Support for Participation in International Professional Competitions
Funding the participation of apprentices and graduates in international vocational competitions based on the actual basic wage excluding special payments. Application deadline three months after the funding event. Valid since 01.01.2013, unlimited.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The objective of the measure is to support apprentices and their training companies in participating in international vocational competitions. Funding is provided by reimbursing the actual base wage or salary of the participating person without special payments and allowances, in order to promote the professional and personal development of the trainees and improve their integration into the labor market.
Eligible expenses
- Actual basic wage or actual basic salary without special payments and allowances
Non-eligible expenses
- Special payments
- Allowances
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Applicants must be authorized trainers (§ 2 BAG, § 2 para. 1 LFBAG)
- Participants must still be apprentices or have already completed their apprenticeship
- Local authorities as well as companies with serious violations of the Vocational Training Act are excluded
Documents required for application
- Documents according to the information from the apprenticeship offices
Description
The funding measure supports training companies in sending apprentices and graduates to international vocational competitions by reimbursing the actual paid basic wage or basic salary without special payments and allowances. This promotes the professional skills and personal development of the participants and strengthens their competitiveness on the international stage. The funding is available indefinitely and applies nationwide to companies authorized to provide vocational training in accordance with § 2 BAG. Public authorities as well as companies with serious violations of the Vocational Training Act are excluded from applying.
The grant covers 100% of the eligible basic wage and is provided as direct funding. Applications can be submitted within three months after the conclusion of the competition event; the decisive date is the day of the respective competition. The required evidence and supplementary documents must be submitted in accordance with the guidelines of the responsible apprenticeship offices. The aim of the measure is to facilitate the integration of young skilled workers into the labor market, improve the quality of dual vocational training, and reduce youth unemployment in the long term. Through targeted financing of wage costs, training companies incur no financial risk, enabling them to optimally prepare their junior staff and integrate them into global competition activities.