Skills Growth for Large Enterprises and/or Foreign Direct Investors
Grant support up to a maximum of 50% for costs covering trainee wages, internal trainer, external trainer and travel and accommodation costs.
This support is available to Invest Northern Ireland customers who are large enterprises and/or foreign direct investors.
Invest Northern Ireland clients 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 scheme supports trainee wages, internal trainer, external trainer and travel and accommodation costs. Grant support is variable up to a maximum of 50% of eligible costs.
Mandatory training, induction training and repeat training are not eligible and VAT is excluded. This support is available for a period up to 60 months although extensions can be sought on a case-by-case basis. Trainee wage costs cannot exceed the costs of all other eligible costs.
- Invest Northern Ireland