Upskilling and further training of your employees

The Job Center's Corporate Service advises on upskilling and further training for your employees.

We are the companies' partner in both hiring and dismissals. Together with educational institutions, we develop your employees' competency level to match your company's current needs.

We help with a comprehensive mapping of your company's needs for competencies and provide guidance on specific schemes when you need to retrain an employee.

What help can my company get to upskill and retrain my employees?

Corporate services specialize in the many labor market schemes that give you the opportunity to offer your employees further training and upskilling.

It could be, for example, an unskilled employee who wants to become skilled and get their skills documented, or it could be a change of direction for an employee at risk of burnout to take on new functions in the company.

You can also get a subsidy for a temporary worker who will take care of the work while your employee receives further training, takes a qualifying course or obtains a necessary certificate.

We guide you through the options and schemes that can strengthen your employees' basic literacy skills and address special challenges such as dyslexia.

Together with the area's educational institutions, we develop your employees' competency level to match the company's current needs.

How can I upskill or retrain my employees and possibly get a salary subsidy?

• Adult apprentice – when an employee goes from unskilled to skilled and you receive a salary subsidy
• Job rotation – further training of employees while you get a temporary worker
• Shifting gears – for employees at risk of attrition, so you can keep valuable employees in the company
• Vocational training for adults (EUV)
• Preparatory adult education (FVU)
• Dyslexia education (OBU)
• State adult education support (SVU)
• Adult and continuing education allowance (WEU)

How can my company avoid laying off valuable employees when there are not enough tasks for a period of time?

If your company does not have enough tasks to employ all employees for a period of time, but wants to avoid layoffs, the work distribution scheme can be a good option for both your company and your employees.

Work sharing means that the employees' agreed working hours are reduced for a period of time. Employees who are members of an unemployment fund entitled to unemployment benefits may receive supplementary unemployment benefits for the time they are not working. Employees who are not members of an unemployment fund entitled to unemployment benefits may receive another benefit.

Contact the Job Centre's Business Service for more information.

How can I best help my employees through major layoffs?

If your company has to make major layoffs, the job center can offer help to make the best of the situation - both for your company and your employees.

The Job Centre's Corporate Service advises on the options the company has to better position the dismissed employees in the specific situation.