FUNDING FOR EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEES

The Employer Skills North Wales project is an exciting, £1.8m opportunity for you and your business. If you’re based in Wrexham, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey or Conwy, this project will help you access the support for you to develop staff skills and create a highly qualified workforce, making you better equipped to deliver commercial success in the future.

Employer Skills North Wales seeks to support employers with subsidised training. This will be offered to all sectors but specifically targeting regional growth areas including Advanced Manufacturing, Low Carbon, Digital, Agriculture, Food & Tourism, Health & Social Care and Management and other professionals.

Food & Drink Skills Wales are offering an opportunity to train and develop a skilled and capable workforce within the food and drink industry in Wales with up to 80% of training costs being funded by the project.

To be eligible for this funding, businesses must meet the following criteria:

• Be within the food production and manufacturing industry
• Be based in Wales
• Be able to demonstrate a clear return on investment

If all of the criteria is met, business will be eligible to receive 80% funding (for businesses employing 1-49 staff) or 50% funding (for businesses employing 50+ staff) towards the cost of specific training courses within the following sectors; 

• Leadership & Management
• Marketing & Sales
• Production & Manufacturing
• Compliance and Statutory for Growth

For further details of the courses included within the funding please contact employers@cambria.ac.uk

To apply for the funding, please visit www.menterabusnes.cymru/food-and-drink-skills-wales/ and complete the registration form with Menter a Busnes. Once it has been received and reviewed they will be in touch to complete the Skills Diagnostic to identify skills gaps and create a training action plan.

If you would like to discuss the funding project further please contact skills-wales@menterabusnes.co.uk or if you want to find out about the next available courses, costs, and enrollment process please contact us on 0300 30 30 006 or email employers@cambria.ac.uk