State/minimis support scheme co-financed from European Social Fund (ESF) within the Operational Programme Human Capital (OPHC)/ Priority Area (PA) 6/Specific Objective (SO) 6.12/ Area of intervention: Increasing the qualification level of the employees through continuous training programs correlated with the needs of the labour market

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Schema de ajutor de stat/minimis pentru intreprinderi cofinanțată din Fondul SocialEuropean (FSE) în cadrul Programului Operațional Capital Uman (POCU) - Aria Prioritară (AP) 6/Obiectivul Specific (OS) 6.12/ Domeniul de intervenție: Creșterea nivelului de calificare al angajaților prin programe de formare continuă corelate cu nevoile pieței muncii
Name of the instrument - English translation
State/minimis support scheme co-financed from European Social Fund (ESF) within the Operational Programme Human Capital (OPHC)/ Priority Area (PA) 6/Specific Objective (SO) 6.12/ Area of intervention: Increasing the qualification level of the employees through continuous training programs correlated with the needs of the labour market
Scheme ID
308
Country
Romania
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Grant for companies
Sub-type of instrument
Support for direct costs
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, trade unions, members of sectoral committees and sectoral committees with legal personality, employers' organizations, professional associations, public or private centers for validation/certification of previous learning, authorized CVT providers, public and private, professional / career counseling and guidance service providers, NGOs can apply for the grant. Eligible training should be focused on employees' skills update and development. Minimum co-funding is 80, 75% (for private companies) and maximum co-funding is 85% (for non-governmental organisations). The maximum amount for an application RON 4 770 00 (approx. EU 983 881). There is no preferential treatment. An applicant can only apply once for the grant under a specific ESF call.

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Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
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Name of the region (for regional instruments)
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Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
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Relevance
Key instrument
ESF OPHC legislation
Objective(s) and target(s)
The main strategic objective for 2020 is for at least 10% of the Romanian adult population (aged between 25 and 64) to participate in lifelong learning activities.
Year of implementation
2019
Operation/management
The Management Authority for the Operational Programme Human Capital (MA OPHC) is managing the grants at national level. A monitoring officer from the MA OPHC is responsible to provide information and guidelines for each specific project
Eligible group(s)
All companies. Specific target groups are: employees, in particular with low qualifications, persons over 40 years of age and persons from disadvantaged rural areas.
Group(s) with preferential treatment
No preferential treatment
Education and training eligible
Types of education and training elgibile include: programmes leading to a formal qualification (formal education), general courses (e.g. language courses), occupational courses connected to the present economic activity of the participant, occupational courses of all kinds
Source of financing and collection mechanism
ESF and national budget
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
For non-governmental organisations (NGOs) the financial formula is: 85% EU funds+15% national budget. For private companies, the financing formula is: 80,75% EU funds+14,25% national budget+5% own contribution
Eligible costs
Costs with elaboration, accreditation and delivery of training courses, cost of trainers, cost of certificates for graduates of courses
Volumes of funding
Initial volume of funding allocated: RON 286 200 000 (approx. EUR 60 000 000) (uneven distribution per year, depending on the costs of implemented activities). After the launch of the call, the volume of funding was increased, to allow the financing of all applications with an evaluation score of over 90 points from a max of 100 points
Beneficiaries/take up
71 projects were approved so far, with a total volume of funding of RON 329 408 241/ EUR 69 058 331
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Management Authority for the Operational Programme Human Capital (OPHC) http://mfe.gov.ro/programe/autoritati-de-management/am-pocu/
Monitoring/evaluation reports available
Not available
Most relevant webpage - in English
Not available
Most relevant webpage - local language
http://mfe.gov.ro/pocu-60-mil-euro-pentru-proiectele-de-dezvoltare-prof…
Recent changes

No recent amendment

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

No changes

Sources
Ministry of European Funds
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