The Women's Employment, Enterprise & Training Unit
Steps/Full Circle Fund
Location Norfolk and Waveney
Dates

Deadline for applications: Ongoing
Aims

Objective of the funding opportunity:
WEETU aims to help women deal with economic change as well as to develop and extend their access to quality employment, education and training opportunities. It offers a range of free business support, training and advice throughout the Norfolk and Waveney area and operates a loan fund.

Services include:
- Free confidential one-to-one advice on training and employment opportunities
- Computer taster sessions
- CLAIT beginner computer courses
- Short work related certificates (e.g. First Aid, Food Hygiene)
- Work shadowing
- Work related basic skills courses
- CV advice
- Marketing and e-commerce advice

All courses are free and help is given for childcare and travel expenses.
It aims to help the following client groups:
Women
Those in work
Unemployed
Those lacking basic skills
The low skilled
Entrepreneurs
FRESA priorities The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:

Top priorities:
Skills for employability
Workforce development and in work progression

High priorities:
Future labour force
Under exploited sources of labour
Increase take up of training in SMEs

Medium priorities:
Access to learning and ICT
ICT
Increasing employment rates
Enterprise

More information on the FRESA
The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: 
Skills for employability
Workforce development and in work progression
Eligibility Eligible Applicants:  Individuals
Accreditation The following accreditation is needed to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available Funding available:
Business start-up courses
Free work-related certificates and CLAIT courses
Free marketing and e-commerce advice
Access to loans
Application

How to apply for this funding :
Contact WEETU at the address below
Contact

For further information contact:  

WEETU
Sackville Place
44-48 Magdalen Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1JU

Tel: 01603 767367
Fax: 01603 666693
Email: info@weetu.org

Weblinks

Other useful websites:
www.weetu.org