Training Pays Scheme – CLOSED

The Training Pays Scheme being offered by JobsPlus Malta, forms part of the ESF.01.001 – Training for Employment Project and it aims to assist individuals to develop and/or improve their skills by participating in further off-the-job education and training. The scheme offers assistance in the form of a training grant to aid participants with costs relating to training. This grant will be awarded to the individual (trainee) after successful completion of their training.

Eligibility 

The Scheme is open to applicants who have completed compulsory schooling up to 64 years of age. In the case of persons under 25 years of age, they must not be participating under the Youth Guarantee NEET Activation Scheme II. Individuals whose primary employment is self-employment are not eligible.

Grant

Grant shall be equivalent to 75% of the direct training cost excluding VAT but will not exceed the maximum amount of €1,000. The minimum threshold for an application to be accepted will be set at €100. Grant will be reimbursed directly to the participant after successful completion of training and upon presentation of an invoice and an official receipt of payment together with a copy of the certificate and/or transcript denoting successful completion issued by the Training Institution.

Important Notice:

This scheme has been discontinued from July 2023 and is no longer available.