Decision No. 77/2014/QD-TTg dated December 24, 2014 of the Prime Minister providing levels of vocational training support for employees covered by unemployment insurance

DECISION

Providing levels of vocational training support for employees covered by unemployment insurance[1]

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the November 26, 2013 Law on Employment;

Pursuant to the November 29, 2006 Law on Vocational Training;

At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,

The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision providing levels of vocational training support for employees covered by unemployment insurance.

Article 1.Scope of regulation

This Decision provides levels of vocational training support for employees covered by unemployment insurance.

Article 2.Subjects of application

1. Employees covered by unemployment insurance and fully satisfying the conditions prescribed in Article 55 of the Law on Employment.

2. Agencies, organizations and enterprises registering to provide vocational training under the law on vocational training (below collectively referred to as vocational training institutions) engaged in providing vocational training for employees covered by unemployment insurance.

3. The provincial-level Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Departments, Vietnam Social Security, employment service centers established by the state management agencies in charge of employment, and related agencies involved in vocational training support for employees.

Article 3.Levels of vocational training support

1. The maximum level of vocational training support for employees covered by unemployment insurance is VND 1 billion/person/month. The specific levels of support are calculated by month and based on occupations, tuition fee rates and  actual training durations.

In case employees attending vocational training courses of which the duration have several days outside full months according to the vocational training institutions’ regulations, such odd days shall be rounded up as a full month to determine the level of vocational training support.

2. Employees covered by unemployment insurance and currently attending vocational training courses with a vocation training cost higher than the level of support specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall pay the difference.

Article 4.Funds for implementation

Vocational training support comes from the unemployment insurance fund of the Vietnam Social Security.

Article 5.Effect and implementationresponsibility

1. This Decision takes effect on February 10, 2015.

a/ The levels of vocational training support specified in this Decision shall be applied from January 1, 2015.

b/ Employees who submit dossiers for enjoyment of unemployment allowances or for whom decisions on enjoyment of unemployment allowance are issued before January 1, 2015, and have the demand for vocational training after January 1, 2015, are entitled to the support provided in this Decision.

c/ Employees for whom decisions on vocational training support are issued before January 1, 2015, are not entitled to the support provided in this Decision.

2. The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 55/2013/QD-TTg of October 3, 2013, providing levels of vocational training support for employees currently enjoying the unemployment allowance, ceases to be effective from the effective date of this Decision.

3. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies and chairpersons of the provincial-level People’s Committees shall implement this Decision.-

Prime Minister
NGUYEN TAN DUNG