TVETipedia Glossary

Education and training leave

Leave from current workplace, with a right to return, for a legally designated or mutually agreed period of time. Leave is frequently unpaid and may or may not attract a stipend subsidy. This can be combined with a grant scheme and associated with payback clauses.

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ILO, Financing mechanisms for promoting social inclusion in skills and lifelong learning systems: Global overview of current practices and policy options, 2023
ILO, Financing mechanisms for promoting social inclusion in skills and lifelong learning systems: Global overview of current practices and policy options, 2023
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