Fundación Estatal PARA LA FORMACIÓN EN EL EMPLEO

Training for employment

Key findings 2019

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Data from 31rd March 2020More data at Estadísticas Fundae

Key findings 2019

58%

22%

11%

5%

4%

State Foundation for Training in Employment 2

Budget: allocation of available funds for training primarily aimed at employed workers

2019Allocation of funds according to training initiatives

Bonuses or discountsfor companies

State calls for proposals (subsidies)

661.4

254.8

Regional calls for proposals(subsidies)*

130.7

Training for workers in public administration

60.7

Fundae´s operating expenses 3.6

The overall budget allocated to training primarily for employedworkers amounts to 1 147 million euros. It is the same as the previousyear, since the 2018 budgets were extended due to 2019 budgets notbeing approved. However as during 2019, in addition to the state callfor training for employed workers, two new calls were launched withspecific objectives, one for training and acquisition of digital skills andthe other for training in social dialogue and collective bargaining, thefinal funds for the training of employed workers in 2019 amounted to1 178 million euros.

(*) Ceuta and Melilla´s budget has been included in the regional calls for proposalsalthough the State Foundation for Training in Employment (Fundae) manages it .(**) Including 80 million euros for 2015 and 120 million euros for 2016 allocated to thespecific programme for young unemployed adults registered in the National YouthGuarantee System. The State Foundation for Training in Employment (Fundae) managesthis programme.

1 4271 506 1 545

1 431

951 953 9511 069*

1 166*1 064

1 147 1 147

200

400

600

800

1 000

1 200

1 400

1 600

1 800

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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Budget progress**

Employed workers training budget (millions of euros)

Key findings 2019

State Foundation for Training in Employment

The number of training companies decreases. Around 20 000 companiesless than in 2018. All the companies that are lost during this year aremicroenterprises, while the rest grow.

The coverage rate falls below 20% and stands at 19.8%

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Company training: companies that train their employees

* Training companies coverage rate: percentage of companies that provide training for theirworkers with respect to the total number of companies registered in the General Treasury ofSocial Security paying the Vocational Training levy. Training companies are those thatdevelop training for their employees and communicate the training to Fundae, so the cost oftraining can be reduced in Social Security contributions.

SMEs (from 10 to 49 employees)

86 925 4 416

Large companies (more than 249

employees)

22 070

Medium sized companies (from 50 to 249 employees)

Micro SMEs (from 1 to 9 employees)

226 306

200 689

293 460

380 548

432 182

459 620478 621 471 590

439 188

367 770355 507 360 052

339 846

12.0%

17.8%

24.6%

28.8%

31.1%30.0% 29.7%

27.4%

22.7%21.2% 21.2%

19.8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

50 000

100 000

150 000

200 000

250 000

300 000

350 000

400 000

450 000

500 000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Number of training companies and coverage rate

Training companies Companies coverage

8.614.3

20.524.7 26.9 26.0 25.7 23.4

18.5 16.8 16.6 15.1

30.2

39.1

49.655.5

58.9 59.3 58.8 55.651.2 49.7 49.7 48.3

61.866.5

74.4 78.581.4 82.0 83.4 83.3 81.2 81.2 81.2 80.9

84.9 87.9 89.7 90.2 91.8 93.4 93.7 92.9 93.0 92.7 92.0 91.6

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Coverage rate of training companies *

Micro SMEs (from 1 to 9 employees) SMEs (from 10 to 49 employees)

Medium sized companies (from 50 to 249 employees) Large companies (more than 249 employees)

Key findings 2019

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Company training: credits for companies

Credit utilization ratio (c)

89 054 031

104 495 688

119 922 476

233 758 905

16.3

19.1

21.9

42.7

71.5

51.4

60.0

67.5

Credit utilized (b)

The credit utilized by companies that have completed training in 2019was 547.2 million euros, a slightly higher amount than in 2018, andrepresents 62.5% of the total available credit.Overall, and as in previous years, companies with 1 to 9 workers are thesegment that has consumed the largest proportion of their credit.

(a) Available credit: amount available to companies for the training of their employees through the

application of Social Security bonuses. It is determined, in each fiscal year as a percentage of the

vocational training levy quoted in the previous year. The percentage of bonus is established annually by

the state budget and is greater the smaller the size of the company. (b) Utilized credit: amount of credit

used by companies to carry out training activities. (c) Credit utilization ratio: ratio between the utilized

credit and the total available credit.

* The difference between the total and partial sums is due to 129 companies whose status has changed during 2019 as a result of mergers and acquisitions.

547 237 762 100.0 62.5Total*

€ %

Micro SMEs (from 1 to 9 employees)

SMEs (from 10 to 49 employees)

Large companies (more than 249

employees)

Medium sized companies (from 50 to 249 employees)

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Progress of training credits

Available credit (a) Credit utilized (b) Credit utilization ratio(c)

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Participants in company training

More than 4.5 million participants in company training, whichrepresents 5% more than in 2018. The training coverage rate stands at34,2%, half a point higher than the previous year.By gender, women´s participation in training is still lower than their share in the working population (44% vs. 46%).

