Workforce development programme - discretionary funding

Welsh Government will provide a Human Resource Development (HRD) advisor who will work with a company free of charge to:

• Review the company’s strategy to ensure all staff development and training helps deliver on business objectives
• Help the company improve its approach to management and training by building an agreed organisational development plan, and advising on its implementation
• Identify training and development requirements and produce an agreed learning plan
• Help the company fulfil its training and development needs by linking it with training organisations and sourcing the right courses
• Support the company towards the Investors in People (IiP)award

The advisor will try to find the most advantageous arrangements to deliver on the learning plan, utilising Welsh Government initiatives.  Where training and development needs cannot be met through existing programmes, discretionary funding may be made available.  Through the discretionary funding route the Welsh Government will subsidise, at 50%, the training agreed on the learning plan (up to agreed limits).

Who is this for

• Businesses with 10 or more employees (businesses with 9 employees or less should refer to the direct application section);
• Private sector businesses - subject to eligibility criteria being met;
• Public sector businesses can access the support of a HRD advisor at a subsidised rate but would not be eligible for the discretionary funding;
• All businesses must be based in Wales;
• Businesses that already have IiP recognition are not eligible for discretionary funding, however they can use the direct application route.

Further information

For further information or an application form please contact the Business Skills Hotline on 0845 60 661 60 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

A list of courses that have been approved for leadership and management discretionary funding can be found below. If you require any further information about whether a specific training programme would attract ELMS funding, please contact your HRD advisor (if applicable) or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

ELMS approved list of courses

Please note that all leadership and management funding is part funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government.