ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III ‘ANNEX V Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums to Malta 1. Definition of standard scales of unit costs Type of operations Indicator name Category of costs Measurement unit for the indicators Amounts (in EUR) 1. Employment Aid (A2E Scheme) under Priority axis 1 of the ESF Operational Programme II “Investing in human capital to create more opportunities and promote the wellbeing of society” (2014MT05SFOP001) Employment aid paid per week to workers who are disadvantaged, severely disadvantaged or with disabilities ( 1 ) . All costs related to the Employment Subsidy. Number of weeks in employment per employee. 1. Disadvantaged worker – 85 per week for a maximum of 52 weeks. 2. Severely disadvantaged worker – 85 per week for a maximum of 104 weeks. 3. Worker with disabilities – 125 per week for a maximum of 156 weeks. 2. Training aid (Investing In Skills scheme) to enterprises in the private sector under Priority Axis 3 of the ESF Operational Programme II “Investing in human capital to create more opportunities and promote the wellbeing of society” (2014MT05SFOP001) Participation in one hour of accredited or non-accredited external training Direct costs of providing external training Number of completed hours per participant 25 3. Training aid (Investing In Skills scheme) to enterprises in the private sector under Priority Axis 3 of the ESF Operational Programme II “Investing in human capital to create more opportunities and promote the wellbeing of society” (2014MT05SFOP001) Provision of one hour of accredited or non-accredited internal training. Salary costs for internal trainer. Number of completed hours of training provided per trainer. 4,90 4. Training aid (Investing In Skills scheme) to enterprises in the private sector under Priority Axis 3 of the ESF Operational Programme II “Investing in human capital to create more opportunities and promote the wellbeing of society” (2014MT05SFOP001) Participation in one hour of accredited or non-accredited internal or external training. Salary costs for participant. Number of completed hours per participant. 4,90 5. Training and work experience under the Youth Guarantee (YG), Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001 (1) Young persons below 25 years receiving a profiling report All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of young persons below 25 years receiving a profiling report. (1) profiling report: 2 000,60 (2) Young persons below 25 years completing training. (2) Number of young persons below 25 years obtaining a certificate of attendance for the completed training. (2) certificate of attendance for completing the training: 1 714,80 (3) Young persons below 25 years completing work experience. (3) Number of young persons below 25 years obtaining a certificate of completion of work experience. (3) Certificate of completion of work experience: 2 000,60 6. IT-training under the Youth Guarantee (YG), Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001. (1) Young persons below 25 years starting the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) ( 2 ) Level 2 IT-course offered through the Alternative Learning Programme (ALP). All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of young persons below 25 years starting the Level 2 IT-course offered through ALP. (1) Start of the IT-Training: 226,50 (2) Young persons below 25 years completing the MQF Level 2 IT-course offered through ALP. (2) Number of young persons below 25 years obtaining a certificate of completion of Level 2 IT-course offered through ALP. (2) Certificate of completion of the IT-Training: 528,50 7. IT-training (European Computer Driving Licence) under the Youth Guarantee (YG), Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001. (1) Young persons below 25 years starting the MQF Level 3 Standard European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) ( 3 ) course offered through the Alternative Learning Programme (ALP). All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of young persons below 25 years starting the Level 3 Standard ECDL course offered through ALP. (1) Start of the ECDL course: 114,60 (2) Young persons below 25 years completing the MQF Level 3 Standard ECDL course offered through ALP. (2) Number of young persons below 25 years obtaining a certificate of completion of Level 3 Standard ECDL course offered through ALP. (2) Certificate of completion of the ECDL course: 267,40 8. Prevention classes for the Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) under the Youth Guarantee (YG), Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001. (1) Young persons below 25 years starting an MCAST prevention class. All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of young persons below 25 years starting an MCAST prevention class. (1) Start of the MCAST prevention class: 90,90 (2) Young persons below 25 years taking the MCAST exam following attendance at a prevention class. (2) Number of young persons below 25 years taking the MCAST exam following attendance at a prevention class. (2) Taking the MCAST exam: 181,80 (3) Young persons below 25 years continuing a regular MCAST course in the following academic year or confirmation that the participant has passed the final MCAST exam and achieved full qualification. (3) Number of young people continuing a regular MCAST course in the following academic year or confirmation that the participant has passed the final MCAST exam and achieved full qualification. (3) Passing the MCAST exam and continuing within the regular curriculum or achieving full qualification: 30,30 9. Prevention classes for attaining a Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) of the Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE) under the Youth Guarantee (YG), Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001 (1) Young persons below 25 years starting an MEDE/SEC prevention class. All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of young persons below 25 years starting an MEDE/SEC prevention class. (1) Start of the MEDE/SEC prevention class: 88,50 (2) Young persons below 25 years taking the MEDE/SEC exam following attendance at a prevention class. (2) Number of young persons below 25 years taking the MEDE/SEC exam following attendance at a prevention class. (2) Attendance at the exam of the MEDE/SEC: 162,25 (3) Young persons that pass the MEDE/SEC exam with better marks than previously. (3) Number of young people that pass the MEDE/SEC exam with better marks than previously. (3) Passing the MEDE/SEC exam with better marks than previously: 44,25 2. Adjustment of amounts Unit cost 1 may be adjusted by replacing the initial minimum wage and/or the statutory bonus and/or weekly allowances and/or social security contributions in the calculation method that consists of the lowest weekly rate of national minimum wage for a particular year, the statutory bonus, weekly allowances and social security contributions, and dividing this result by 2. Unit Cost 2 may be adjusted by applying the annual rate of inflation to the respective rates. From 2017, for a given year N, this can be be done by applying the inflation rate for year N – 1 as published by the Maltese National Statistics Office at: https://nso.gov.mt/en/nso/Selected_Indicators/Retail_Price_Index/Pages/Index-of-Inflation.aspx Unit costs 3-4 may be adjusted by replacing the initial national minimum wage for persons 18 years or over and/or the statutory bonuses and/or weekly allowances and/or social security contributions in the calculation method that consists of the hourly rate of national minimum wage for persons 18 years or over for a particular year, the statutory bonuses, the weekly allowances and social security contributions. Adjustments will be based on updated data as follows: — The national minimum wage is specified in national Subsidiary Legislation 452.71 (National Minimum Wage Standing Order). — The statutory bonuses, weekly allowances and social security contributions provided for in Chapter 452 of the Maltese legislation on the Employment and Industrial relations Act. Unit costs 5-9 may be adjusted in line with the cost of inflation at a national level for the relevant year the particular intervention is being undertaken. The annual rates of inflation are published by the National Statistics Office and can be found at: https://nso.gov.mt/en/nso/Selected_Indicators/Retail_Price_Index/Pages/Index-of-Inflation.aspx 3. Definition of lump sums Type of operations Indicator name Category of costs Measurement unit for the indicators Amounts (in EUR) All operations of Operational Programme 2014MT05SFOP001 New total expenditure included in a payment application (i.e. total eligible expenditure included in a payment application which has not yet been taken into account for calculating an installment of EUR 100 000 ) to cover indirect costs of the operation. Indirect costs. Instalments of EUR 100 000 of new total expenditure per group ( 4 ) of operations included in a payment application submitted to the European Commission. See point 4. 4. Amounts Type of entity Public entity Ministry/Department Non-Governmental Organisations Public Employment Service Project size Large EUR 8 000 EUR 8 000 / EUR 25 000 Medium EUR 25 000 EUR 25 000 / EUR 25 000 Small EUR 25 000 EUR 25 000 EUR 25 000 EUR 25 000 5. Adjustment of amounts Not applicable. ’ ( 1 ) As defined in Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty ( OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1 ). ( 2 ) https://ncfhe.gov.mt/en/Pages/MQF.aspx ( 3 ) http://ecdl.org ( 4 ) Operations are grouped by type of beneficiary and project size. Operations with a total project budget as agreed with the signature of the original grant agreement below EUR 750 000 are small operations, operations from EUR 750 000 to EUR 3 000 000 are medium-sized operations and operations equal and above EUR 3 000 000 are large operations.