Tel mee met Taal | subsidy for illiteracy

No fewer than 2.5 million Dutch people in the age category 16 – 65 years have great difficulty with reading, writing and/or arithmetic. In addition, the Netherlands attracts many developers/engineers from abroad who have not yet mastered the Dutch language. Because the cabinet wants to tackle language skills, the Tel mee met Taal action program has been developed. Various parties are associated with the program, such as the ministries of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, OCW, SZW and VWS.

Do you want to tackle low literacy within your organization? Training that leads to the improvement of language skills, math skills and digital skills is covered by this subsidy scheme.

Who is the subsidy for?

This form of subsidy is relevant for:

Companies that employ migrant workers;
Industry/ manufacturing companies with relatively low-skilled workers;
Employment agencies;
Companies in a very tight labor market who employ expats /knowledge workers

International developers

This subsidy scheme is therefore not only intended for Dutch people who have difficulty in reading, writing and/or mathematics. Foreign developers/ engineers working at Dutch tech companies can also take advantage of this subsidy program. These international employees are often not fluent in the Dutch language. That is why the Tel mee met Taal program contributes to their personal development, which improves cooperation with Dutch colleagues.

Which projects are eligible?

Projects aimed at tackling ow literacy are eligible for this subsidy. Subsidy is available for 3 types of projects:

Low-literate employees: subsidy for employers to offer (digital) low-literate employees training;
Low literate parents: promoting an educational home environment, educational partnership between parents and school and improving (digital) literacy of parents;

How much is the subsidy?

It is a monetary subsidy that is made using the IBAN. The subsidy involves a 100% deposit, for which the activities must be held accountable.
There is a €3,3 million subsidy available for this time period. In the case that the amount of the subsidy is insufficient in one year to cover all pending requests, the requests are range-checked and decided on the basis of completeness. Thus, it is crucial to submit a complete subsidy request. We will assist you, among other things, in making accurate and timely requests of the subsidy and quality, so that we can make every effort to assist you.
The maximum subsidy amount is 67% of the eligible costs. Only a language teacher’s direct hours are eligible. A language teacher’s hourly pay may get up to €150 in subsidies. The maximum subsidy per employee per language course is €1,000 and can cover up to € 125,000 max or 67% of the costs that qualify for subsidies.

When to apply?

Submit: in the time period beginning on January 1 and ending on February 29, 2024.

Increasing Dutch language proficiency

Participants receive at least 30 hours of lessons from an external teacher in a maximum of 12 months.
The Dutch course will begin in 2024.
The language teacher is demonstrably competent and has an NT2 certificate.
As soon as the subsidy request is submitted, the eligible project time begins.

What is next?

We would be happy to receive the answers to the following questions in order to provide a full request:

How many educations will begin in 2024? How many participants are there? (estimation)
Level of the Courses (A0 to A1, A1 to A2, A2 to B1)
Indicate the amount per course.

Thank you for your response and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Tel Mee Met Taal 2024