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Government Skills Upgrading Program Funds Questionable Course: FTM

Most courses were online. Photo: Depositphotos.com

More than half of the €180 million that the government has so far spent on providing additional training and courses to improve people’s employment prospects has gone to a limited number of providers, whose Many are of questionable value, according to research follow the money.

The news website used a Freedom of Information Request to find out what types of courses are funded by the STAP scheme and how much the companies made.

We found that almost half of the budget was spent on 20 companies, with the large private education groups NHA and LOI raising €28m and €20m respectively.

Other funds, however, were spent on courses of more dubious value, such as training to become a “walking coach,” a drone pilot, or an orthomolecular therapist, commonly seen as a quack.

“One ‘Miss Bitcoin’ earned over €2 million from an online investment course, and training institute Civas teaches people how to become a jewelry therapist, analyze children’s drawings and become a walking coach. earned more than 4.9 million euros for it,” said the website.

All persons over the age of 18 are entitled to request up to €1,000 per year under the scheme for training courses in order to improve their skills and improve their access to the job market. Last year, 215,000 people participated in her STAP-funded programs.

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The plan will continue in 2023 with a further €200m investment, but the start date has been postponed and the minister is bringing new requirements to the course to stop abuse.

RTL News reported last yearFor example, one course that received government funding was a two-day “discover yourself” trip to Amsterdam, Antwerp and Paris.

Ministers said they were also considering the idea of ​​focusing budgets on sectors with severe staff shortages, such as health care, education, IT and technology research, as well as on trade.

The next recruitment is scheduled for the end of February.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2023/01/government-skill-boosting-programme-is-funding-dubious-courses-ftm/ Government Skills Upgrading Program Funds Questionable Course: FTM

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