Training and Further Education (Support for Temporary Workers) - ABM
The SWF funds training and further education for temporary agency workers in Austria with up to 125% of the reference costs. Applications must be submitted before the start of the measure; course, examination, and material costs are funded for up to one year and a maximum of €7,000 per employee year.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The goal is to improve the deployability of temporary workers through funded training and further education (e.g., metalworking, electrical, welding, or master craftsman training as well as language courses) in order to enable continuous employment and impart the qualifications required for deployment.
Eligible expenses
- Course fees
- Examination fees
- Costs for materials
- Various charges
- If applicable, wage/salary costs
Non-eligible expenses
- statutorily mandated training, instruction, and induction measures
- funding exceeding €7,000 per ZA and year without board approval
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Temporary workers of commercial labor leasing companies from 01.01.2023
- Registration of the labor leasing company in the SWF online portal
- Training and further education institution with a concluded SWF framework agreement
- Exclusion of training, instruction, and onboarding measures for specific workplaces
- No double funding for the same costs
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Documents required for application
- SWF online portal entry with relevant data
- Company register excerpt (for first registration AKÜ)
- Trade license (for first registration AKÜ)
- Offer from the listed training and further education institution
- Signed data protection consent form
- Signed SWF funding application
- Insurance data excerpt (VDA)
- Employment contract and transfer notification § 12 AÜG
- If applicable, survey form for foreman training
- Invoice(s) from the training and further education institution
- Participation certificate(s)
- Certificate(s)/diploma(s)
- Optional: Confirmation of professional necessity (e.g., driver's license)
- Optional: Justification for exceeding funding limits or e-learning
Description
The SWF supports companies throughout Austria in financing training and further education for their temporary agency workers with a subsidy of up to 125% of the usual reference costs. Eligible costs include course, examination, and material expenses as well as various fees, possibly including wage/salary costs, up to a maximum funding amount of €7,000 per temporary agency worker within a funding year. The measures, such as metalworking, electrical, welding, or foreman training as well as language courses, must be completed within twelve months. The program aims to enhance the deployability of temporary agency workers, ensure continuous employment, and provide the necessary qualifications.
Temporary agency workers who are employed in an active, non-terminated employment or service relationship with a commercial temporary staffing company throughout the entire training and further education period and for whom the contributions to the Social and Training Fund have been paid on time by their company are eligible for funding. The funding application must be submitted in the SWF online portal before the start of the measure; all supporting documents (offer from the educational institution, service contract, participation confirmation or certificate, etc.) must be submitted no later than six months after completion. E-learning is only funded in exceptional cases. Double funding of the same costs through other funding bodies is excluded. The nationwide deadline applies until December 31, 2026. The measure must be implemented by an educational institution that has concluded an SWF framework agreement and thus meets the requirements for tailored qualification in accordance with the Temporary Employment Act.
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