Legislation on continuing vocational training allows private-sector companies which are legally established in the Grand Duchy and carry out their main business there to obtain aid in funding their training plans.
This State aid corresponds to 15% (taxable) of the amount invested each year in training. An extra 20% is taken into account in terms of the salary costs of participants who do not hold a qualification recognised by the public authorities and who have been employed in the company for less than 10 years, as well as employees over 45 years old at the start of implementing the company's training plan. The amount of investment in training is capped depending on the company's size.
The training courses organised must be aimed at employees who are affiliated to the Grand Duchy's social security system and have an employment contract whether fixed-term or of indefinite duration.
Access to financial aid is achieved through an application for co-funding. The INFPC guides companies applying for State support for training and, on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, processes the applications for co-funding from companies wishing to obtain this aid.
More information on co-funding
The application for co-funding is the compulsory medium to be completed by companies wishing to receive financial support from the State for the training of their employees.
The application file for co-funding includes the company's identification sheet and is structured in predefined categories of training projects to be complied with. The training projects organised by the company must be be divided into these categories. The eligibility period of the training plan to be included in the application for co-funding is based on the calendar year from 1 January to 31 December.
The application for co-funding must be submitted to the INFPC within five months after the end of the financial year, by 31 May at the latest. It must be sent in one copy, by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, to the INFPC with all the necessary supporting documents.
View and download the application for co-funding
Information session
In partnership with the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth and the professional chambers, the INFPC is organising one-hour long information sessions concerning the co-funding of training.
These sessions are targeted at private-sector companies which are established in the Grand Duchy and carry out their main business there. Their aim is to provide an overview of the State's financial support for employee training.
Register for an information session on co-funding
Training
The INFPC offers a training course on "Co-funding for in-company training" for anyone responsible for continuing vocational training within a company.
The course lasts one day; it covers a number of theoretical notions and deals with an actual case, making it possible to understand the procedure for accessing co-funding.
Register for training on co-funding
A simulator for calculating co-funding is available to companies in order to give them a better understanding of the co-funding scheme.
By using the simulator and entering investment estimations, companies can get an approximate calculation of the co-funding amount that they could claim.
Access the simulator for calculating co-funding
A video tutorial with step-by-step explanations of how to fill out the co-funding application is available to companies in order to help them to gain a better understanding of the co-funding scheme.
See the tutorial on co-funding
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Companies applying for State aid to fund their training plans invest on average 1.3% of their total payroll in training. Employees attend on average 4.9 training courses lasting 3.0 hours, and the amount of State aid per employee is 143 euros.
In its latest publication, the Training Observatory analyses the training activity of the companies that applied for State aid for continuing vocational training in 2021.
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