New Skills Fund 3rd Ed.
Skills for innovations
The third edition of the New Skills Fund (FNC) was launched with the decree of 10 October 2024, published on 27 November 2024. This fund aims to support companies in the digital and ecological transition processes , encouraging the updating of workers' skills and promoting new employment .
FNC has an initial allocation of 730 million euros , coming from the National Program "Youth, women and work" co-financed by the ESF+. These resources are intended to finance part of the hourly cost of workers engaged in training courses .
Grant applications can be submitted from 10 February 2025 to 10 April 2025
What's new for 2024
The third edition of the New Skills Fund (FNC) introduces several innovations compared to the previous ones:
- Incentives for hiring unemployed and seasonal workers : FNC now provides bonuses for companies that hire unemployed people, including seasonal workers.
- Three distinct lines of intervention:
- Training systems , involving educational bodies and institutions to develop specific training paths.
- Training chains : promoting training along the entire production chain.
- Individual employers : allowing companies to present targeted projects to train their employees.
- Focus on digital and sustainable skills : The decree places particular attention on the development of skills related to environmental sustainability, digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
- Involvement of pre-selected unemployed people : A significant innovation is the possibility of including unemployed people already pre-selected by the company for subsequent hiring in the training courses.
- Training vouchers for small businesses : Small businesses, often disadvantaged in accessing training courses, will be able to benefit from specific training vouchers, with completely digitalized management to simplify procedures and make the system more accessible.
For everyone,
really everyone.
If you have at least 5 employees with MAD and the new FNC you can train and retrain employees!
The New Skills Fund is aimed at private employers, including publicly held companies, who have entered into collective agreements for the remodulation of working hours aimed at training courses.
A novelty of this edition is the possibility of involving unemployed people pre-selected by the company for subsequent hiring in the training courses.
What do we do for your company?
- We carry out the needs analysis and design the training plan.
- We take care of the relationship with the unions for the signing of the agreement.
- We present the application
- We provide training in asynchronous FAD mode, through a simple and intuitive platform or in mixed mode.
- We support you in all project phases, up to the request for the balance.
What
does FNC 3rd edition finance?
The new New Skills Fund finances:
- 60% of the hourly salary of workers in training. In the case of newly hired people unemployed for at least 12 months or high-level training and research apprentices, the amount reimbursed is 100%.
- 100% of the social security and welfare contributions relating to training hours
- For projects presented by training systems or training chains, hourly pay coverage can reach up to 80%.
What
training topics are involved?
The training topics involved will be:
- TECHNOLOGICAL AND DIGITAL SYSTEMS
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
- CIRCULAR ECONOMY
- ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- CORPORATE WELFARE
Each theme is made up of different training paths.
Download the attached documentation and discover the different paths for each type of topic:
How is the contribution paid
?
The employer admitted to the contribution may request an advance within the limit of 40% of the contribution granted, upon presentation of a bank guarantee or insurance guarantee policy lasting 24 months and for an amount equal to the advance .
The balance may be requested, via the IT platform, upon completion of the skills development activities by the workers, no later than 365 days from the date of communication of approval of the application.
You can compose the routes you want. These are the three recommended by us.
Digital transition, artificial intelligence and green sustainability
3 UF with 26 courses
150 hours
The objectives of this path are focused on the Council Recommendations of 24 November 2020 relating to professional education and training for sustainable competitiveness which includes a training path aimed at acquiring
UF 1. 50 hours: Training on digital technological systems
UF 2 50 hours: Development with artificial intelligence
UF 3. 50 hours: Corporate welfare and Green sustainability
Technological systems and green sustainability for business
3 UF with 25 courses
150 hours
The objectives of this path are focused on the Council Recommendations of 24 November 2020 relating to professional education and training for sustainable competitiveness which includes a training path aimed at acquiring
UF 1. 50 hours: Digital skills for strengthening
UF 2 50 hours: Transversal skills for UF welfare
3. 50 hours: Green skills for sustainability
Course on sustainability strategies with ESG and DNSH principles
3 UF with 58 courses
150 hours
The objectives of this path are focused on the Council Recommendations of 24 November 2020 relating to professional education and training for sustainable competitiveness which includes a training path aimed at acquiring
UF 1. 50 hours: The path towards sustainable development
UF 2. 50 hours: Sustainability and energy supplies
UF 3. 50 hours: Sustainability in our surroundings
Legislative References
Directorial decree n. 439 of 5 December 2024
Interministerial Decree 10 October 2024
Interministerial Decree of 22 September 2022
Interministerial Decree of 22 January 2021
Interministerial Decree 9 October 2020
Decree-Law 14 August 2020, n. 104 (August Decree)
Decree-Law 19 May 2020, n. 34 (Relaunch Decree)
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