2.4 billion kroner to placements

2.4 billion kroner to placements

With 2.4 billion kroner, the Government and the parties behind the globalization fund raising 9,000 extra traineeships in 2011. An increased bonus of 70,000 kroner for training agreements enter into force immediately.

2.4 billion crowns to boost positive developments in the internship area. The money will fund an increased bonus of 70,000 kroner for training agreements and additional school internships. It should all ensure that 8,900 more students get an internship in 2011. The partial agreement reached between the government and the parties behind the globalization fund in connection with the budget negotiations for 2011. Education Minister Tina Nedergaard Welcomes the agreement. "I am proud that we can already present this new agreement on internship area. The agreement shows that we politicians take the economic crisis seriously and act efficiently with ambitious initiatives to ensure that the upward curve in this area can continue and develop even more positively in 2011, "says the minister. The economic crisis has meant that since mid-2008 concluded fewer internship agreements. Therefore, the government launched together with the globalization of conciliation in 2009 and 2010 a number of initiatives to ensure more internships. The stakes works. Internship curve has broken, and the number of new training places including school internships in 2010 is expected to surpass the levels of 2008 and 2009.

internship Agreement

The new agreement includes the following initiatives:
* Extension and improvement of the existing præmierings- and bonus scheme, as employers and in 2011 can receive up to 70,000 kroner per nyindgået agreement to 50,000 kroner in 2010. The initiative works from now and backward for education arrangements for the adaptation period has not expired on the 15th november 2010.
* 1,500 additional school internships within the quota system in 2011, a similar level in 2010. There will still be free access to school training in 32 VET school training.
* Strengthening education warranty on vocational training in the form of a temporary extension of access to school training in step 2. Thus, students who in 2011 admitted in an educational stage 1 with school- continue in the program step 2 with school practice.
* Continuation of wage subsidies EGU-students as well as new agreements with students who involuntarily - for example because of bankruptcy - have lost their training contract.
Source: Ministry of Education