The first and second phase of the NSK (NSK I and NSK II) were financed by public funding using EU co-financing (ESF). The total costs for NSK II (2009-2015) reached 580 mil CZK (EU co-financing 85%, i.e. 493 mil CZK). This funding was used for setting the system, methodology, design of qualification standards, piloting etc. Currently, running costs for NSK amendments are ensured by the annual budget of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The implementation (retraining, testing, certification, authorisation) have no specific budget, however, especially retraining can be funded by other public financing schemes, e.g. via retraining programmes run by Labour Offices.
The funding allocated in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports budget - for the year 2017 total 34 mil CZK- is available to ensure running of the NSK system. For future operations, there is a need to ensure funding for additional activities, particularly because of the new required skills arising due to Industry 4.0 / Skills 4.0 trends.
The implementation (retraining, testing, certification, authorisation) have no specific budget, however, retraining especially can be funded by other public financing schemes, mainly via retraining programmes run by Labour Offices (often ESF co-financed).
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