Direction: Development – Time to Learn New Skills

Would you like to gain new skills, develop your competencies and improve your chances on the job market? We encourage you to take part in the “Direction: Development” project, which offers subsidised courses, training programmes and postgraduate studies. The next application rounds open next week, with 2,200 places available. Find out more at www.zainwestujwsiebie.pl.

“We want people in our voivodeship to have the best possible opportunities for professional development. The ‘Direction: Development’ project will support 13,500 people, giving them the chance to acquire new skills and improve their position on the job market. Would you like to develop your competencies and increase your chances of finding a good job? I encourage you to take part!” says Marshal Piotr Całbecki.

Upcoming application rounds:

4 November (Wednesday), 9 a.m. – 1,000 places

Open to adults who:

live, study or work in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region;
do not operate a business or have a business whose operations are suspended;
are not the sole shareholder of a limited liability company or a partner in a civil-law partnership.

5 November (Thursday), 9 a.m. – 200 places

For people aged over 50 and people with disabilities.

10 November (Tuesday), 9 a.m. – 1,000 places

For residents of rural areas and towns and cities with populations of up to 100,000.

Participants can receive subsidies for training courses selected from the Development Services Database, maintained by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP), a government agency. The maximum subsidy is PLN 6,400, with participants covering just 10% of the cost of their chosen service.

Commissioned by the regional self-government, the project is being implemented by the Regional Employment Office in Toruń. The project has a total budget of over PLN 120 million, including more than PLN 105 million in funding from the European Funds for Kujawy and Pomorze 2021-2027 programme.

“Direction: Development” in numbers

13,500 participants in total
Up to PLN 6,400 in funding per participant
10% of costs covered by participants
20 application rounds completed
11,700 people recruited
Total project value: PLN 124 million, including PLN 105 million from the European Funds for Kujawy and Pomorze programme

Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson of the Marshal’s Office

28 October 2026

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