Slovak Labor Offices Restart Requalification Program Funding After December Hiatus

Slovakia's Central Labor Office launched three new programs on March 16 that will allow local labor offices to fund educational courses for job seekers. Under the programs, applicants must select both their training course and instructor themselves to receive financial support. The state previously paid for requalification courses for thousands of people through EU funds last year, teaching skills such as computer literacy, accounting, and other professional capabilities. The programs had been suspended in December, leaving job seekers without access to state-funded training until the March restart.