Free courses, grants and reimbursements for training members

Some institutions have included training aid in their internal regulations on assistance - this is the case, for example, of Enpab (biologists), Enpaf (pharmacists) and Cipag (surveyors) - and every year budgets, requirements and deadlines for making applications are established.

Cassa Forense is the professional pension fund that invests the most in the training of its members. In 2025, the total amount allocated is almost three million euros. There is the contribution of one thousand euros to trainee lawyers to prepare for the qualifying examination (call closed).

Two calls for applications open on 4 November and close on 20 January 2026. The first awards grants of up to EUR 8,000 for attendance at higher vocational training courses. The second call awards scholarships for the acquisition of the title of "cassazionista" (court-appointed lawyer); the grant is EUR 1,500.

The Enpab's single regulation for the provision of welfare benefits provides for the reimbursement, up to EUR 1,000, of 50 per cent of the expenses incurred by members for specialisation courses and university masters.

There is time until 2 March 2026 to take part in the call by Cassa dottori commercialisti for the acquisition of new skills, which covers up to 50 per cent of the expenditure incurred - 100 per cent for those under 35 - and grants a maximum reimbursement of EUR 1,000.

The call for 'Scholarships for Bachelor, PhD and Master's Degree Courses', which awarded a maximum reimbursement of EUR 2,500, will be reintroduced in 2026.

Enpaf's assistance regulations, which came into force in 2018, provide for a contribution for attending specialisation schools in the field of medicine. For this year, the organisation has provided for three different contributions, EUR 3,000, EUR 5,000 or EUR 7,000, depending on the Isee value.

The land surveyors' fund will propose again for 2026 a grant for intergenerational exchange and mentoring activities; the grant is paid to the senior land surveyor who transfers know-how and contacts from his professional network to the junior land surveyor.

This year Inarcassa awarded 47 scholarships worth up to EUR 6,000 to engineers and architects under 35 to attend specialised university courses, post-graduate university courses, research doctorates and university masters courses.

Enpam provides for an honour loan, which was launched in 2024 and will be offered again next year. This is financial support for students in their last two years of university.

Three calls for tenders in 2025 dedicated by Eppi to training (closed on 12 September) recognised up to EUR 1,500 for: professional training courses for members under 35; qualifying courses and refresher and maintenance courses; expenses for the acquisition of professional skills certification. In 2025 the Isee limit to access the calls for tenders was EUR 35,000 and next year it will be raised to EUR 50,000.

For the past two years, Enpap has been publishing a call for training subsidies, which was closed at the end of July and granted up to EUR 2,000 in reimbursement for attending professional training courses.

For some years now, Enpav has been providing post-graduate scholarships with contributions for both studies and internships (the calls for applications for this year are already closed).

There are also work grants called 'Talents Meet Excellence', which provide a contribution of EUR 500 per month for six months to carry out a training experience at a facility or with an experienced professional.