Grant

Support for the part-time professional qualification of employees in companies

Grant program for the part-time qualification of employees in companies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (ESF+).

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline:
01.01. - 31.12.2026
Application level: Complex
Region: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Company size: all company sizes
Funding amount: max. €3,000 per education voucher and qualification measure
Funding rate: 50% - 70%
Project start from: 01.01.2024
Project duration: 24 months

Funding objective

The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania supports projects for part-time vocational qualification with funds from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in order to enhance the professional skills of employees and thus promote the securing of skilled labor in view of technological, economic, and demographic change.

Eligible expenses

  • Course fees for external service providers
  • Costs for competency assessment
  • Costs for vocational qualification measures

Non-eligible expenses

  • recoverable value-added tax (in case of input tax deduction)
  • cash discounts and rebates
  • costs of billing by external service providers
  • audit time and audit fees
  • entertainment expenses
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Eligible to apply

  • Individuals
  • Companies

Funding requirements

  • Registered office, branch, or place of business in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Application submission prior to the start of the measure to be funded
  • Consulting and qualification services provided by suitable external service providers who are not affiliated with the company or partner companies
  • Companies in difficulty are excluded from funding

Documents required for application

  1. form-bound application including attachments 1 and 2
  2. if applicable, power of attorney for application submission
  3. current commercial register excerpt (not older than 12 months)
  4. business registration or proof of entry in the professional register
  5. offer(s) from external service providers
  6. proof of suitability of the external service providers

Description

With funds from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania supports the part-time qualification of employees in companies to sustainably adapt skilled workers to technical, economic, and demographic changes. Both general further training in the form of education vouchers and company-specific projects for competence assessment, needs analysis, and professional qualification are funded. Between 50 and 70% of eligible expenses per measure are subsidized, but no more than €3,000 per education voucher. Eligible costs include, among others, course fees for external service providers, competence assessments, and qualification measures. Non-reimbursable costs include, inter alia, value-added tax with input tax deduction, cash discounts, rebates, examination fees, as well as legally mandated qualifications.

Eligible to participate are companies of all sizes with headquarters, branches, or establishments in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. A prerequisite is the application submission before the start of the measure and the use of suitable, independent external service providers without close corporate ties. Companies in difficulty are excluded. For the application, among other things, a formal application including annexes 1 and 2, a current commercial register excerpt, business registration or entry in the professional register, as well as offers and proof of suitability of the external service providers are required. Applications can be submitted immediately until 31 December 2026; the approval period extends over a maximum of 24 months.

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