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The Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFLA) has announced an open project selection, inviting associations from various sectors to apply for European Union (EU) funding for adult education. The available European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) funding for this round of selection is over 12.2 million euros.
The EU fund program, developed by the Ministry of Economics, aims to promote lifelong learning by offering flexible skills development and retraining opportunities based on labor market needs, facilitating career changes, and enhancing professional mobility. It is anticipated that this training will encourage employers to invest in human resources and motivate them to involve their employees in training to enhance skills and increase productivity.
Project submissions from associations representing industries such as manufacturing, information and communication technology, accommodation and food services, financial and insurance activities, professional, scientific, and technical services, administrative and support services, energy supply, and telecommunications will be accepted by the CFLA until October 14, 2024. The projects must be implemented by the end of 2029. The project selection documentation is available on the CFLA website at cfla.gov.lv.
Up to 70% of the total eligible project costs will be financed by ESF+. The ESF+ funding available for the implementation of projects in this first selection round is 12,219,109 euros. The minimum funding for a project is 500,000 euros, while the maximum is 939,931 euros.
The support program aims to assist more than 450 employers, training nearly 1,200 employees in various fields such as production engineering and management, physical sciences, mathematics and statistics, computer systems, databases and networks, design, project management, programming, manufacturing and processing, forestry, healthcare services, hotel and restaurant services, international transport organization, environmental health, hotel and tourism management, business and financial management, among others.
The EU funding for employee training is provided under the EU Cohesion Policy Program for 2021–2027, Priority 4.2 "Education, Skills, and Lifelong Learning," with the specific objective 4.2.4 "Promote lifelong learning, particularly by offering flexible skills development and retraining opportunities for everyone, considering business and digital skills, better predicting changes and the need for new skills based on labor market needs, facilitating career changes, and promoting professional mobility," within the framework of the first round of action 4.2.4.1 "Support for Sector-Based Adult Education."
Information about all project selections announced by the CFLA can be found in the "Project Selections" section of the CFLA website.