schemes
  • Financing instruments
  • Cross-country overview
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Programme "Entrepreneurship Impulse", activity "Master of his craft-apprenticeship" in 2015 and "Apprenticeship for trades and crafts occupations" in 2016

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Financing instrument
Name of the instrument in English
Programme "Entrepreneurship Impulse", activity "Master of his craft-apprenticeship" in 2015 and "Apprenticeship for trades and crafts occupations" in 2016
Country
Croatia
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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Objective(s) and target(s)

To encourage companies to provide training to students in the shortage occupations in the crafts related system; contributing to the acquisition of skills for independent work in occupation and the development of social and entrepreneurial competences of students.

Year of introduction
2012
Year of termination
No foreseen end to the instrument (ongoing)
Governance (management, operation, monitoring and evaluation)

The Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Craft is responsible for the overall management, monitoring and evaluation of the instrument as well as day-to-day operation.

Eligible group(s)

Micro companies and SMEs (crafts, cooperatives) employing IVET students under 18 years old in shortage occupations (chimney man, automotive sector, installers, waiters, tailors, cook, butcher, baker, carpenter)

Education and training eligible

The instrument finances apprenticeship and other forms of education and training. It applies to EQF 4 level.

Source of financing and collection mechanism

State (national resources), EU funds:
2016: ESF (85% of overall public funding), national resources (15%)
2015: ERDF (85% of overall public funding), national resources (15%)

Financing formula and allocation mechanisms

The maximum share of public co-financing:
80% in case of student remuneration
50% in case of mentor remuneration

The maximum amount a company may receive is HRK 75,000 (approx. EUR 10,000) (the highest possible support for mentor remuneration).

Funds are disbursed to all eligible applicants on the basis of the legal entitlement.

Volumes of funding

In 2016, the public funding amounted to approx. EUR 405,000 (HRK 3,000,000). This included approx. EUR 60, 750 from national resources (15% of overall public funding) and approx. EUR 344,250 of EU funding (85% of overall public funding).
In 2015, the public funding amounted to approx. EUR 432,000 (HRK 3,200,000).

Sources

Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, http://www.mingo.hr/

http://www.hok.hr/press/novosti/objavljen_javni_poziv_majstor_svog_zana…

http://www.hok.hr/press/novosti/otvoreni_javni_poziv_naukovanje_za_obrt…

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