Small and medium sized employers (SMEs) across Forth Valley can now apply for up to £5,000 in funding to provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities for their existing staff.
Forth Valley College could have space for up to 47 firms to access training for their staff and are being urged to register for two online seminars to enable them to tap into their funding allocation
Miles Lagan, FVC’s Commercial Growth Manager, said: “Phase 2 of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund is now live. SME organisations can apply to a college for up to £5,000 worth of training to develop employee skills. At Forth Valley College we have a wide range of training and, in particular, we have significantly increased our virtual course offering in response to Covid-19.
“If you represent a SME organisation interested in finding out more please register for one of two sessions below and find out how we can help you upskill your staff.”
Online seminars:
Friday 11 December - https://bit.ly/3ggMeWv
Wednesday 16 December - https://bit.ly/3gc9Qf6
The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) helps businesses continue to invest in their workforce and is available for all of Scotland’s employers. For the first time, the fund will now be available for both levy payers and SMEs, across the private, public and third sectors.
In August the Scottish Government announced immediate investment in jobs to provide the foundations for a strong economic recovery from coronavirus (COVID-19). As part of this, the FWDF, which is now in its fourth year, was doubled to £20m for 2020/21, with £13 million made available through the first phase to allow colleges to provide additional support for levy paying employers.
The second phase of the fund, backed by £7 million, will also be utilised to respond directly to the impacts of the pandemic, and will open to applications from Monday 16 November 2020.
Of this, £5 million will be available to support SMEs through a college and Open University in Scotland partnership, while Skills Development Scotland will offer a new option which will test the use of private training providers for levy paying businesses who require specialist training.
Find out more about the FWDF at FVC by visiting here https://bit.ly/2ILswFu and find out the types of courses your business could access here https://bit.ly/3nzuUP7