Funding Information for Employers
There are funding programmes available to help you recruit and improve the skills of your employees. You can read more about the various schemes below.
To find out how funding for employee training could benefit your business please call the Corporate Development team on 0141 581 2121 or email Corporate Development.
Funding Programmes
Skills Development Scotland delivers the following funding programmes on behalf of the Scottish Government:
Modern Apprenticeships
Help towards sourcing of relevant vocational training and contribution towards training costs. More...
Employer Recruitment Incentive (ERI)
The ERI is designed to encourage businesses to recruit by offering a cash incentive to offset wages in the early stages. More...
Flexible Training Opportunities
Receive a refund of 50% of your training costs. Anyone from sole traders to businesses with fewer than 150 employees can apply for up to £5,000 towards training costs, based on up to 10 training courses costing a maximum of £500 each. More...
Adopt an Apprentice
If you employ a redundant apprentice for at least 12 months, you will receive £2,000 to help with recruitment and wage costs. More...
Low Carbon Skills Fund
The Low Carbon Skills Fund gives Scottish businesses with up to 250 employees the opportunity to apply for up to £12,500 towards employee training costs. More...
Employability Support
You can also enhance your workforce and boost productivity by recruiting skilled Get Ready for Work and Training for Work participants eager to develop a career. These employability support programmes are designed to equip individuals with all the skills they need to kick-start a career in your industry.
02 May 2012
[Title][Manager]
RKC
[Company Address]
[Company Address]
[Company Address]
[Company Address]
[Company Address]
Dear [Manager]
TAKING ON TALENT – EMPLOYER EVENT
TUESDAY 22 MAY
Reid Kerr College is delighted to partner with Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce and Skills Development Scotland to host ‘Taking on Talent’, an event which aims to raise awareness of the Modern Apprenticeship programme, and explain how businesses can benefit from taking on a Modern Apprentice.
The event is being held on Tuesday 22nd May from 12-2pm to support Scottish Apprenticeship Week, which runs from 21-25 May, and we would like to extend an invitation to you to attend.
Agenda
12.00pm – Arrival / Lunch & Networking
12.30pm – Welcome & Introduction from Audrey Cumberford, Principal, Reid Kerr College
12.40pm – Speaker – Danny Logue, Director of Operations, Skills Development Scotland
1.05pm – Speaker – Karen McNulty, Group HR Manager, Cosmopolitan Hotels
1.20pm – Speakers – Michael McMillan and Tracey Hamilton, College employees and former Apprentices.
I would appreciate if you could confirm your acceptance with Janet Lessells (Corporate Development) by telephoning 0141 587 3377, or e-mail jlessells@reidkerr.ac.uk by Friday 11th May.
Yours sincerely,
Maria Roushias
Training Services Manager
