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LinkedinPublication: 16 January 2018 Latest update: 15 May 2023
What is it?
It is a contribution to partially cover the costs of participating in a language course in one of the host countries.
At the end of the course, the certifying body will issue certification of the language level B2, C1 or C2, based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR.
Who is it aimed at?
The Competition Tender notice for the language course abroad is a service dedicated to children or orphans and those equivalent by law of:
- dependent workers and pensioners of the public administration registered in the Unified Scheme of Credit and Social Benefits;
- pensioners benefiting from the Civil Servants’ Pension Scheme;
- members of the IPOST Fund Scheme.
How does it work?
The course must include:
- a minimum duration of three weeks and a maximum of five weeks;
- compulsory attendance for at least 20 hours (of 60 minutes each) per week;
- take place in the foreign country where the official language is the language of the course, in the months of June, July and August.
At the end of the course the exam must be held for obtaining a certification of the level of proficiency in the language B2, C1 or C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), issued by the relevant certification institutes.
The contribution is paid as a percentage of the expenses incurred for:
- the course;
- room and board;
- the travel expenses.
The percentage of repayment is established in relation to the ISEE (Equivalent economic situation indicator) value of the family unit the student belongs to and is calculated on the lowest amount between the actual expenditure and the maximum reimbursable ceiling, as in the example.
Example:
| Items of expenditure | Maximum refundable | Actual expenditure | % recognised on the basis of ISEE (Equivalent economic situation indicator) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50% | 100% | |||
| Course | 300 | 280 | 140 | 280 |
| Room and board
| 400 | 600 | 200 | 400 |
Travel
| 400 | 450 | 200 | 400 |
Claim
REQUIREMENTS
At the time of claim, students must be enrolled in the second, third, fourth or fifth year of a secondary school.
The contribution is incompatible with:
- the benefits of the ITACA programme;
- the benefits of the Estate INPSieme programme.
In the event that a student is already the beneficiary of one of the two contributions, he/she will be excluded from the rankings of study stays abroad.
WHEN CAN I CLAIM?
The deadlines are indicated in the competition tender notice.
HOW CAN I CLAIM
The claim must only be submitted on-line using the dedicated service.
Before completing and submitting the claim, it is necessary to
make sure of:
- being registered in the INPS database;
- check that the PC has the correct configuration.
Some people, despite being eligible, are not recognised by the system in the following cases:
- as they have no institutional relationship with the INPS's Civil Servants’ Pension Scheme;
- because they are not classifiable as claimants (surviving parent of a child of a member or pensioner, guardian of a child of a member or pensioner or student who is a minor).
In this case, the claim form for registration in the database must be completed, to be delivered directly to the relevant INPS office based on the residence of the young beneficiary.
Alternatively, the form can be submitted by:
- certified email;
- non-certified e-mail also attaching a copy of the identity document;
- by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, attaching a copy of the identity document;
- fax, attaching a copy of the identity document.
Addresses, fax numbers, e-mail accounts are available in Contacts.
Following the publication of the rankings of admitted candidates with reservations, the claimant must upload, in the reserved area of the site, through the dedicated service, a document certifying the registration to a course with the characteristics envisaged by the competition announcement.
Processing times
The deadline to define the decision was set at 30 days by the Regulation for the definition of the terms to conclude the administrative proceedings adopted by INPS pursuant to Article 2 of Law no. 241/1990.