Cogent offers £650-per-woman training grant
17 May 2010
London – Process companies can receive up to £650 for the cost of training female employees under a new Cogent an initiative for the ’science-using’ industries. The Cogent SSC Women and Work Programme, it said, is intended to support the skills development of women, particularly into non-traditional technical roles.
The scheme is to encourage employers to review their skills development needs and identify any skills gaps or career progression opportunities among female staff. The grant, said Cogent, is not targeted at a particular qualification, but instead aims to raise companies’ competitiveness through developing the role of women in the workforce.
Employers will, however, be required to contribute 50% or more to the total costs of the project – both to the provision and via learner or mentor time– of which 15% must be in cash to a provider of the course. Cogent has a total of 100 grants to award and these will only be available to December 2010.
Cogent’s typical example of how the scheme would work:
Cost of third party training £900
Trainee time on the course £450
Mentoring support £450
Total £1800
Company Contributions
Cash input from company (15%) £270
Balance of training costs £1530
Grant received by company
from Cogent £650
Employer pays out to provider £900
Total net cost out of the company for £1800 worth of training is £250
Training course examples include:
Modules from technical NVQs
Prince 2 Certification
Negotiation Skills
Assertiveness at work
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
