Sectoral training fund in scaffold builder branch

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Scaffold builder branch

Collective agreement

To fund social security payments (as far as specified in collective agreements), including costs for initial and further training to become a scaffolder builder.

Vorstellung der Sozialkasse des Gerüstbaugewerbes (SOKA) is responsible for the overall management, monitoring/evaluation of the instrument and day-to-day operation. Bundesverband Gerüstbau e.V. (employers) and Industriegewerkschaft Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (damals IG Bau-Steine-Erden) (trade unions) are also involved in the management of the instrument.

Companies in the scaffold builder branch.

The instrument supports apprenticeship and other types of education and training. It applies to ISCED 3-6 levels.

Levy on companies. Based on collective agreement, companies in the scaffold builder branch are obliged to contribute 2,5% of their total payroll costs to the fund.

The company may receive max. 50% of an apprentice wage from the fund.

Funds are disbursed to all eligible applicants on a 'first-come, first-served basis'.

The fund covers various costs, e.g. salary payments in case that bad weather conditions do not allow to work, annual leave payments etc. and training. In relation to the latter, the fund covers the costs of training mainly at ISCED 3-4 levels taking place at the fund's training centre, including the costs of learning materials, accommodation, travel and wages.

In 2016, EUR 146,035,257 were collected. No EU funding involved.
In 2015, EUR 5,808,924 were disbursed.

In 2013, some 2,900 companies contributed to the fund and 184 applied for funding (possibly not only in relation to apprenticeship) .

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The training fund enables companies to offer apprenticeships by covering some of the costs. However, it appears that the share of resigned contracts is quite high, with up to almost 50%. It was not yet possible to gather more detailed data on transition and earnings of graduates from apprenticeships in this profession/occupation.

Vorstellung der Sozialkasse des Gerüstbaugewerbes (SOKA),
https://www.sokageruest.de/wir-uber-uns1