Important Changes to Funding: Skills Development Support
As we enter the last year of the programme we are now taking some action to focus the remaining funding.
What is changing?
Due to this, we are no longer funding IRATA, Trailer Towing Category B + E (training or assessment,) or HGV & LGV (training or assessment,) where it is requested as part of a new training agreement, part of an amended training agreement or part of a training agreement at re-registration.
Why is this changing?
We asked the sector in the development of Focus on Forestry First what its priorities were. We then used this to help develop Skills Development and the funding package.
Because of the availability of funds we have been able to support a wider range of businesses with a wider range of training than initially envisaged. As we move into the last year of Forestry Focused Future and funding decreases, we need to focus back on sector priorities. This means reducing funding in some areas whilst not others.
What does this mean for you?
If you already have one of these courses outlined in a current training agreement and your registration with FFF has not lapsed, FFF will still honour the level of support already agreed.
If you have not yet added these qualifications to your agreement or planned to include these in a further agreement, unfortunately, this will no longer be possible from Thursday 4th March 2021.
If you would like to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing sd@focusonforestryfirst.co.uk or calling us on 0808 178 2757.