Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Requalification and skills enhancement

Who is eligible?

Eligible applicants for the Formations de courte durée (COUD) program include collective promoters who are recognized as eligible. These promoters can partner with recognized establishments under the Ministry of Education (MEQ) or the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) to implement professional or technical training. The program targets private for-profit businesses, cooperatives, and non-profit organizations that wish to enable their personnel to undertake such training. By collaborating with a collective promoter from their region or sector, businesses can allow their employees to participate in training projects tailored to address workforce recruitment challenges. Therefore, eligible applicants are collective promoters associating with licensed educational establishments and private enterprises, cooperatives, or non-profit organizations interested in these training opportunities.

Who is not eligible

• Projects linked to engineering and information technologies.
• Training for educational personnel in childcare services.
• Companies or entities whose training projects have started before the project's acceptance date.

Eligible expenses

• Salary of individuals undergoing training, up to $25 per hour, with a maximum of $25,000.
• Fees for trades experts, up to $150 per hour.
• Professional fees for consultants or training staff, capped at $150 per hour.
• Professional fees for accompanying staff and costs for adapting teaching materials according to the nature of disabilities.
• Salaries for teaching staff, covered by the MEQ and MES for DEP and ASP.
• Salaries for support staff assisting the success of the trainees.
• Salaries of staff assigned to integration and retention of new employees, up to $65 per hour.
• Costs related to the development or adaptation of pedagogical and didactic materials.
• Purchase of pedagogical and didactic materials.
• Registration fees for equivalency exams.
• Management and administrative expenses borne by the delegated organization or collective promoter, up to 10% of eligible expenses.
• Indirect expenses for training personnel and trainees, such as travel and meal costs, in accordance with the Treasury Board's directive.
• 50% reimbursement for costs related to the training of individuals supervising internships, including the cost of training and trainee salaries, up to $25 per hour.

• Promoteurs collectifs must work in collaboration with an educational institution recognized by the Ministry of Education (MEQ) or the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) to implement training programs.
• The financial assistance can cover up to 100% of eligible expenses that complement those covered by the MEQ, MES, or other aids from the Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity.
• For reimbursement of overpayments made to the fund, multiple payment options are available including bank transfer, cheque, or credit card with specific instructions for each method.
• Collaborative efforts with the regional councils of labor market partners are essential before submitting a project application.
• The grant application can be sent via email, and the preferred mode of payment for refunds is bank transfer.
• Projects must integrate work-study models, offering training during work hours.