Training vouchers
The University of Brighton has been awarded Government funding to support businesses of any size who want to train their staff.
Training vouchers worth up to £500* are available for you to send individual members of your staff on university courses. If you want to train a number of staff, we can work with you to create a new package designed specifically to meet your training needs. We can even bring our courses to your premises and work with your whole team.
To learn more about how to apply for Training Vouchers, or how you can work with the University of Brighton to build the capacity of your workforce, contact us on traininganddevelopment@brighton.ac.uk or call us on 01273 643577.
Read more about our training voucher terms and conditions below.
Bursaries for open courses
We are able to offer a limited number of bursaries to support people from small companies (fewer than 50 employees) attending any of our open courses*.
Bursaries are valued at £200 per person for four to five day courses and £100 for two or three day courses. Bursaries are limited to one per company per calendar year. This amount will be deducted from the total fee payable for the course.
You should apply for the bursary in writing, either in a letter or email from the chairman, chief executive or managing director of your company. It should:
- confirm that the company has fewer than 50 employees
- give a brief description of the business of the company
- state the course you wish to attend and the benefits you hope to gain from attending the course.
If you are eligible for a bursary, you will be notified within 10 days of receipt of your application that you have been successful and will be sent all the necessary paperwork to enrol you on the course.
If you have any queries about bursaries please contact Barbara Gretton on 01273 642617, email Barbara Gretton .
Applications for bursaries should, wherever possible, be made at least two weeks before the start of the course.
Applications should be addressed to:
Barbara Gretton
Training and Development Manager
Training and Development
Economic and Social Engagement
University of Brighton
Exion 27
Crowhurst Road
Brighton
BN1 8AF
* Bursaries can only be claimed for attendance at a complete course, ie not against part of a course, where independent elements exist.
Training voucher terms and conditions
Training vouchers worth up to £500 are available to support individual employees taking University of Brighton short or part-time courses. Vouchers are banded according to course price as follows:
- £500 voucher: courses costing over £1,001
- £300 voucher: courses costing between £501 and £1,000
- £150 voucher: courses costing between £301 and £500
- £50 voucher: courses up to £300
Vouchers are available for companies and social enterprises of any size. Vouchers are limited to one per individual employee. Employees must be supported by their company. Self-employed applicants will be considered, however public sector employees and the unemployed are ineligible for training vouchers.
Vouchers are normally limited to three per company on a single open course. If you wish to obtain more than three vouchers please contact theTraining and Development Advisor Team by emailing traininganddevelopment@brighton.ac.uk or call us on 01273 643577.
Applications should be supported by a letter or email from you, their employer, (eg MD, Chairman, Chief Executive, HR Manager etc), on headed paper, and should contain the following information:
- what your company does: its address, size and sector
- the applicant's role in the business
- confirmation that the applicant is supported by your company. Normally the company will be paying the balance of the fees. If the remainder of the course fee is to be paid by the individual rather you, their employer, then they may not be eligible for the training voucher. This will be considered on a case by case basis
- A short explanation of how the specific course applied for supports the applicant's role in your company
- an explaination of how attending the course will benefit the applicant and your company
Training vouchers cannot be offered in conjunction with any other discounts or bursaries or with Growth Accelerator funding.
Courses offered at University of Brighton partner colleges are not eligible for training vouchers.
