SEMTA		Engineering Training Grant
Location	National
Dates	Deadline for applications: Ongoing
Aims	Objective of the funding opportunity: The project aims to support small and medium sized enterprises with little or no experience of training, providing them with customised training and development to meet skills shortages. Furthermore it seeks to upskill, re-skill and multi-skill staff to respond to the changing labour market. The grant can cover all areas which seek to improve engineering companies business performance.
	It aims to help the following client groups:
	Those in work
FRESA priorities	The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:
	Top priorities: Workforce development and in work progression High priorities: Future labour force Higher level skills Increase the take up of training by SMEs Sector Skills	Medium priorities: Access to learning and ICT ICT
	More information on the FRESA The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: Workforce development and in work progression
Eligibility	Eligible Organisations: Engineering firms
Accreditation	Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation needed
Amount available	Funding available: The grant provides 45% of training costs
Application	You will need the following documents to apply : Contact SEMTA (below)
Contact	For further information contact:
	SEMTA Operations The Purvis Building Leeholme Road Billingham Cleveland TS23 3TA Telephone: 01642 560355 Freephone: 0808 100 3682 Email: infodesk@semta.org.uk
Weblinks	Other useful websites: SEMTA Website