Continuing training 2020

Name of the instrument - Local language: Weiterbildungsrichtlinie 2020
Name of the instrument - English translation: Continuing training 2020
Scheme ID: 232
Country: Germany
Reporting year: 2020
Type of instrument: Grant for companies
Sub-type of instrument: Support for direct costs
Type of entry: Example for a group of instruments

Short description: Employers, legal associations; public and independent organizations for child and youth welfare located in Brandenburg are eligible for this grant, which subsidizes training measures up to 50%of the eligible expenditure. Eligible types of training include professional further training measures for employees and business owners who work in a permanent establishment. Tuition fees (for courses and exams) are considered eligible costs. The requested grant must be at least EUR 1 000. The grant per application may not exceed EUR 3 000 per participant. There is no limitation for reusing the grant.
Short description of the related instruments: Not applicable

Level of operation

Regional

Name of a part of the country

Not applicable

Name of the region (for regional instruments)

Brandenburg

Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)

Not applicable

Relevance

Further instrument

Legal basis

Directive of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Women and Family to promote vocational training - skills development through training of employees and in SMEs in Brandenburg (training policy) from June 13, 2013 (Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Arbeit, Soziales, Frauen und Familie zur Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung - Kompetenzentwicklung durch Qualifizierung von Beschäftigten und in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen im Land Brandenburg (Weiterbildungsrichtlinie) vom 13. Juni 2013)

Objective(s) and target(s)

Continuous participation in continuing vocational training, especially for the low-skilled, the elderly, atypical employees, people with disabilities and people with a migration background, should be increased. The guideline pursues an integrated approach of company and individual competence development.

Year of implementation

2020

Year of latest amendment

2020

Year of termination

2022

Operation/management

The Investment Bank of the Land Brandenburg (ILB) is responsible for the implementation of this scheme. Applications need to be submitted before the subscription to the training measure.

Eligible group(s)

Companies, freelancers and sole proprietorships (with income tax liability or a permanent establishment in the state of Brandenburg); legal associations; public and independent organizations for child and youth welfare

Group(s) with preferential treatment

No preferential treatment

Education and training eligible

Professional further training measures for employees and business owners who work in a permanent establishment in the State of Brandenburg, freelancers and sole proprietorships who are subject to income tax in the State of Brandenburg Further training measures to increase the job-related technical and social skills of full-time and honorary associations in the state of Brandenburg Vocational training measures for employees and business owners and voluntary workers in public and free child and youth welfare in the state of Brandenburg

Source of financing and collection mechanism

Länder's budget and ESF

Financing formula and allocation mechanisms

Further training measures can be subsidized with up to 50% of the eligible expenditure. The requested grant must be at least EUR 1 000. The grant per application may not exceed EUR 3 000 per participant.

Eligible costs

Fees only (for the course and exam)

Volumes of funding

Not available

Beneficiaries/take up

1 688 in 2018

Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation

ILB - Investment bank of the Land Brandenburg

Most relevant webpage - in English

Not available

Most relevant webpage - local language