Skills Advancement Grant
Up to £15,000 for staff training for Invest NI customers to cover external training, travel and accommodation.
This support is available to Invest Northern Ireland clients, which are manufacturing and/or tradeable services businesses with the potential to both:
- achieve at least 25% of sales external to Northern Ireland (or at least £250,000 external sales, whichever is lower)
- employ at least ten staff, within five years
If you can demonstrate that your business meets these criteria, you may be eligible to apply to become an Invest NI client.
The Skills Advancement Grant is available to smaller companies who are already Invest NI clients. Support is available for external training, travel and accommodation costs at 50% grant up to a maximum of £15,000 grant. The grant is available for 18 months only with no option to extend the offer. It does not cover mandatory training and VAT is excluded.
The minimum training expenditure supported is £2k (£1k grant). Please note that multiple Skills Advancement Grants cannot operate simultaneously for the same company or in conjunction with Skills for Growth projects.
- Invest Northern Ireland