Funding for Vocational Education under ESF Plus 2021–2027 (ESF Plus Guideline Future Vocational Education)

Funding for vocational education targets companies and educational institutions in the state of Saxony. The goal is to support future-oriented and digitally-supported training and further education programs.

The program supports projects in the areas of initial and continuing vocational training, as well as women's empowerment, with a focus on developing innovative and digitally-supported vocational education offers. This includes the conception, testing, and implementation of measures for competence development.

Financial support is provided in the form of grants. Detailed information on maximum funding amounts or specific funding rates is not provided in this document.

Applications are subject to specific conditions, with certain project types requiring submission through project calls with fixed deadlines, while others can be submitted on a continuous basis. The guideline has been adjusted multiple times, which forms the current legal basis for applications.

The application procedure varies depending on the project type: while certain projects must be submitted via specific project calls with fixed submission deadlines, individual projects and additional qualifications can be applied for continuously. The Sächsische Aufbaubank (SAB) is the responsible body for submitting project proposals.

The legal basis of the funding program is a specific guideline from the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport, which has been updated multiple times. This is supplemented by specific funding announcements that define details for individual project calls.