The grant is aimed toward supporting people and companies throughout the UK footwear trade to entry skilled coaching and alternatives for expertise improvement.
Designed to assist winners in accessing related studying alternatives in an ever-evolving trade, the grant promotes schooling and coaching in any respect ranges, from entry-level studying to superior skilled improvement relying on the enterprise or particular person’s wants.
It’s open to candidates working in all elements of the footwear trade, together with design, improvement, manufacturing, retail, logistics and restore. Purposes will shut on 30 September.
Particular person grants are aimed toward employees who wish to replace or increase their skillset, both by way of “brief programs, technical coaching, recognised {qualifications} or hands-on studying”.
Firm grants can be found for employers “looking for to supply structured coaching for employees, whether or not by way of in-house programmes or exterior suppliers”.
Now in its third yr, a lot of companies and workers throughout the UK footwear trade have benefitted from grants, together with Fairfax & Favor.
Help is offered all through the appliance course of, together with for candidates with disabilities or long-term well being circumstances.
Sara Driscoll, product improvement supervisor at Fairfax & Favor, stated: “The BFDT’s Training and Coaching grant was invaluable for the footwear product improvement crew at Fairfax & Favor to assist steady skilled improvement plans.
“The grant enabled each junior and established personnel to undertake a wide range of BFA programs to refresh present expertise, meet like-minded professionals, embrace the newest improvements, and strengthen trade data.”
