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As a Coopler, how much money am I entitled to for my further education and how can I apply for it?
As a Coopler, how much money am I entitled to for my further education and how can I apply for it?

Cooplers benefit from the “CBA Staff Leasing (P-GAV)” collective bargaining agreement and may be entitled to up to CHF 5’000.

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Written by Julie Freeman
Updated over 5 months ago

Content:

  1. General information

  2. Conditions

  3. Registration process (temptraining web portal)

  4. Application and reimbursement

  5. Contact

General information

Many of you are entitled to free training! As a Coopler, you benefit from the “CBA Staff Leasing (P-GAV)” collective bargaining agreement. This agreement outlines all the framework conditions for fair and legally compliant employment.

What many temporary workers don’t know: if you have worked at least 88 hours via Coople in the past 12 months, you are one of the lucky ones who are entitled to a minimum of CHF 500 and up to CHF 5’000 for training and potentially up to CHF 2’250 for loss of earnings! Once you have worked 88 hours, you will be entitled to an allowance of CHF 500. For every hour worked after that, your allowance will increase by CHF 5.68, up to a maximum of CHF 5’000 (over 12 months).

Have you noticed that in addition to your social security contributions, 0.4% (previously 0.7%) is deducted for the “GAV” (CLA) on your Coople payslip? Among other things, these contributions are paid into the temptraining further training fund. If you would like to attend a training course soon, regardless of whether you are interested in languages, occupational safety, computing, or specific professional training, it is worth checking your bursary eligibility.

Conditions

The amount of money you can receive depends on the number of temporary hours you have worked in the last 12 months. To be eligible, you must meet the following conditions:

  • The further education must have started within the last 12 months or will start within the next 12 months (from the date of application).

  • You fall under the staff leasing collective bargaining agreement and you have worked at least 88 hours within the past 12 months. (That corresponds to approximately two weeks of full-time workload. If you work as a temp on different platforms that are subject to the staff leasing collective bargaining agreement, you can add these work hours together.)

  • Further education keeps you in good shape for the labour market or contributes to your professional development.
    Courses for professional reorientation are therefore also supported. The course selected must be held in Switzerland and must be recognised by temptraining. You can find all eligible courses in the temptraining web portal.

  • You have received less than CHF 5'000 in temptraining allowance in the last 12 months.

  • You must first finance the further education yourself. You will only receive the money from temptraining after you have completed the course.

Registration process (temptraining web portal)

How to register with temptraining

  1. Open the Coople Jobs app and go to your Account.

  2. Click on Benefits, then temptraining.

  3. Click on the button Register with temptraining.

  4. You will be taken to the temptraining website where you need to follow the indicated steps to register.

  5. To register, you will need to fill in all of your personal information (including your AHV number), verify your email address, and verify your identity by completing an ID check. These steps are mandatory to use temptraining and connect your Coople account.

Connecting your Coople account with temptraining

Previously, you had to manually upload your payslips in your temptraining account each month to show proof of your worked hours. You can now connect your Coople account with temptraining to automatically sync your hours so you no longer have to upload them manually.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Open the Coople Jobs app and go to your Account.

  2. Click on Benefits, then temptraining.

  3. If you haven’t registered with temptraining yet, please do so now via the steps outlined above. If you have already registered with temptraining, you’ll find a button at the bottom of the screen titled Link your account. Click on the button.

  4. By doing this, you give your consent for us to share your worked hours with temptraining every month. When you first link your Coople account with temptraining, your hours from the last 12 months will be synced.

  5. You now no longer need to upload your payslips manually in your temptraining account.

  6. To view your number of hours worked and your current allowance amount, go back to the temptraining web portal. Your hours for the previous month will be visible in your web portal on the 15th of each month (Example: If you worked 60 hours in April, the hours would show in the web portal on May 15th).

Linking your accounts is optional. If you choose not to use this option, you will still need to upload your payslips in your temptraining account manually.

Application and reimbursement

How to apply for your further education

You can submit your application to temptraining before or after you have attended your further education course.

Applying before the start of your course:

  1. If you’re already registered, log in to the temptraining web portal or create a user account via the Coople Jobs app (see “How to register with temptraining” above).

  2. Browse course offers. Check the course directory to see whether your desired course is recognised by temptraining. Applications are only approved for recognised courses.

  3. Check if you fulfil all conditions.

  4. Register for the course. If you want to make sure your selected course will be paid for, please wait for confirmation from temptraining before enrolling.

  5. Pay for the course. You will need to pay for the course up front.

  6. Submit your application. You can submit your application for further training via the temptraining web portal. If you haven’t linked your Coople account to submit your hours automatically, you will need to upload copies of your payslips showing your temporary hours worked and proof of your GAV (CLA) contributions.

  7. Confirmation from temptraining. temptraining will inform you in writing whether your application has been accepted.

  8. Complete your course.

  9. Request reimbursement. You will need to provide the following documents:
    - Confirmation of course participation

    - Copy of the course fee invoice

    - Proof of payment of the course costs

    - Proof of expenses, if applicable

    - If applicable, proof of loss of earnings during course times incl. time report

  10. Receive reimbursement. Once you have submitted all required documents and if you fulfil all conditions, temptraining will transfer the money to you.

Applying after the start of your course:

1. - 5. See steps 1-5 above.

6. Complete your course.

7. Submit your application. Apply for your further training allowance no later than 12 months after the start of the course. You can submit your application via the temptraining web portal. You will need to provide the following documents:

- Copies of payslips showing temporary hours worked and proof of GAV (CLA) contributions

- Confirmation of course participation

- Copy of the course fee invoice

- Proof of payment of the course costs

- Proof of expenses, if applicable

- If applicable, proof of loss of earnings during course times incl. time report

8. Receive reimbursement. Once you have submitted all required documents and if you fulfil all conditions, temptraining will transfer the money to you.

How to receive your money from temptraining

This offer is not operated by Coople, but entirely by temptraining directly through the temptraining fund. You must first pay the costs of the course yourself and complete the course. You must then submit all necessary proof and the cash granted will be transferred to you by temptraining.

When am I entitled to compensation for loss of earnings?

You can apply for compensation for loss of earnings within 12 months of the start of your further education course, provided that you lose earnings and do not receive any benefits from state institutions. A lump sum of CHF 250 per day or CHF 125 per half-day is paid out for further education (maximum CHF 2250 per calendar year).

Contact

Detailed information, explanatory videos, examples of allowances, and much more can be found at www.temptraining.ch. If you have any questions, you can reach temptraining by calling 044 388 95 30 (Tues. / Thurs.: 10 a.m. – 12 noon and Weds. / Fri.: 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.) or at info@temptraining.ch. Alternatively, you can also send your questions regarding temptraining to temptraining@coople.com.

So, what are you waiting for? Collect your hours, find a course, and send your application to temptraining!
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Happy learning!

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