| Shell Partner Development
Programme (PDP)
As a recognised spouse/partner of a Shell employee, the Partner
and Development Programme offers financial assistance to you.
This assistance is to maintain your mobility by helping you
with finding a job, starting a new career or maintaining employment-related
skills from one country to another.
Who can claim PDP?
Your (employed) partner must be expatriated on an IBAS
package (Accompanied Basis). You are eligible to claim for allowable
costs (see below) whether or not you were working prior to expatriation.
How
much can be claimed?
For international assignments 80% of eligible and receipted
costs will be reimbursed, up to a maximum reimbursement of Euro
6,500 for the first four years of the assignment. For each additional
year after the initial four-year period you will be eligible
for an additional PDP of Euro 1,625 per year. You can carry
forward unused PDP from the first four years to subsequent years
of assignment.
On repatriation the maximum reimbursement will be Euro 6,500
on the basis of 80% eligible and receipted costs but must be
claimed within two years. You do not have to complete a course
or achieve a qualification in order to be reimbursed.
What
can be claimed?
- Professional
Skills. Study for professional level qualifications, short
professional courses and conferences. This may also include
leisure and hobby courses for professional or personal development.
- Tertiary/Higher
Education. Courses and resulting qualifications must involve
significant study and assessment, and not be obtainable on
the basis of previous qualifications, experience or payment
of a fee.
- Fees
for Professional Memberships. Continuation of payment of required
fees to a Base Country organisation to continue practicing
in that profession upon repatriation.
- Language
Training. Advanced or ‘top-up’ courses in addition to the
basic 90 hours already provided.
- Job
Search. Costs including CV Preparation, translation, evaluation
and legalisation of certificates, Job market ‘re-entry’ programmes,
career re-orientation programmes.
- Small
Business Advice. Start-up advice, courses on how to establish
one’s own business, including one time professional tax advice
on the implications of running a business or being self employed
in the host location.
- Cultural
Training. In addition to any provided directly by the Host
Company.
- Leisure
and Hobby. Courses for professional or personal development.
What
cannot be claimed?
Computer hardware, communication links, books and software unless
they are required for a course. Travel costs to the training
establishment, courses or seminars. Accommodation costs are
not allowable unless integral to the course.
How
to make a claim?
Payment will be made to the Shell employee. Employees can claim
on behalf of their partner via the Shell intranet at http://sww.shell.com/hr/internationalmobility/lta/what/lta_what_claims.html.
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