Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Information technology and engineering
QC, Canada
Training initiative enhancing IT and engineering workforce skills
grant_single|update March 14, 2025
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- grant_single|timelineUnspecified
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Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
grant_single|grantors
- Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)
- Gouvernement du Québec
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grant_card_status|open
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The Formations de courte durée (COUD) program focuses on IT and engineering, offering training adapted to business needs and supporting work-study initiatives, with eligible projects funded up to 100% of admissible expenses. It aims to enhance workforce skills through tailored professional, technical, or university programs.
grant_single_labels|terms_and_conditions
- Financial aid can cover up to 100% of admissible expenses.
- Salaries for training participants are covered up to $30 per hour, with a maximum of $25,000 for workers and $30,000 for women participants.
- Salaries for teaching staff and mentors are included as admissible expenses.
- Salaries for individuals supporting participant success and those responsible for integration and retention of new employees are covered, up to $65 per hour.
- Professional fees for consultants and trainers are admissible, generally up to $150 per hour, and in exceptional cases, up to $350 per hour.
- Reimbursement of expenses related to the development or adaptation of educational and didactic materials is available.
- Expenses for the promotional activities targeting female participants and enterprises are admissible.
- Indirect costs related to travel and meals for trainers and participants are covered according to the Treasury Board's guidelines.
- Expenditure related to the formation of work placement supervisors is reimbursed at 50%.
- A maximum of 10% of admissible expenses can be allocated to project management and administration costs by the delegated organization or collective promoter.
grant_single_labels|projects
- Formation of professionals in information technology through the dissemination of an existing professional, technical, or university training program.
- Adaptation of an existing professional, technical, or university training program to meet business needs in information technology.
- Formation of engineers through the dissemination or adaptation of a technical training program in eligible engineering professions.
- Projects that enable personnel training during working hours using the work-study alternation formula.
- Formation of managers in fields like system management, software design, programming, web design, network technology, including cybersecurity.
- Formation of engineering technologists and technicians, including sectors like civil, mechanical, industrial engineering, mining, architecture, electrical, chemical, and aerospace engineering.
- Integration of good human resource practices related to the integration of women into the job market, particularly in engineering and IT.
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample
$ 80,000
Developing an educational program for remote learning technologies
$ 64,000
Enhancing local arts center with new digital installations
$ 144,000
Creating sustainable packaging solutions for the food industry
$ 96,000
Launching a community theater with inclusive arts programs
$ 200,000
Launching a tech hub for AI startups in urban area
$ 120,000
Developing a sustainable farming initiative for local produce
grant_single_labels|admissibility
- The applicant must be a collective promoter eligible to submit a financial aid request under the program.
- The applicant's project must be related to the fields of engineering and information technology.
- The project should aim to train professionals through the adaptation or dissemination of existing vocational, technical, or university programs that meet business needs.
- The project must comply with the criteria for offering training that includes work-study placements.
- The targeted business must be either a private for-profit company, a cooperative, or a non-profit organization.
- Projects must align with the objectives to enhance workforce skills in prioritized professions identified by the labor market partners commission.
- The training project must include employer support for the staff’s enrollment in the proposed courses.
- The applicant must associate with a recognized establishment by the Ministry of Education of Quebec (MEQ) or Ministry of Higher Education (MES) or a Quebec university.
grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply
- Private for-profit companies
- Cooperatives
- Non-profit organizations
grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses
- Salaries of individuals in training, up to $30 per hour, with a maximum of $25,000 for male workers and $30,000 for female workers.
- Salaries of the teaching staff.
- Salaries of personnel supporting trainee success.
- Salaries of mentors sharing expertise with female participants.
- Salaries of those responsible for integration and job retention of new employees, up to $65 per hour.
- Consultant fees, up to $150 per hour, exceptionally up to $350 per hour.
- Fees of training personnel, up to $150 per hour.
- Fees of accompanying personnel.
- Costs for material adaptation depending on disability.
- Development or adaptation costs for educational and instructional materials.
- Purchase costs for educational and instructional materials.
- Fees for registration for equivalency exams.
- Costs for project promotion to potential female participants.
- Administrative and management costs borne by the delegated organization or collective promoter, up to 10% of eligible expenses.
- Indirect costs for trainers and trainees, such as travel and meal expenses, in alignment with Treasury Board directives.
- 50% reimbursement of expenses related to training for those supervising trainees, including training costs and trainee salaries, up to $25 per hour.
- Salaries for independent supervisors when no in-house staff has IT competencies for supervision.
grant_single_labels|register
- Step 1: Preliminary PreparationConsult the list of eligible collective promoters to ensure you meet initial application requirements.
- Contact a collective promoter in your region or field to start planning your training project.
- Step 2: Develop Training ProjectCollaborate with a recognized educational institution or university in Quebec.
- Design a training program that aligns with the needs of your employees and the program’s focus areas (e.g., IT and engineering).
- Step 3: Assemble Required DocumentationComplete the "Demande de subvention" form.
- Prepare the "Budget de la demande de subvention" spreadsheet.
- Step 4: Application SubmissionSubmit your completed application by email to partenaires@mess.gouv.qc.ca, including all necessary forms and documents.
- Step 5: Post-Submission NotificationWait for confirmation of receipt of your application.
- If required, provide any additional information requested by the program administrators.
grant_single_labels|otherInfo
- The program includes specific measures to enhance participation of women in engineering and information technology professions, such as mentorship opportunities and increased promotional activities targeting female participants.
- There are additional financial considerations for female participants, including an increased salary reimbursement of $5,000.
- Eligible training projects must incorporate work placements, allowing employees to participate during work hours through a work-study model.
- All training content and tools must be available in French unless provided by an English-language educational institution.
- Promoters must inform regional labor market partners before submitting their projects for financial aid consideration.
- Indirect expenses for trainers and trainees, such as travel and meal costs, are permissible based on specific directives.
- Communication with an eligible collective promoter in the relevant sector or region is necessary to participate in the program.
- Collaborative efforts are encouraged between approved promoters and recognized educational institutions to tailor training programs to company and employee needs.
- The processing time for grant applications is approximately 20 working days, provided all necessary documents are submitted.
- Incomplete applications will not be processed, and the applicant will be notified of missing documents.
- Reimbursement of excess funds is possible through specified payment methods, including wire transfer and checks.
- The maximum duration for any training project is 36 months, during which all stages including adaptation and implementation must be completed.
grant_single_labels|contact
partenaires@mess.gouv.qc.ca
