Funding Options

Personal Learning Accounts – Part-time studying to enhance your current job or kick-start a brand new career in sectors with skills shortages…

What is a Personal Learning Account?
A Personal Learning Account (PLA) is a programme launched by the Welsh Government to access flexible part-time courses with the aim of obtaining the skills and qualifications you would need to change careers or to upskill within your current area of employment to access a wider range of job opportunities and/or gain employment at a higher level.

You’ll be able to get new skills and qualifications that local employers need to help you progress your current career or change it altogether to take advantage of skills shortages and boost your chances of kickstarting a career change or enhance your career. All of the courses on offer through a Personal Learning Account are being funded by the Welsh Government.

These flexible fully-subsidised courses will allow you to study and work around your family and employment commitments.

Courses available fall under these sectors:

• Construction
• Health
• Engineering
• Digital
• Financial Services
• Creative
• Tourism and Leisure

How can I access a Personal Learning Account?

To be eligible for a Personal Learning Account, individuals will need to be over 19 and living in Wales, in employment earning under £26,000 a year or been furloughed.

The process for applying is simple and involves working with us to discuss goals and career aspirations to ensure that the course is the right pathway for them, or if there is a more suitable course.

 

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Skills for Industry

In response to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on the economic wellbeing of Wales, colleges across the further education sector have come together with WEFO (Welsh European Funding Office) to develop a package of support to help and assist businesses during this time.

With the support of ESF (European Social Fund) funding, further education colleges in Wales will now be offering local businesses accredited training and development qualifications for their staff, ranging from Levels 1 to 6 that are 100% subsidised through three regional projects. One of these projects is Skills for Industry (SfI)

Skills for Industry offers subsidised, sector focused training to reduce skills gaps and help businesses evolve, grow and prosper. This Welsh Government scheme aims to improve the skills and knowledge of employees, with low or no qualifications, in the workplace. Skills for Industry operates in the south-west Wales area and is run by WEFO and funded through the European Social Fund (ESF).

Business Benefits
The success of your business is dependent on the skills of your staff. This project allows employers to improve the knowledge and qualifications of their employees in industry-specific areas. NPTC Group of Colleges will work with businesses of all sizes to meet individual requirements and identify suitable staff to develop a bespoke training plan.

The training and assessing of the qualification can be delivered onsite and is flexible to the needs of the individual company, therefore minimising loss of production time.

We offer a wide variety of courses:

• Care
• Construction
• Energy
• Engineering
• Food
• Tourism
• ICT
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Automotive
• Creative Industries
• Financial & Professional Services
• Science

Eligibility
Any employer within the areas can apply for funding and employees must be:

• European Union Citizen and eligible to work in the UK
• Over 16 years of age

For further information:

http://www.skillsforindustry.co.uk
 

www.wefo.wales.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

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Upskilling@Work
Upskilling@Work is a funded operation supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. It is part of a pan-Wales operation designed to enhance skills and increase productivity in the workplace, providing opportunities for employers to gain accredited qualifications for their workforce.

Business Benefits
The success of your business is dependent on the skills of your staff. This project allows employers to improve the knowledge and qualifications of their employees in industry-specific areas. NPTC Group of Colleges will work with businesses of all sizes to meet individual requirements and identify suitable staff to develop a bespoke training plan. The training and assessing of the qualification can be delivered onsite and is flexible to the needs of the individual company, therefore minimising loss of production time.

We offer a variety of courses, ranging from Level 1 qualifications to Level 5 across many subject areas and sectors including:

• Care
• Business Administration
• Construction
• Energy
• Engineering
• Food
• Tourism
• ICT
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Automotive
• Creative Industries
• Financial & Professional Services
• Science

Eligibility
Any employer within the area can apply for funding and employees must be:

• European Union Citizen and eligible to work in the UK
• Over 16 years of age

 

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ReAct What is ReAct Funding?

ReAct is a funding pot provided by the Welsh Government for people in Wales who are facing redundancy. ReAct funding helps people affected by redundancy gain new skills and encourages recruiting employers to employ a redundant worker. If you’ve been made redundant, you could be entitled to funding to retrain or update your skills. If you’ve got a new employer lined up, they too could get funding towards your wages and further training.

Who is Eligible?
Support for the ReAct funding scheme is available for individuals who:

• have become unemployed in the last 3 months as a result of redundancy, are currently unemployed, and who have not been in continuous employment for 6 weeks or more since being made redundant
• are currently under notice of redundancy
• have not undertaken any publicly funded training since being made redundant (this includes work-based learning suite of programmes)

What is Available?
There are 3 elements to the ReAct funding scheme :

• Recruitment & Training Support
• Vocational training Grant – Discretionary Award
• Extra Support Grant – Discretionary Award

Support is available for eligible applicants to increase their skills and remove barriers to learning, or returning to work.  In order to ensure that this training provides the best possible chance of finding new employment, all applicants will need to have their training needs assessed by Careers Wales.Under this part of the scheme the following financial support is available:

• 100% of training costs to acquire new skills (up to a maximum of £1,500)
• help towards the cost of travelling to training courses
• overnight accommodation costs, where appropriate
• a contribution towards childcare costs whilst training (subject to limits and conditions)
• help with the cost of special equipment to remove barriers to training

If you’re offered a job after having been made redundant in the last 3 months, your new employer could get funding for taking you on.  The Recruitment and Training element of ReAct could give your employer:

• Up to £3000 for taking you on
• Up to £1000 towards the cost of training

How much is dependent on circumstances.

How to Apply?
If you wish to apply for ReAct funding, you first need to see an Adult Guidance Adviser at your local Careers Wales office. You can contact Careers Wales on 0800 028 4844 to make an appointment. Careers Wales can also supply you with an application pack.Your prospective employer will need to contact Welsh Government on 03000 255 888 if they wish to apply for Employer Recruitment and Training Support.

 

Freephone:0330 818 8003

Fax: 0800 013 2545

business@nptcgroup.ac.uk