EN Official Journal of the European Union C 183/16

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2005/C 183/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 4/03

Member State: Germany

Region: Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme: Competition inviting ideas on a ‘Tourism training offensive in Brandenburg’ as part of the Innopunkt programme — aid provided by the Brandenburg Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Women

Legal basis:

Landeshaushaltsordnung des Landes Brandenburg (LHO), § 44 und die dazugehörigen Verwaltungsvorschriften

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The maximum amount of aid for the competition is EUR 2 085 041.

Expenditure is broken down as follows by year

2002: EUR 160 054,77 (EUR 112 383,39 from the ESF and EUR 48 016,44 from the Land)

2003: EUR 1 078 558,06 (EUR 754 990,60 from the ESF and EUR 323 567,46 from the Land)

2004: EUR 846 428,13 EUR (EUR 592 499,69 from the ESF and EUR 253 928,44 from the Land)

The maximum possible grant (70 % of which comes from ESF funds and 30 % from Land funds) is EUR 409 034 per project. A total of six projects are being assisted, providing training, guidance and coaching to 240 people in some 120 firms.

The eligible costs within the meaning of Article 4(7) of the Regulation are:

Maximum aid intensity: Up to EUR 409 034 for 40 people, i.e. on average about EUR 10 226 per person.

Since the training needs of at least 20 independent firms are taken into account within a project, the measures are general training measures within the meaning of the Regulation.

These general training measures receive assistance from the ESF and the Land:

with a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if the participant is working in an SME (main case of application);

with a maximum aid intensity of 60 % if the participant is working in a large firm.

The measures are being implemented only in the assisted area covered by Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty.

Date of implementation: The authorisations were notified to the project organisers on 4 December 2002.

Duration of scheme: 1.12.2002 to 30.11.2004

Objective: Targeted training, guidance and coaching is to significantly raise the skill level of employees in the tourism sector.

The training and guidance measures will be offered to specific target groups and will be implemented according to the season.

For the six projects selected, the content of the training, guidance and coaching measures will be determined only after an analysis has been carried out of the needs of employees in at least 20 independent firms in each case.

On the basis of the needs analysis, 40 people from these firms will take part in the training, guidance and coaching measures per project.

An external evaluation will measure the individual skills increase of participants.

The competition is advertised on the internet at www.lasa-brandenburg.de/inno_pkt/content.htm. Information on the aid grant is also given in turn at: www.innopunkt.de.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Other services

Name and address of the granting authority: