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
Mill
ion
s
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)
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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)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
100
200
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600
700
800
900
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Mill
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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
7
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%
11
45
25
0
10
20
30
40
50
Face to face training Blended learning E-learning
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Participants and average hours per trained participant
Participants % Average hours per trained participant
Par
tici
pan
ts
Ho
urs
(av
era
ge)
105 263 145
9,9
5,8 5,7
0
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
80
Participants and average hours per expected participant
Participants % Average hours per trained participant
Par
tici
pan
ts
Ho
urs
(av
era
ge)
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