BENEFICIARIES

The following persons may qualify as beneficiaries of the Program:
1. Unemployed persons discharged from compulsory military service, provided that:
- No more than 2 years have passed since their discharge;
- They have not received any salary calculated and paid as an employee during the last 3 months;
- They have not been in an employment relationship with the employer that has submitted the vacancy during the last 2 years;
- They have never participated in the program approved by Government Decision No. 1179-L of the Republic of Armenia dated July 21, 2022.

2. Persons displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 and 2023, provided that:
- They are not engaged in any form of employment in the Republic of Armenia;
- They have not received any salary calculated and paid as an employee during the last 3 months;
- They have not been in an employment relationship with the employer that has submitted the vacancy during the last 3 years;
- They have never participated in the programs approved by Government Decisions No. 57-L and No. 1955-L of the Republic of Armenia.

3. Able-bodied members of families recognized as socially vulnerable, provided that:
- The monthly income per family member is below 130% of the threshold for receiving the social vulnerability benefit;
- They have never participated in the program approved by Government Decision No. 770-L of the Republic of Armenia dated June 12, 2025.

CONTENT

To participate in the Program, beneficiaries must be registered on the e-work.am platform and indicate their intention to participate.
If they meet the eligibility criteria, they will receive an electronic voucher worth up to AMD 250,000, which may be redeemed once within 6 months at organizations implementing non-formal education programs endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia.
The employer must also register on the platform and indicate the vacancy title and professional requirements.
Within 2 working days, the employer selects an employee from the list of candidates generated on the platform who have completed voucher-funded training.
Following the signing of the tripartite agreement, within 2 working days, the employer must conclude an electronic employment contract with the beneficiary for a period of at least 3 months, establishing a normal working-time schedule (full-time employment), except for the cases specified in Clauses 2–5 of Part 1 of Article 141 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia, in which part-time working hours may be established.
The Program will commence on January 1, 2027.

https://www.arlis.am/hy/acts/225449

LIMITATIONS

The following entities are not eligible to receive support:
1. Public service bodies;
2. Organizations in which the State or a community holds 50% or more of the charter capital.