Subsidy of training at VDAB competence center
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Tussenkomst bij opleiding in een competentiecentrum van VDAB
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Subsidy of training at VDAB competence center
- Scheme ID
- 334
- Country
- Belgium
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Type of instrument
- Grant for companies
- Sub-type of instrument
- Support for direct costs
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
At the request of the employer the VDAB (Flemish employment agency) organises training for employees in its competence centers. Normally this training is paid, however partial or total exemption can be obtained for particular categories of employees (e.g. starting employees, employees at risk of becoming unemployed, employees with medical incapacity of continuing their current job). Subsidy ranges from 25% to full reimbursement (for the medical incapacity category). All companies are eligible (although only those operating in the region of Flanders), but priority is ensured for companies with less than 25 employees.
- 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)
- Flanders
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Not applicable
- Relevance
- Key instrument
- Legal basis
- Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering houdende de organisatie van de arbeidsbemiddeling en de beroepsopleiding (June 5, 2009) (Flemish regional law) regulates the organisation and operation of VDAB (Flemish regional PES).
- Operation/management
- VDAB (Flemish employment agency) organises training for employees at the request of the employer. Training in VDAB competency center is normally paid training. However, for certain groups there can be partial or complete exemption from payment. Funding for this exemption will come from general Flemish regional budget (through VDAB).
- Eligible group(s)
- Eligible groups are 'vulnerable employees' (e.g. starting, at risk of becoming unemployed, ill). All companies are eligible (although only those operating in the region of Flanders), but priority is ensured for companies with less than 25 employees.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Eligible groups with preferential treatmente are those under the age of 18, subject to part-time compulsory education and who are no longer in secondary education with a full curriculum, provided that they start the training within the first 2 years after recruitment. Those have 100% reimbursement.There is also preferential treatment for companies with 25 employees.
- Education and training eligible
- Training eligible corresponds to the training provided at VDAB (Flemish employment agency) competence centers.
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Training in VDAB competency center is normally paid training. However, for certain groups there can be partial or complete exemption from payment. Funding for this exemption will come from general Flemish regional budget (through VDAB).
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Subsidy ranges from 25% to full reimbursement. Disbursement principles are based on meeting a pre-determined criteria (through top-down procedures). This is the complete list of excemptions from payment: - workers at risk, under 18 years of age, subject to part-time compulsory education and who are no longer in secondary education with a full curriculum, provided that they start the training within the first 2 years after recruitment: 100% - the workers at risk who start the training within the first 6 months after hiring: 50% - the employee who is threatened with unemployment as a result of collective or individual dismissal or the employee who belongs to a company in difficulty: 100% - according to firm size if firm has a maximum of 25 employees: (1) 10 employees: 50% and (2) 10 to 25 employees: 25% - the employee can no longer perform his current job for medical reasons (medical incapacity): 100%.
- Eligible costs
- Costs eligible refer to on demand (from firm) training in VDAB competence centers.
- Volumes of funding
- Not available
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Not available
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- VDAB (Flemish employment agency)
- Recent changes
Recent changes in response to COVID-19
No changes
- Sources
- https://www.vlaio.be/nl/subsidies-financiering/subsidiedatabank/tussenk…
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- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Legal basis
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Recent changes
- Sources