Supporting employee training: Get to know Edenred Estudante
11 de July, 2025
Professional training is inseparable from human resources management. In a job market that is constantly changing, professionals need to adapt in order to be successful and contribute to business success.
But the importance of training has long since ceased to be a critical issue for organizations alone. It is increasingly the expectation of workers in relation to employers.
According to Randstad’s Workmonitor 2025 study, 85% of respondents in Portugal say that training and skills development are important to them (in their current role or when looking for a new challenge). In addition, 41% admit that they would not accept a job that did not provide opportunities to develop their skills.
One of the tools companies have at their disposal to invest in their employees’ professional training is Edenred Estudante. Find out more about this extra salary benefit and discover why it can be an important ally in promoting professional training.
What is Edenred Estudante?
Edenred Estudante is a social benefit that companies can give to their employees to support them with education and training expenses.
This benefit aims to guarantee access to education and training by increasing the income available for this purpose. As such, it can be used to pay for the education of employees’ children or dependents from the age of 7 and also for their own professional training.
Edenred Estudante allows you to make payments at establishments:
- Education: schools, colleges, study and tutoring centers;
- Training: universities, training centers and language schools.
Discover the more than 2,800 public and private establishments in Portugal that accept Edenred Estudante payments.
Why award Edenred Estudante?
By promoting the training and development of your employees’ skills, they feel more satisfied, motivated and fulfilled, but also more valued and involved in the organization.
This extra salary benefit therefore helps your company to attract new talent and retain human capital.
In addition, Edenred Estudante has other advantages:
- Tax benefits: with total exemption from TSU for both the company and the employee, this increases the purchasing power of training professionals without increasing the company’s tax burden;
- Digital use: this benefit is 100% digital and payments to establishments are made simply and conveniently via the education wallet in the MyEdenred App.
- Contribution to sustainability: Edenred Estudante makes it possible to improve the company’s ESG performance by responding to different UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as access to quality education or reducing inequalities.
Practical example:
If you give an employee €1,000 a year through Edenred Estudante, they receive €110 more net than if they received the same amount in cash (considering a TSU rate of 11%, they would only receive €890). On the other hand, to provide the same amount of €1,000 in cash, the company would have a total cost of €1,237.50 (considering a TSU rate of 23.75%) and, with Edenred Estudante, that total cost is €1,000.
If you want to simulate other amounts, you can do so here.
Has your company not yet awarded Edenred Estudante to its employees? Find out more about this benefit with the help of our team.