The submission of business applications for participation in the Digital Economy Work Experience Programme for 3,900 unemployed people up to 29 years old has started.

The deadline for submissions is 14 July at 23:59.

Applications must be submitted via the online services of the CAA.

The action is addressed to companies interested in providing young people trained in the digital economy with the opportunity to gain experience for 6 months, 30 hours per week. DYPA will pay €594 monthly net compensation directly to the participants.

Which businesses are included in the digital economy

The action is open to businesses engaged in economic activity (primary or secondary) in digital economy sectors.

Other enterprises can be included if the owner or at least one full-time and part-time employee is employed part-time or exclusively in a relevant activity.

Enterprises are classified according to their staff, as follows:

The available places per region have been posted on the CYPRUS website . A prerequisite for joining the programme is that the company must not reduce its staff during the month prior to application.

Beneficiaries are covered by the insurance of the contributory sickness insurance in kind (EOPYY) and are insured for occupational risk in the e-EFKA by DYPA.

The project, with a total budget of €14.935.120, is co-funded by Greece and the European Union through the OP " Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020 " with funding from the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI ).