Funded training

What is Funded Training?

Funded Training at Hercules Construction Academy are courses that are either partially or fully subsidised by the UK Government. These pathways are created to ensure that individuals and businesses across the country have equal access to high-quality education and skills development.

We offer a diverse array of funding opportunities tailored to meet the needs of a wide range of participants including those who are employed, unemployed, self-employed and even can cover the costs of upskilling employees of SME’s

These programmes are thoughtfully crafted to enhance the skills and education of both employers and learners, empowering them to achieve their professional goals and contribute to the success of their respective organisations.

Skills Escalator Fund for SME’S

This funding stream is specific to SME’s and self-employed companies based in Warwickshire. This opportunity will allow companies to apply up to £750 training support per person for up to 5 of their employees.

The certificated courses will allow employees the chance to learn a new skill or to re-train in existing skills which will help them in the workplace. Please note that these courses must be certificated but not always accredited.

The business criteria is as follows:

• Must be a Warwickshire business
• An allocation of up to £750 per person, 5 employees per organisation
• Must be an SME (less than 250 employees within the company)

With the help of the Skill escalator fund and our training needs analysis, Hercules Construction Academy can help shape a personalised pathway to upskill your company.

Skills Bootcamps

Fund your training today with Skills Bootcamps.

This funding stream is in partnership with City and Guilds Training Intertrain, these Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer.

These courses are free for learners however this is the criteria for large employers and SME’s:

• 70% Funded by the DfE and 30% Co-Funded by Employer for Large Employers
• 90% Funded by DfE and 10% Co-Funded by the Employer for SME’s
• The minimum age for these Skills Bootcamps is 19+
• Minimum hours required for Skills Bootcamps are 60+
• Individuals must live in England

What pathways are covered by this funding

Level 2 Construction Operative

The NOCN_Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Construction and Civil Engineering Operations -Construction Operations qualification/pathway has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means the learner must be employed to undertake this qualification, participants of this pathway must be experienced construction workers.

The mandatory units are:

• Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the workplace
• Conforming to productive working
• Installing and Maintaining Work Area Protection
• Moving Handling and Storing Resources in the Workplace

Learners will also have to choose 2 optional units, ranging from Installing drainage in the Workplace, Placing and Compacting Concrete in the Workplace to Reinstating Ground Conditions in the Workplace

New entrant Highways StreetWorks Operative

This course has been designed to enable candidates to achieve a series of construction qualifications through both theoretical and practical training that will allow them to gain employment within the highways and civil engineering sector. Participants on this pathway should typically be new entrants into the construction sector.

Sessions include:

• Induction to course
• Health and Safety Awareness
• NRSWA for Operatives
• EUSR Cat 1+2
• Water Hygiene
• Manual Handling
• Abrasive Wheels and Petrol Cut Off Saw
• Working at Heights
• CSCS Revision
• CSCS Touchscreen Test
• CSCS Green Card Application

An employability and recruitment session will be included for all candidates either during or following this programme to enable progression to employment

If you want to find out more or are interested in utilising this funding in your business then please call on 02475 102150 or email enquiries@hercules-academy.co.uk.

North Warwickshire Funding 

Funding for North Warwickshire residents

This funding is especially for North Warwickshire residents who are unemployed and 16+

This funding will help people in long-term unemployment who are residents of North Warwickshire to gain the skills required to get onto a construction site.

These programmes will be delivered over a 10-day period due to start from August 2024.

20% of engaged individuals must be NEETS.

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