Funding

Train To Gain

SkillSolve is a Leadership and Management provider. Clients may be eligible for funding from Train to Gain towards the cost of the courses. To be eligible for funding you have to be a company director, business owners or the most senior director of your organisation.

Leadership and Management Grant
Train to Gain are currently offering up to £1000 towards the cost of training. To qualify, You must have business  employing between 5 and 250 people, you must be from the EU or lived in the EU for the last 3 years and the Business Owner/CEO/ Key Director. The Leadership and Management Grant covers all sectors and is funded by the Learning and Skills Council.

The service consists of:

A free analysis of your leadership and management skills, highlighting your strengths and areas for development .
A training grant of £500 to help you address those areas .
A further £500 grant for training is available for yourself to match your £ for £ contribution.

More information can be found on this link  http://www.traintogain.gov.uk

Career Development Loans

A career development loan (CDL) can be used to finance your training. You can apply for a loan whether you are in a current job or unemployed.
CDLs are available through an arrangement between the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and three high street banks. The key points about CDLs are:
•    you can borrow anything between £300 and £8,000 to help you fund up to two years of learning (or up to three years if the course includes one year of relevant practical work experience)
•    you can apply for CDLs with Barclays, The Co-operative Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland
•    the LSC pays the interest on your loan while you’re learning and for one month after you’ve stopped training
•    you repay the loan to the bank over an agreed period at a fixed rate of interest

To find out more information – www.direct.gov.uk/cdl