Business Link
STEP
Location National
Dates

Period for projects to take place:
The main STEP programme for 2005 will be launched in March 2005 but you can apply now..

Aims Objective of the funding opportunity: STEP offers project-related business placements, allowing penultimate year students to work with SMEs and community organisations to develop their skills and forge successful careers. The projects can help businesses to solve problems and develop new opportunities . The programme also helps organisations with graduate recruitment.
It aims to help the following client groups:
Those who work for SMEs
Those with intermediate level skills
Young People
Entrepreneurs
FRESA priorities The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:

Top Priorities:
Young people and career choices

High Priorities:
Sector skills
Future labour force


Medium Priorities:

Innovation
Enterprise

More information on the FRESA
The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: Young People and Career Choices

Eligibility Eligible organisations: Independent organisations with less than 250 employees, charity and community organisations
Other eligibility conditions: Participating organisations must have a project of a business nature which can be completed by a student in eight weeks and must be able to commit the necessary resources to supervise the project, and provide the student with an insight into business.
Accreditation Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available Funding available: Students must be paid a weekly training allowance of £170, free of tax and national insurance, for an eight week summer project but some organisations may be eligible for a subsidy.
Previous Bids Successful Projects:
For case studies of some typical projects see the STEP website
Application

You will need the following documents to apply for this funding:
To gain access to the application form you will need to register on the site.

Contact

For further information contact:

Step Enterprise Ltd
2nd Floor
11-13 Goldsmith Street
Nottingham
NG1 5JS

Tel: 0870 036 5450
Fax: 0115 950 8321

Email: enquiries@step.org.uk


http://www.step.org.uk

Weblinks

Other websites you may find useful:
DTI http://www.dti.gov.uk/