Latest information on Train to Gain
£30m capacity building funding for Train to Gain providers
John Denham announced at the AoC Conference in November 2008 that a £30m infrastructure fund was to be made available to complement LSIS and LSC funds. Please find attached a letter and guidance note on how the fund will be distributed. This information is being sent directly to Train to Gain providers from your regional LSC.
Letter to Provider from Mark Haysom Dec 08
Capacity Building Guidance Dec 08
URGENT REQUEST
We will be under pressure very early in the New Year to demonstrate the immediate impact of the new flexibilities on SMEs. Can you please identify employers who have already taken up elements of the SME offer, i.e. those:
- with 5-9 employees who have taken up the Leadership and Management offer since November;
- who have taken up repeat qualifications;
- who have started or completed units;
- who have been nominated to be part of a SME cluster.
Ideally we need first nominations by 5th January 2009 to helen.thompson@lsc.gov.uk
Denham announces £350m to support small businesses
John Denham has announced a number of measures to help SMEs cope with the financial downturn. He stated that £350 million will be directed towards small businesses through further enhancements of the Train to Gain service. John Denham said: "Small businesses are an important engine of our economy and we must make sure that we support them during tough economic times. We are overhauling the training system to make sure that they can get help with training their staff with the very minimum of bureaucracy. We know that firms which invest in skills do better than those that don't, which is why we will be urging small businesses to take up this offer from Government."
More detailed practical advice will be provided soon, detailing the changes and what they mean for those delivering Train to Gain. The Train to Gain bulletin will also include further information.
