Beyond sub­si­di­sing training costs – exploring  the whole range of policies sup­port­ing CVET in MSMEs

Cedefop has released a new study examining strategies for fostering skills development, including employer-provided CVET, in micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Which instruments for making progress in supporting MSMEs are applied across the EU Member States?

The study Beyond Subsidising Training Costs: Policies to Increase Training Provision in Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises presents key insight of a project coor­di­na­ted on behalf of Cedefop by 3s (Günter Hefler). It explorers the dif­fe­ren­tia­ted reasons behind the ‘MSME Training Gap’ and provides a new taxonomy of policies aiming at helping MSMEs to use the full potential of CVET for reaching their orga­ni­sa­tio­nal goals. As the study shows, providing co-funding for training has a role, however, for making progress, policies need to support MSMEs to extend the range of skills they are using in the first place.

Based on the new taxonomy, the study analyses a broad selection of 190 policies across the EU member states and provides 15 case studies on the interplay of policies targeting MSMEs in sectoral and regional skill eco systems.

Download the full study here.