Flexible training opportunities
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Flexible training opportunities
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Flexible training opportunities
- Scheme ID
- 210
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Grant for companies
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
Scottish companies with fewer than 150 employees may apply for public funding which they can use to offset up to 50% of the cost of training. Employers are only allowed to claim for 10 of their employees and receive no more than GBP 500 for each of them. The eligible education and training activities include formal qualifications, master classes, learning based on National Occupational Standards, industry recognised qualifications, supervisory and management training and workshops.
- Short description of the related instruments
nap
- Level of operation
- National
- Name of a part of the country
- Scotland
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- nap
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- nap
- Relevance
- Marginal scheme
- Legal basis
not specified
- Objective(s) and target(s)
To help small businesses become more resilient and boost productivity and success.
- Year of implementation
- 2010
- Year of latest amendment
- 2015
- Operation/management
Flexible Training Opportunties is overseen by Skills Development Scotland.
- Eligible group(s)
Companies with fewer than 150 employees.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
Training eligible for support includes:
formal qualifications, including individual units; masterclasses;
learning based on National Occupational Standards; industry recognised qualifications; supervisory and management training;
workshops; an taster session- Source of financing and collection mechanism
Scottish Government
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
Companies are reimbursed 50% of their training costs up to max GBP 500 per employee. Employers are only allowed claim for 10 of their employees.
Allocation: subsidies are granted on a 'first come, first served' basis.
- Eligible costs
Fees and other costs related to education and training
- Frequency of the use
Only once
- Volumes of funding
na
- Beneficiaries/take up
na
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Skills Development Scotland.
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
na
- Most relevant webpage - in English
http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-services/flexible-traini…
- Most relevant webpage - local language
na
- Recent changes
The training must meet the eligibility criteria set out.
- Sources
http://www.nithcreetraining.co.uk/flexible-training-opportunities-fundi…
http://business.scotland.gov.uk/view/funding/flexible-training-opportun…
https://www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/funding-for-skills/flexible-training-o…
- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Legal basis
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- Year of implementation
- Year of latest amendment
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Frequency of the use
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Recent changes
- Sources