By Autonomous Communities, Madrid, Cataluña, Navarra, Aragon, Asturias and the Basque Country exceed this average rate. On the opposite end, Ceuta, Melilla and Extremadura register the lowest coverage rates.

*Participant coverage rate: percentage of participants who took part in training organizedby companies respect to total private sector employees according to LFS (second quarter2018).Trained participants: Each worker who attends a training course is a participant. A workertaking part in more than one course would be counted as many times as courses taken.

Participant training coverage*

Workers

2 944 535

Participants

4 619 901

44%

56%

1 997 546

2 421 153

2 771 0692 986 493

3 176 7893 224 1823 291 8033 576 7483 766 997

4 017 000

4 413 8534 619 901

1 533 3861 862 709

2 113 7542 272 986

2 369 0162 384 069 2 423 1652 535 068 2 535 0382 626 951

2 800 103

2 944 535

500 000

1 000 000

1 500 000

2 000 000

2 500 000

3 000 000

3 500 000

4 000 000

4 500 000

5 000 000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Progress of participants and workers

Trained participants Trained workers

43.1

38.2

39.5

35.2

35.8

32.3

33.4

35.8

30.3

30.1

29.1

29.6

30.3

26.6

26.0

25.7

23.1

18.2

21.3

Key findings 2019

State Foundation for Training in Employment

CompletedPIF

Training hours

Averageof hours

5 621 400 275 71.2

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Individual Training Leaves*

The number workers who took an Individual Training Leave (PIF) was5 621, 8.5% more than in 2018. Of these, 53.8% are men and 46.2% arewomen, and more than 40% are between 36 and 45 years old.Seven out of ten Individual Training Leaves were used to obtain anuniversity

*An Individual Training Leave (PIF in Spanish) is a paid leave authorized by the companyfor a worker to follow a training programme, which leads to an official qualification.

0.5%

1.9%

8.3%

9.4%

9.0%

70.9%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Upper secondary education or lower

Professional certificates

Languages

VET

Other qualifications

University

Subject of PIF: type of studies

53.8%

46.2%

Participant by gender

Male

Female

Key findings 2019

State Foundation for Training in Employment

Subsidised training: state training programmes primarily aimed at employed workers. 2018call for proposals

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Cross-sector programmes

61.9

346 154 777 858 079 64.9

Sectoralprogrammes

Total

2 571 200 8 016 53.3

Training programme for the social

economy

Funding Expectedparticipants

Averagehours

10 247 481

295 454 952

37 881 142

26 087

754 297

69 679

63.9

78.4

Programmes for self-

employed workers

Data from the resolution of the State Public Employment Service published in the officialgazette on January 18th, 2019. The implementation period set in the Call is one year fromthe notification date of the final approval resolution. ADVANCE of data to March 31st, 2020.This call is in the implementation phase.*715 programmes were approved, but 2 renounced.

89.8%

5.6%

3.1%

1.5%

Sectoral programmes

Cross-sector programmes

Programmes for self-employed workers

Training programme for the social economy

713*

training

programmes

85.4%

10.4%

3.0%1.2%

Training

courses

Key findings 2019

State Foundation for Training in Employment

Subsidized training: training plans at state level, aimed at training for the development of functions related to social dialogue and collective bargaining.

8

State level social

dialogue and

collective bargaining

4 872 603 24 917 22.5

Data from the resolution of the State Public Employment Service published in the official

gazette on May 10th, 2019. The implementation period set in the Call is one year from the

notification date of the final approval.

Collectivebargaining

Funding Expectedparticipants

Averagehours

3 436 323

1 436 280

16 323

8 594

18.8

29.5

Total

2

13

State level social dialogue and collective bargaining

Collective bargaining

15

training programme

Key findings 2019

State Foundation for Training in Employment9

Training hours and funding in company training and subsidised training at state level.

65 h

Hours per participant

Cost per participant

403€

14 h

Hours per participant

Cost per participant

116 €

Discount in SS per participant

Privatecontribution

173 €

Subsidised training programmes have a longer average duration per participant than company training. As in previous years, face-to-face training is theone with the highest estimated cost per hour per participant, while e-learning is the cheapest delivery method in both initiatives.

Subsidised training - 2018 call for proposals

Company training

76% 1% 23%

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25

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10

20

30

40

50

Face to face training Blended learning E-learning

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Participants and average hours per trained participant

Participants % Average hours per trained participant

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Ho

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105 263 145

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5,8 5,7

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2

4

6

8

10

12

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Face to face training Blended learning E-learning

Discount in Social Security contribution per trained

participant (€)

Cost/Participant Cost/Hours/Participant

42,0% 11,8% 46,2%

59,7 57,4

71,5

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Face to face training Blended learning E-learning

0

20

40

60

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Participants and average hours per expected participant

Participants % Average hours per trained participant

Par

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Ho

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471 € 343 € 357 €

7,9 €

6,0 €5,0 €

0

2

4

6

8

10

0 €

100 €

200 €

300 €

400 €

500 €

Face to face training Blended learning E-learning

Estimated subsidy per expected participant (in euros)

Subsidy/participant

Estimated subsidy per hour/expected participant