The state of North Rhine-Westphalia and other institutions offer funding programmes that can take your company a step further. The Regional Agency advises and supports you in the application process. Find the current funding calls here.
The NRW Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs has announced that the above-mentioned funding instruments will be discontinued as of 31 December 2023.
Consultancy cheques and company training cheques for companies can currently still be issued until 31 December 2023. After this date, the state of NRW will completely discontinue funding for these programmes. The offer of individual training vouchers will remain available until the end of the funding period on 30 June 2024 in order to continue to offer people without employer support an incentive to develop their skills.
The background to this is the reorientation of the European Social Fund and the associated concentration of funds on programmes to integrate people into work and training (see Press release from MAGS NRW dated 29.11.2023).
Counteracting the shortage of skilled workers in NRW with tailor-made offers and target-oriented cooperations
Challenges for the world of work
Demographic developments pose enormous challenges for the world of work. In many sectors, such as education and training, the skilled trades or nursing, there is a desperate need for skilled workers.
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is responding to this development with its broad-based skilled labour offensive and wants to equip the various fields of action with appropriate offers and cooperation opportunities. This requires close cooperation between all actors in the regions. One of the tasks of the regional agencies is to optimise the networking of all existing actors and offers.
Kick-off congress in Düsseldorf sends a signal of determination
At a congress in Düsseldorf on 11 May 2023, the state government brought together employers, employees and representatives of social organisations from all over North Rhine-Westphalia and presented the NRW Skilled Workers Initiative and the strategy paper. Through this interdepartmental initiative, the state government is bundling and optimising its measures to secure skilled labour even more strongly than before and is involving the key players in the labour market.
Closing ranks to secure skilled labour in Münsterland
Within the framework of the skilled labour offensive, the Regional Agency supports actors in the region by providing information, advice and networking services. It advises on funding programmes, networks (further) training providers and institutions, participates in training fairs and formats, provides impetus and advises on groundbreaking projects for the region.
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