Sectoral training funds (established under various names)

Based on sectoral agreements between the social partners, there is a high number of training funds in Denmark, so-called education and competence funds. Training funds are engaged in a variety of training-related activities. Educational funds are commonly used to develop new teaching or training courses, produce and disseminate information, material etc. The purpose of competence funds is to support worker participation in CVET. As the mainly state-funded CVET system provides vocational courses at no or very low costs, training funds do use only a small part of their means for reimbursing companies' spending on course fees. There is no comprehensive overview of the various sectors funds. Detailed conditions depend on the specific fund.