Scholarship for qualified employees

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Ammattitutkintostipendi
Name of the instrument - English translation
Scholarship for qualified employees
Scheme ID
82
Country
Finland
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Grant for individuals
Sub-type of instrument
Lump-sum support
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

Persons with at least five years of working history in Finland, independent of their current employment status can apply for this grant. The eligible education and training activities include all kinds of vocational examinations. If the tests of competence are passed after 1 August 2013, the amount of the scholarship will be EUR 390. If the qualification the person has got is his or her first qualification, the amount of the scholarship will be EUR 450. Scholarship for qualified employees is provided by the Education Fund, which is administered by the social partners of the Finnish Labour market.

Not applicable
Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
Not applicable
Name of the region (for regional instruments)
Not applicable
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
Not applicable
Relevance
Key instrument
Laki Koulutusrahastosta (Act on the Education Fund)
Objective(s) and target(s)
Not available
Year of implementation
2002
Year of latest amendment
2017
Operation/management
Scholarship for qualified employees is provided by the Education Fund, which is administered by the social partners of the Finnish Labour market. The Education Fund is financed by the Unemployment Insurance Fund and the State, and its operations are monitored by the Financial Supervisory Authority.
Eligible group(s)
People with less than 5 years of working history in Finland
Group(s) with preferential treatment
No preferential treatment
Education and training eligible
Vocational examinations.
Source of financing and collection mechanism
Education Fund, funded by the Unemployment Insurance Fund and the State
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
If the tests of competence are passed after 1 August 2013, the amount of the scholarship will be 390. If the qualification the person has got is his or her first qualification, the amount of the scholarship will be 450. The qualifications and degrees the person may have gotten abroad do not count in this respect. The scholarship is tax-free. It is transferred directly to the individual who has passed a test (reimbursement principle). It must be applied within a year after passing the tests.
Eligible costs
Fees and other costs related to education and training
Volumes of funding
Not available
Beneficiaries/take up
Not available
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Not applicable
Monitoring/evaluation reports available
Not available
Most relevant webpage - in English
http://www.koulutusrahasto.fi/en/scholarshipforqualifiedemployee/
Most relevant webpage - local language
http://www.koulutusrahasto.fi/fi/ammattitutkintostipendi/
Recent changes

2017

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

Not available

Sources
http://www.koulutusrahasto.fi/fi/ammattitutkintostipendi/
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