Employers may deduct from the balance of the apprenticeship tax, up to the amount mentioned in II of article L. 6241-2:
1° Expenditure actually incurred to finance the development of initial technological and vocational training, excluding apprenticeships, and vocational integration, including the cost of initial equipment, renewal of existing equipment and additional equipment, in one of the categories of approved establishments mentioned in article L. 6241-5.
The technological and vocational training courses referred to in the previous paragraph are those which, provided as part of initial training, meet the following conditions:
a) They lead to diplomas or qualifications registered in the national register of vocational certifications and classified in the interministerial nomenclature of training levels;
b) They are provided on a full-time and continuous basis, or at an appropriate pace within the meaning of the provisions of article L. 813-9 of the rural and maritime fishing code;
2° Subsidies paid to an apprentice training centre in the form of equipment and materials in line with the needs of the training provided.