The North East Workforce Skills Programme is a European Social Fund project that aims to upskill the workforce within Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. The programme promotes
The programme aims to support 17,560 employed participants by September 2023. The North East Workforce Skills Programme is being delivered by a consortium of Further and Higher Education training providers in the North East.
The University of Sunderland is the lead partner in the consortium, which will deliver the European Social Fund Programme worth £14,862,142.
Funded CPD to address your business needs.
There is no cash match required from employers, just use your Apprenticeship Levy.
You can choose the training provider that suits your needs best. You can also choose more than one of our training providers.
Use your levy contributions to develop your workforce’s skills, where you need them.
Employers can utilise the ESF funding to address CPD requirements within their business up to a maximum of €200,000 over a three year period if private sector, and with no limit if public sector. Levy paying employers have provided the Match Funding to support the ESF contract, this ensures that the programme can be accessed by all employers.
Consortium partners have put together an offer for employers that includes a variety of CPD and training solutions.
