Outdoor Workforce Development Project – GET QUALIFIED!

St Martin’s College are now providing funding for training in the Outdoor Sector in Cumbria.   If you work (paid or unpaid) within the Outdoor Sector in Cumbria we can subsidise skills courses leading to particular National Governing Body awards and related qualifications.  You can apply for 75% of the course fee to be paid for a variety of courses to be found in our training prospectus.  Each individual can apply for up to £300 and the project runs throughout 2007.  Courses include MLTE Mountain Leader, Walking Group Leader and Single Pitch Award, BCU Canoe/Kayak Coaching awards, RYA sailing awards, cycling qualifications as well first aid and first line management courses and more.

To be eligible to apply for a bursary you must meet the following criteria:

  • You must be over 16 years of age.
  • Your home address must be in Cumbria.
  • You must be employed (paid or unpaid) in a business within the Outdoor Sector in Cumbria.  Your employer/voluntary organisation must be in Cumbria.
  • If you work for a public sector organisation you are ineligible for this funding; this is a European Social Fund stipulation.  If however you are volunteering outside of your public sector role you are likely to be eligible.  Please contact the Project for clarification.
  • Full time students are ineligible for this funding; this again is a European Social Fund stipulation.

Applying is simple: get in touch with Rachel and she will send you out an information pack including the training prospectus, application form and guidance on eligibility and completing the forms.  Once you have spoken to the training provider and ensured that the course is available and that it is the right one for you simply complete the application form and await confirmation.  We will ask you to contribute towards the course and details about this are within the information you will be sent.

If you are able to put a poster up or leaflets out where you work this would be greatly appreciated as by keeping promotional costs low more money can go towards funding the courses.

For further information please contact Rachel Walker on 015394 30275
or rwalker@ucsm.ac.uk


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