Dual education

The support and monitoring activity of dual education is carried out by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova, and the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitization, through I.P. Entrepreneurship Development Organization, subsidizes the expenses incurred by the dual education units related to the organization and implementation of dual education, including for training and remuneration of the work of the master-instructor of the unit, for transport, food and accommodation, for remuneration of vocational training, for materials necessary for the vocational training of students in the dual education unit (tools and/or consumables), and other ordinary and necessary expenses.

Law No 110/2022 on dual education

Government Decision No. 97 of 22-02-2023 for the implementation of the provisions of
Law no. 110/2022 on dual education

Dual education establishments may receive compensation from the state budget for up to 50% of the costs incurred in organising and carrying out vocational training programmes for students in dual education.

The following categories of unit expenditure are eligible for compensation:

1. remuneration for vocational training (excluding allowances and bonuses), but not more than 30% of the amount of the minimum wage in the country recorded at the date of the expenditure incurred by the establishment;
2. the basic monthly salary of the teacher-trainer who has trained the pupils in dual education, but not more than the amount of the minimum wage in the country recorded at the time the unit bears the costs;
3. expenditure for the organisation of training places (e.g. depreciation of fixed assets, intangible assets, maintenance and repair of fixed assets, consumables, utilities);
4. expenditure incurred by the establishment for vocational training services paid to the technical vocational education institution where the pupil is trained through dual education, but not more than the amount of the minimum wage in the country recorded at the date of the expenditure incurred by the establishment;
5. expenses incurred by the establishment for services in order to implement the provisions of Article 11 of Law No 110/2022 on dual education, but not more than 5% of the total amount of the expenses specified under 1) and 2), eligible for compensation;
6. expenditure incurred by the establishment for the psycho-pedagogical training of at least 20 credits of the master trainer;
7. other expenditure necessary for the organisation of the dual education process (office equipment, furniture, transport, accommodation, food, etc.), but not more than 5% of the total amount of the expenditure specified in points 1) and 2), eligible for compensation.

More details on the compensation can be found in the regulation