Vocational Training Living Allowances
- Qualification
An insured person who involuntarily leaves work, registers at a public employment service institution to seek employment, and participates in full-time vocational training arranged by the public employment service institution, may claim vocational training living allowances. - Payment Standards
(1)The Applicant who par ticipates in vocational training for at least 1 month, the vocational training living allowance is calculated from the first day of training. During the training period, the applicant may receive 60% of his/her average monthly insurance salary over the 6 months period prior to leaving work and withdrawing from the employment insurance program, for a maximum of 6 months.
(2)In addition, during the period of receiving vocational training living allowances, if the applicant has any dependents (non-working parents, spouse, minor children or children with mental or physical impairment), an extra 10% of the insured person's average monthly insurance salary in the 6 months right before employment separation and withdrawal from the insurance shall be added as the benefits for each one of the insured person's dependents. However, the maximum extra allowance is 20% of the base stated above.