National Skills Academies
The following applications have been successful in securing funding under this strand of the Growth and Innovation Fund - July 2011:
Each of the above is currently working on their business plans which will be submitted on the 31st of January 2012 and appraised by the GIF Board in the first half of 2012.
National Skills Academies enquiries should be sent to the National Skills Academy mailbox.
What are National Skills Academies?
National Skills Academies are employer-led organisations with a leading role in developing the infrastructure needed to deliver specialist skills for key sectors and sub-sectors of the economy. National Skills Academies bring employers together with specialist training organisations to develop solutions which tackle the skills challenges facing their sector, and contribute to world-class competitiveness through increased skills levels and employer investment. They are focused on transforming the way a sector’s training and development needs are addressed. There are currently 19 National Skills Academies in various stages of development.
This National Skills Academy strand of GIF (Phase one) looked for Expressions of Interest for up to four new National Skills Academies with the aim of transforming skills delivery, evidencing an employer-led approach and showing on-going financial investment whether in an area of industry where there is currently no National Skills Academy or from a National Skills Academy seeking to expand its sector presence.
The demonstration of lasting benefit, 50:50 employer investment and sustainability is essential as National Skills Academies will be expected to be self-financing by their fourth year.
Further information about National Skills Academies can be found on the Business Link website.
