Funding for training has been identified through the following initiatives:
- The 6 month offer (unemployed)
- Leaders First funding
- West Midlands funding (unemployed or redundancy)
- Career Development loans
Leaders First funding for training
Senior manager or owner of a business employing 5-250 staff in the East Midlands? Interested in exploiting the true commercial potential of the web? You may be entitled to Leaders First funding to pay your course fees at AxisCentre.
Leaders First in action
Malcolm Hall the MD of award winning Hall Fast Industrial Supplies Ltd, used the funding to attend our eMarketing & Persuasive Content Development course in late 2009.
Malcolm Hall (centre left)
"Leaders First funding paid my course fees to attend the eMarketing & Persuasive Content Development course, which in my opinion should be a compulsory for anyone serious about the web."
"We are now in a much stronger position to make decisions and progress online with better technology and content. If you can use the Leaders First funding to remove the barrier of cost of accessing the right courses, then that has to be a good thing."
Malcolm Hall - Hall Fast Industrial Supplies Ltd
Recent activity
People have recently used Leaders First funding to book on the following courses:
- Full UCPD Commercial Application of the Web (60 credit course)
- eMarketing & Persuasive Content Development 7 days / 30 credits
Funding available
Up to £1000 available for development of either a Director or Senior Manager of which :
- Up to £500.00 is FREE and without any contribution from the employer.
- A further £500.00 provided you match the contribution.
This means you can attend course(s) with up to £500 of fees entirely free, or attend £1500 worth of training for just a £500.00 contribution from your business. Read on for suggested courses/packages.
Who is behind the funding?
AxisCentre is working in conjunction with EMB Ltd who deliver the Leaders First contract across the East Midlands region for the government. Funding is available until March 2011 subject to criteria and availability.
What courses at AxisCentre are eligible?
All courses at AxisCentre are potentially eligible for Leaders First funding provided you can make the case that the course (or package of courses) are important to you strategically and practically moving the business forward.
Eligibility checklist
- Own or hold a senior management position within the business
- Be planning to attend the training yourself
- Employ between 5 and 249 people
- Start the training within 75 days of applying
- Not have received LSC Leadership & Management grant funding in past 3 years
How it works
- 1. You can contact us and AxisCentre will make an initial application for you
- 2. Leaders First contact you to do a diagnostic, create your training plan and give approval
- 3. You book your course options online at www.AxisCentre.com
- 4. AxisCentre invoices you for the courses
- 5. Leaders First arrange for the LSC to refund (all or part of) your course fee costs
Suggested Pathways
Considering using Leaders First funding to attend one or more AxisCentre courses?
eMarketing & persuasive content development – 7 days/30 credits
Fast paced masterclass in commercialising and improving web sites and web businesses.
'A must for business owners'...'A business essential'...'A brilliant course'
Advanced Web Design using XHTML and CSS – 6 days/20 credits
Implementing good design focusing on the latest techniques. A must for taking your website in-house.
'Invigorating and challenging'...'A perfect course'
Full UCPD professional qualifications
Why not use your funding opportunity to complete more than one course module? The benefits of a full UCPD include more in-depth insights and skills, better able to the right decisions and guide your company online. You also gain a full UCPD (Certificate of Professional Development) from De Montfort University.
How to apply?
Simply complete the AxisCentre Leaders First Partner Referral Form, and send it to us at info@axiscentre.com and we will make the funding enquiry on your behalf. Alternatively contact us direct on 0115 9256666 for more info or help.
