Course Funding

If you are a small/medium sized business, self-employed or a voluntary or charitable enterprise, you can apply for up to £750 training support per person for up to 5 employees.

Powerland Training Academy are working in partnership with Warwickshire Skills Hub on The Skills Escalator Fund. This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in partnership with Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Rugby Borough Council and Stratford District Council.


The Skills Escalator Fund is designed to support businesses to upskill their employees to allow progression within their business.

The program is available to businesses base in Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, and Stratford post code areas (with up to 249 employees) who are seeking to invest in their employee's progression by supporting them to undertake further training which contributes to the needs of the business.

The fund offers up to £750 grant funding per employee towards the training of up to 5 employees.

Training can be qualifications, licences, vocational skills training, or certificated learning which is delivered by a college or independent training provider.

The training, which will be funded by the Skills Escalator Fund, is led by you and the needs of your business. Support in developing a tailored training plan to reflect your business and employee's aspirations, is available through the Warwickshire Skills Hubs team of Business skills advisors.

Essentially the funding criteria is:

  • The budget is £750 per person
  • The business can apply for up to 5 staff to attend training
  • Courses need to be completed by 31/3/2025

Please Note: Due to high demand and applications in some areas, Warwick District Council area have now been removed from this funding.

FAQ's

How do I check if my company is in the catchment area for this funding?

Take a look at the Warwickshire Electoral Wards section below. This will guide you to check if you are in a covered area. 

How do we apply for this funding?

Please download and competed the PDF Application form.

You will need to ensure you have completed all the orange sections before returning the form to us via email at: info@powerlandtrainingacademy.co.uk

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Please download and competed the PDF Application form.

You will need to ensure you have completed all the orange sections before returning the form to us via email at: info@powerlandtrainingacademy.co.uk

Application Form

Warwickshire Electoral Wards

This map shows all areas that this funding applies to. If your business is located within these electoral ward boundaries you will be eligible to apply for this funding.

If you are unsure where you sit within this map you can also use the post code checker link below. Input you postcode and if it shows your are situated in Warwickshire County Council you will be eligible for this funding.