Training fund for electricians
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Paritair Opleidingsfonds voor Elektriciens
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Training fund for electricians
- Scheme ID
- 20
- Country
- Belgium
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Training fund
- Type of entry
- Example for a group of instruments
- Short description
Companies in the electro-technics sector are obliged by national law to contribute a fixed share of their payroll costs (0.75%) to a training fund and may receive contribution to their training costs in return. Courses provided by the fund´s training centre are free of charge and employers receive compensation for the loss of working time. Each company gets a training budget per employee of EUR 15.50 per training hour with a maximum of 8 hours each year (EUR 124 per year).
- Short description of the related instruments
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- Level of operation
- Sectoral
- Name of a part of the country
- Flanders
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
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- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Electro-technics
- Legal basis
Collective agreement
- Objective(s) and target(s)
To oncrease the quality and quantity of training for people working in the sector to increase their employability
- Year of implementation
- 1991
- Operation/management
The fund is managed by the social partners.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
Training of the fund's training institute or accredited external providers
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
Levy on companies of the electro-technics sector: 0.75% of their total payroll costs
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
Training courses offered by the fund's training centre are free of charge and employers receive compensation for the loss of working time. The budget can also be used for setting up company specific training courses.
Each company gets a training budget per employee of EUR 15,50 per training hour with a maximum of 8 hours each year (124 Euro per year).
- Eligible costs
Fees and other costs related to education and training
- Volumes of funding
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- Beneficiaries/take up
na
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
na
- Most relevant webpage - in English
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- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Sources
Website of the training fund: http://www.vormelek.be/
- 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)
- Legal basis
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- Year of implementation
- Operation/management
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Sources