An organization consists of professionals who need to be facilitated in personal development and meaningful work.
As a result, the organization is able to captivate, involve and retain the available talent.
€48 million is available for initiatives aimed at stimulating learning and development in SMEs. This subsidy is called SLIM: subsidy scheme learning and development in SMEs.
The SLIM subsidy of up to € 25,000 can be applied for in March 2022.
The SLIM subsidy can be applied for by small and large SMEs.
For example, for the introduction of a method that stimulates employees to further develop their knowledge, skills and talents and to use them for the organization.
How do you apply for a SLIM subsidy?
- Register as an applicant on www.mijnuitvoeringvanbeleidszw.nl
- Go to ‘My arrangements’ and add the registration.
- Fill in the attachments.
- Click ‘Finish’
More information can be found on SLIM: subsidieregeling leren en ontwikkelen in het mkb | Subsidie en regeling | Uitvoering van Beleid (uitvoeringvanbeleidszw.nl)
Conditions
- Subsidy amount (max): €25.000.*
- Owncontribution: the subsidy amounts to 80% of the subsidy for small SMEs and 60% of the subsidial costs for medium-sized SMEs.
- Duration: maximum 12 months and must start within three months after granting
What can you do with the SLIM subsidy?
- Screening of the company
- Career and development advice
- A method in the enterprise that encourages employees in the company to further develop their knowledge, skills and professional attitude during work
Screening of the company
Why?
The changes in the labor market (think of ever-increasing technological possibilities, robotization and digitization) can affect the required knowledge, skills and organizational structure of your company. For the strategic planning of your company, it can be useful to gain insight into what these changes mean for your organization and your employees once in a while.
What?
As an entrepreneur, you can apply for a subsidy to engage an external consultant to have your company audited and to make a future-oriented training and development plan, which your company can then immediately start working on. A training and development plan provides insight into the current structure of your company, the knowledge and skills of your staff and the (sectoral/regional) environment in which your company operates. A plan not only shows the current state of affairs, but also looks at the consequences of trends such as digitization, robotization and technology. Specific attention is paid to the expected required knowledge and skills of employees. The plan contains a tailor-made advice that your company can immediately get started with. You can choose which expert you want to have your company screened by
Career and development advice
Why?
To create an instructive working environment, it is important to pay attention to the career of your staff. What wishes, ambitions and possibilities do your employees have? How does this relate to the labour market? And how can you, as a manager, respond to this together with the employee? To get an answer to these questions, you as an entrepreneur can receive a subsidy to obtain career or development advice for the employees in your organization.
What?
In order to arrive at a career or development advice, a process is started between a career advisor and an employee. This process looks at the current work of the employee and its future perspective. In addition, the competencies (skills) and qualities of your employee are made transparent and it is examined what future career opportunities he or she has on the labor market. Career or development advice encourages employees to actively think about their future. This also helps you as an entrepreneur to keep employees vital and can also be helpful for the strategic planning of your company. You can choose the advisor yourself.
A method in the enterprise that encourages employees in the company to further develop their knowledge, skills and professional attitude during work
System of periodic development meetings
The conversation between the manager and the employee about his or her development is important for creating a working environment in which learning and continuing to develop yourself is fully stimulated. But it can be difficult as an entrepreneur to know how to have this conversation best and most effectively. You can therefore apply for a subsidy for the costs of entering a periodic development interview. Think of a consultation with an external advisor about how you can best implement such a system in your company and about how this development conversation can best be conducted.
Instructive working environment
There are various methods to be devised to create an environment where employees can acquire new skills in an accessible way. This could include:
- Developing an e-learning program
- Setting up and implementing a knowledge and learning portal
- Introduction of learning ambassadors and/or company ambassadors.
- Business School
CareerTracker Strategic Talent Management
The conversation between the manager and the employee about his or her development is important for creating a working environment in which learning and continuing to develop yourself is fully stimulated.
With CareerTracker Strategic Talent Management you get a working method in the organization that ensures alignment by aligning strategy, goals and workforce so that the organization can respond resiliently to changes. This transparency ensures committed and happy employees. The working method ensures that it is clear which skills, knowledge and skills are present and where there are opportunities for growth. After the implementation, your organization is officially certified to work independently with the method. This approach fully meets the conditions for the SLIM subsidy.