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Funding for Employers
Train to Gain
A Service designed to help businessess get the training they need to succeed. the Learning and Skills Councils Train to Gain service provides impartial, independent advice on training to businesses across England. It can help businesses improve their productivity and competeiveness by ensuring that employees have the right skills to do the best job. Find out how Train to gain can benefit your business, call 0800 015 55 45
Princes Trust
A UK charity that helps young people overcome barriers and get thier lives working 14-30 year olds are assisted through practical support, including training, mentoring and financial assistance
Delivering the Future
-Funding for the logistics sector through the European Social fund available to support employees in logistics. For further information please contact Jane Powling Project Co-ordinator; on 01284 716286, or email: jane.powling@westsuffolk.ac.uk
HERMES(ESOL for migrant workers)
English language learning for those whose first language in not English. west Suffolk College is working in partnership on this project with ISCRE Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality) which is leading the project and CSV media. For further information please contact Beverley Reynolds, Skills for Life Manager; on 01284 716291, or email beverley.reynolds@wsc.ac.uk
Sports and Leisure:
East Links: sports and leisure project is funded by the European Social Fund, and match-funded by the Regional Learning and Skills Council. The project is managed by ACER (Association of Colleges in the Eastern Region) who will work in partnership with West Suffolk College, Skills Active, Sport England, Sports Coach UK, Volunteering England, county sports partnerships, and providers across the region. For further details please contact ..Lynda Allum, Business Development Co-ordinator, on 01284 716387 or email: lynda.allum@westsuffolk.ac.uk
ReaLM - Regional Leadership & Management Training for Entrepeneurs
With support from the East ofEngland Development Agency (EEDA) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), Cranfield University, in partnership with 5 of the Region's leading training providers has created a Leadership and Management Programme specifically for those companies and organisations employing less than 250 staff that have a desire to develop and grow their business. The programme is fully funded and the only cost to applicants will be the ILM registration fees, currently about £100 payable at the time of registration. For further information: please contact Linda Dennison at West Suffolk College, tel 01284 716387, E-mail: linda.dennison@westsuffolk.ac.uk
Learning Champions
Learning Champions is a free project giving your organisation the opportunity to select a member of staff to become your in-house source of advice on training, development and funding.The project is fully funded and open to small and medium sized organisations with up to 250 employees. There are only a limited amount of places to take part in this project.
Funding for Individuals
Higher Education Student Support
A site for students living in England and Wales detailing what financial support is available to them as Higher Education students
Aim Higher
- financial support to help with tuition fees and living costs
Money to Learn
If you are: aged 19 or over; living in England; thinking about improving your skills or getting a qualification; wanting to know what financial help is out there.
Career Development Loan
A Career Development Loan is a bank loan designed to help you pay for work-related learning. You don't have to start paying your loan back until one month after you stop training.
Grants and bursaries for adult learners:
Adult Learning Grant (ALG)If you’re going back to college to study for your first full Level 2 or first full Level 3 qualification, the Adult Learning Grant(ALG) could pay you up to £30 per week
Learner Support Funds
Discretionary Learner Support Funds are available in colleges and school sixth forms to help with learning costs. The funds are prioritised for those who face financial hardship.
Educational Grants Advisory Service
Some charities and trusts also award funds and their eligibility rules vary. The Educational Grants Advisory Service(EGAS) provides information and advice on sources of funding through their Directory, helpline and website.
General Federation of Trades Unions
The General Federation of Trades Unions Educational Trust has grants for full-time and Open University students of specific subjects within economic theory and history, industrial law, history and the principles of industrial relations.
Bursaries
Bursaries are similar to grants and are usually linked to a certain profession or qualification.
Dance and Drama Awards
Dance and Drama Awards are scholarships funded by the LSC to help towards fees for approved courses and living costs
Teaching and healthcare
If you want to train as a teacher you can get an award or training salary and might qualify for a training incentive depending on the subject you want to teach. NHS bursaries can cover costs like living costs, learning materials and expenses; your tuition fees would be paid and bursaries can be for a set amount or means tested (depending on your financial circumstances
Postgraduate study:
Teacher training, social work, healthcare If you're enrolled on a postgraduate route to QTS (Qualified teacher status) you may be eligible to receive a training bursary ranging from £6,000 to £9,000, depending on the subject you are training to teach. From September 2006, students in England will also be eligible for a non-means tested grant of £1,200 and be able to apply for an additional means-tested grant of £1,500
Social work
If your first degree is not related to social work and you would like to retrain, you can apply for a two- year postgraduate diploma or three-year Master of Science (MSc) in social work. Both of these qualifications allow you to work as a social worker. You can get funding through the General Social Care Council.
Careers in Healthcare
If you are training to work in social work, medicine or certain areas of healthcare, you may be entitled to a bursary from the General Social Care Council or the NHS.
