Database of reskilling and upskilling courses

The target groups of the Database include all the adults with links to the labour market (including students aged 18+ who are preparing to enter the labour market). The Labour Office has expanded its activities beyond unemployed persons to include those who are in employment and want to acquire the competencies needed to retain their current jobs. Additional target groups include persons on parental leave, self-employed persons and senior citizens with links to the labour market (working pensioners).

The Database was launched in January 2023. The ÚP CR provides a contribution of 82% towards the cost of digital training courses that do not qualify as retraining under the Employment Act. Before the start of the course, the candidate/applicant is obliged to pay an advance of 18% of the price of the digital training course to the training institution, and the total funding per person is capped at CZK 50 000 over a period of three consecutive calendar years. Any costs exceeding this limit must be paid by the candidate/applicant. This amount does not include reimbursement of candidate/applicant's retraining expenses. Only job seekers and job candidates may apply for a funding to cover digital training course costs.

Registration in the system of the Labour Office is required. After a successful completion of the course the learner has to request removal from the database of jobseekers. A certificate on attendance (at least 80% of teaching hours) and a final examination (if requested by the provider) are necessary. If the method of verification of the knowledge and skills acquired in the course is specified as a requirement to pass a final examination, successful completion of this examination is also a condition for the grant of the allowance. If the examination is not passed, the participant must pay the full price to the educator (provider).

For the purposes of this pilot, jobseekers also include persons interested in improving their position on the labour market, or changing their job or making sure they keep their current one by means of participating in digital training.

A digital skills training course must last a minimum of 16 learning hours (60-minute hours). The number of hours and the form of delivery of retraining courses are defined by the accreditation. Courses are primarily conducted in Czech, with some digital training courses available in English (based on existing practice). Delivery methods for courses may include in-person (usually at the educators' premises), online or blended formats.

Digital training courses are targeted at developing digital skills:

1. in the area of IT - training that includes exclusively the acquisition of transferable digital skills and IT competences (e.g. software development and management);
2. related to Industry 4.0 - training related to the concept of Industry 4.0, encompassing the robotisation and digitalisation of work and the use of autonomous systems and AI (e.g. operation of CNC machines).

Educators must have been continuously active in training for at least 18 calendar months before being included in the e-shop (Database of retraining courses and further education). They must comply with the minimum standards in terms of space, material and technical conditions for training activities.

The Database was developed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MLSA). There is continuous monitoring in place. The indicator is set at 60 000 people participating in training courses by the end of 2025.