Funding for further education and training of entrepreneurs, managers and specialised workers in Burgenland.

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Förderung der Aus- und Weiterbildung von UnternehmerInnen, Fach- und Führungskräften
Name of the instrument - English translation
Funding for further education and training of entrepreneurs, managers and specialised workers in Burgenland.
Scheme ID
228
Country
Austria
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

Companies located in Burgenland can apply for the grant with the aim to co-finance training for their employees. Only education and training of professional relevance for the applying companies are eligible. The maximum amount of subsidies that the company may receive in the given fiscal year is EUR 15 000. Co-funding rates are 50% for SMEs, 35% for larger companies. The grant can be used once in each calendar year.

Not applicable
Level of operation
Regional
Name of a part of the country
Not applicable
Name of the region (for regional instruments)
Burgenland
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
Not applicable
Relevance
Key instrument
Provincial Economic Development Act of 1994 WiföG, LGBl. Nr. 33 as amended by the Act Provincial Law version no. 22/2008 and the promulgation LGBl. No. 56/2009, as amended by Act LGBl. Nr. 13/2015.
Objective(s) and target(s)
- To support education and training in a focussed manner - To ensure highly qualified jobs - To strengthen the competitiveness of Burgenland's economy and to promote the attainment of an optimal regional economic growth. - To adapt the entrepreneurs and the professionals and managers in Burgenland to the structural transformation of the economy. - To provide an incentive for business start-ups or acquisitions
Year of implementation
2007
Year of latest amendment
2017
Year of termination
2023
Operation/management
Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland GmbH (Economy Service Burgenland)
Eligible group(s)
Companies located in Burgenland
Group(s) with preferential treatment
No preferential treatment
Education and training eligible
Training related to the worker's current or future activities in the company
Source of financing and collection mechanism
Regional budget (Bundesland)
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
Grant: The total amount of subsidies which company may receive in the given fiscal year and is 15 000 EUR. 50% co-funding for SMEs, 35% for larger companies.
Eligible costs
Fees
Volumes of funding
EUR 162 701,76 in 2018 EUR 159 563,36 in 2017 EUR 215 102,54 in 2016
Beneficiaries/take up
79 in 2018 130 in 2017 171 in 2016
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland GmbH (Economy Service Burgenland).
Most relevant webpage - in English
Not available
Most relevant webpage - local language
https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/foerderung/aus-und-weiterbildung-von-u…
Recent changes

Amendment in 2017, update of the minimum amount, and the mimimum number of teaching lessons

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

No changes

Sources
https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Aktionsrich…
https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ta%CC%88tig…
https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ta%CC%88tig…
https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Taetigkeits…
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