Cheque/voucher for training job seekers
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Cheques-formation (Brussels)
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Cheque/voucher for training job seekers
- Scheme ID
- 14
- Country
- Belgium
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Grant for companies
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
Companies offering indefinite contracts to job seekers or job seekers starting new business can apply for this public grant. The public co-funding share is 50% of the costs for education and training. Training courses/programmes provided by accredited training institutions are eligible.
- Short description of the related instruments
nap
- Level of operation
- Regional
- Name of a part of the country
- nap
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Brussels
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- nap
- Relevance
- Key scheme
- Year of implementation
- 2004
- Operation/management
Public Employment Service (PES) Brussels: Actiris
- Eligible group(s)
Companies offering indefinite contracts to job seekers (registered with Actiris) or job seekers starting new business
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
The cheques are spent on training programmes provided by all accredited training institutions
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
Regional authority (PES Brussels: Actiris)
matching: companies- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
Each cheque is worth EUR 30 and covers one hour of training. Cheques are valid for 1 year. Actiris (PES) funds 50% of each training cheque up EUR 2 250 for a training programme. If total amount is above EUR 2 250, the difference in cost is borne by the employer or business owner, as appropriate.
ICT and languages are 100% funded by Actiris.- Eligible costs
Fees and other costs related to education and training
- Frequency of the use
Each year
- Volumes of funding
na
- Beneficiaries/take up
na
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Actiris.
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
na
- Most relevant webpage - in English
http://www.ecosubsibru.be/index.cfm?fuseaction=aides.aides_one&aide_id=… http://www.actiris.be/emp/tabid/159/language/fr-BE/Le-cheque-formation…
- Most relevant webpage - local language
na
- Sources
http://www.ecosubsibru.be/index.cfm?fuseaction=aides.aides_one&aide_id=… http://www.actiris.be/emp/tabid/159/language/fr-BE/Le-cheque-formation…
- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- 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
- Year of implementation
- Operation/management
- 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
- Frequency of the use
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Sources