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On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Andrew Nichols <andy@solicit.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>I am involved with a recently established business in the north of
>England. We need to improve the skills and qualifications of our small
>workforce (which is mainly manual) but have a limited budget.
>
>Can anyone point me towards a reputable database or Website of what
>training grants are available? I have contacted our local TEC, who are
>some help, but would like information from further afield. I remember
>hearing that one of the northern Universities - UMIST? - had
>comprehensive data, but have not been able to discover anything
>definite.
>
>I have suffered in the past from dubious "consultants", so first-hand
>tips and information will be very valuable; preferably by e-mail.


The most comprehensive database on ALL grants is held by Strathclyde Uni
but access is a bit expensive.  Your local Business Link Information
Officer should have access to it or its "children".  Also ask him/her
about SkillBuild (or its equivalent local TEC name) which gives
assistance for training evaulation as well as support for the training
programmes. Also what about Modern Apprenticeships which are not limited
to school leavers!  Grants for training are not as generous as they were
a couple of years ago, mainly because of misuse of funds - too much
spent on consulting and not enough forced back to improving hands on
skills. 
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                       Raymond.C.Hurd
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