Workforce Development Programme

The Workforce Development Programme is funded by Welsh Assembly Government and provides 50% grant funding to organisations based in Wales to help with their training and development costs.

Up to £6,000 is available to organisations with 2 or more staff which have been operating for over 12 months.

An application to join the programme is quick and easy - it only takes 10 minutes.

To join the programme, contact Mike Warren, your Human Resource Development Adviser (HRD) who will make the application for you. The service is free.

£1,000 of the grant can be used for general training and development needs.

The other (up to) £5,000 must be used for Leadership and Management training.

These are just a few of the typical training courses you can access:

• Marketing Skills
• Managing Key Accounts
• Business Planning
• Health & Safety
• Quality Management
• Recruitment & Selection
• Presentation Skills
• Project Management
• Finance for Non-Finance Managers
• SAGE accounts training
• Coaching your Staff
• Customer Service
• HR & Managing People
• Team Building
• Food Safety Courses
• Hair Styling
• Thai Massage
• Telephone Skills
• Appraisals & Performance Management
• Institute of Leadership and Management
• First Line Management Skills
• Strategic Management Skills
• etc.

Click <<here>> for a definition of Leadership and Management training.

What clients say: "I have used GreyMatter to secure funding for training and improvements...the funding was delivered as promised and the whole process was refreshing and uncomplicated.

If you run a business and you have not spoken with Mike to see how he and his company may be able to assist your company, then, put simply, you must be mad!

Mike, many thanks for your help, small businesses owe you a debt of gratitude."

Mike Hatherall, Managing Director, Green Sky IT Management

For futher information contact:

Funding@GreyMatterUK.com