About the Beyond 2010 Training Grants

The Beyond 2010 training programme has been launched.  It is a new initiative to assist small to medium sized businesses in the East of England to give staff new skills to move the business forward.

Up to 50% of the cost of a training programme (up to a maximum grant of £2500 available per business) is available from the European Social Fund and East of England Development Agency funded programme.

Businesses employing up to 250 staff can contact specialist sector advisors who are able to discuss higher level training needs in detail and agree with the business which training course will best meet their needs.

The programme focuses on 10 key sectors of the East of England's economy, each of which are represented by a sector advisor.  The sectors that are eligible for Beyond 2010 funding are listed below:

Automotive & High-tech Manufacture

Creative Sector

Financial Services

Food and drink processing

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Low carbon and sustainable technologies

Social Enterprise

Sustainable Communities and the Built Environment

Tourism and Olympics 2010

Transport Gateways.

If you are a training provider or a food and drink industry company and are interested in applying for a training grant, please call Lyn at FoodEast on 0845 094 0604 or email training@foodeast.com.

Beyond 2010 is managed by the Essex Development & Regeneration Agency and is the follow-up to the successful Towards 2010 programme which assisted nearly 2,400 businesses to train over 8,800 of their staff in areas that would make a tangible difference to business performance.