Funding for training
Who can pay for your training?
Three steps: who you are and who pays, where you live or where the company operates, and the result with a calculation. We show only conditions confirmed in the documents of operators and offices. The office or the operator makes the decision. Applies to people and companies based in Poland.
Data as of 23 September 2026
Who are you and who should pay?
Answer the questions. The next ones depend on your answers.
Partners, employees and persons related to Numerika cannot buy a funded course from us. This follows from the rules on related entities.
Glossary, in plain words
BUR: Baza Usług Rozwojowych (Development Services Database)
The national catalogue of training and advisory services run by PARP (Polish Agency for Enterprise Development). Dofinansowanie (co-funding) is granted only for services listed in this database, from providers that have passed verification. uslugirozwojowe.parp.gov.pl
Karta Usługi (service card)
The description of a specific training course in BUR (Development Services Database): programme, learning outcomes, date, price, service number. Its PDF is attached to the application.
ID wsparcia (support ID)
The number a participant receives from the operator (regional operator) once dofinansowanie (co-funding) has been granted. You enter it when signing up for the training in BUR (Development Services Database) and it appears on the invoice.
Operator (regional operator)
The institution that distributes training money in a given region (a public office, development agency, chamber of commerce or foundation). Each województwo (voivodeship, region) has several.
PSF: Podmiotowy System Finansowania (demand-led funding system)
The name of the system in which the operator (regional operator) subsidises training chosen in BUR (Development Services Database). There are PSF programmes for businesses and PSF programmes for adults.
KFS: Krajowy Fundusz Szkoleniowy (National Training Fund)
Labour office money for training employees and employers. The employer submits the application to the PUP (county labour office).
PUP / WUP (county / regional labour office)
Powiatowy Urząd Pracy (county labour office) / Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy (regional labour office).
Nabór (call for applications)
The period in which the operator (regional operator) or the office accepts applications. It often lasts only a few days or ends when the money runs out.
Bon (voucher)
A form of dofinansowanie (co-funding): you receive vouchers of a set value and pay for the training with them (e.g. 1 bon = 20 PLN, 90 PLN or 100 PLN, depending on the region).
Refundacja (reimbursement)
A refund: you pay the full amount first; after the training and the settlement, the operator (regional operator) returns part of the money.