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) Profiling of young persons below 25 years (classified as NEETs) within the YG. (2) Young persons below 25 years (classifed as NEETs) completing a training under the YG. (3) An hour of professional support for young persons below 25 years of age. (4) Allowances for participants below 25 years (classified as NEETs) completing the YG scheme. All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of young persons below 25 years for whom a profiling report was carried out and for whom the availability of the participants details as per Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 has been validated. (2) Number of young persons below 25 years who continue to the next phase of the YG (i.e. work exposure or continued education). (3) Number of hours of professional support provided to young people below 25 years per participant. (4) Number of young persons below 25 years having completed the work exposure or continued education scheme and received a certificate of completion. (1) 2 601,50 (2) 2 128,50 (3) 50 (4) 1 398 6. IT-training under the Youth Guarantee (YG), Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001. Young persons below 25 years receiving training through the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) ( 2 ) Level 2 Summer ICT-courses. All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of youths registered for an MQF L2 Summer ICT course. (2) Number of youths having received a certificate of attendance or completion for an MQF L2 Summer ICT course. (1) 416 (2) 318 7. IT-training (European Computer Driving Licence) at MQF Level 3, Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001. Young persons below 25 years receiving training at MQF Level 3 for the Standard European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) ( 3 ) . All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of youths registered for an MQF L3 Standard ECDL course. (2) Number of youths having received a certificate of attendance or completion for an MQF L3 Standard ECDL. (1) 226,50 (2) 528,50 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. Young persons below 25 years attending the MCAST prevention classes. All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of youths registered for an MCAST prevention class. (2) Number of youths re-taking the MCAST exam. (3) Number of youths who have successfully progressed in the MCAST course after re-taking the exam in September of the respective year or who have achieved the full qualification at the end of the curriculum. (1) 62,10 (2) 113,85 (3) 31,05 9. Prevention classes for attaining a Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) under the Youth Guarantee (YG), Priority Axis 1, Investment Priority 8ii of OP 2014MT05SFOP001 Young persons below 25 years following the SEC prevention class. All eligible costs of the operation. (1) Number of youths registered to re-take the SEC exam. (2) Number of youths re-taking the SEC exam. (3) Number of youths who have an improved SEC exam result compared to the one previously obtained. (1) 38,10 (2) 69,85 (3) 19,05 10. Provision of scholarships at the tertiary level of education to different target groups at the European Qualification Framework level 7 (EQF L 7) under Priority Axis 3 (Investment Priorities 10ii and 10iii) and 4 (Investment Priority 11i) of OP 2014MT05SFOP001. Participants who undergo an EQF L 7 programme of studies and gain a qualification or certification upon leaving. Tuition fees. Number of ECTS ( 4 ) achieved × 0,95 for which a provisional transcript is presented. Number of ECTS achieved × 0,05 for which a certificate of accreditation or final transcript is presented. For study programmes in Malta 58 For study programmes in other countries and for joint study programmes 100 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. Unit cost 10 will be adjusted in line with inflation according to the country in which the course is being undertaken. For courses awarded by a body that is not based in Malta and for joint study programmes an average of the rates of inflation applicable at the time will be applied. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tec00118&plugin=1 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 ( 5 ) 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 ) European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System - https://ec.europa.eu/education/resources-and-tools/european-credit-transfer-and-accumulation-system-ects_en ( 5 ) 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.