Women and Work Sector Pathways Funding

Women and Work Sectors

The women and work sectors pathway will continue from June 2011 and funding will be  available from a number of sector skills councils to help women develop their skills in under represented sectors.  

1. Asset Skills
2. Cogent
3. Construction Skills
4. People 1st
5. SEMTA
6. Lantra 

Lantra Women and Work
2011/2012

1. Raising Skills, Backing Business
2. Employer Information and Requirements 

The purpose of the project is to promote career progression and new career pathways to 500 women in industries within eligible environmental and land-based sectors, throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland where they are under-represented in leadership, supervisory, management, technical, specialist and professional skill positions.

The project will target employed women, or volunteers supported by an employer, working full time or part time, who wish to work or progress in non-traditional occupational areas. To be eligible women must be working in under-represented sectors within the agricultural crops, agricultural livestock, aquaculture, environmental conservation, farriery, fencing, fisheries management, game & wildlife conservation, land-based engineering, horticulture/landscaping and sports turf, production horticulture and trees & timber industries.

Project Objectives and Participant Outcomes

1. Increase female participation in training by developing a focused competency based skill/career assessment and personalised training plan
   Increase the number of women progressing in non-traditional occupation areas - impacting positively on the gender balance within the sector
   Develop an employer mentoring scheme to underpin the knowledge gained during the training project
2. Participant to gain a measurable outcome of either an increase to a more senior level and / or extra responsibility within the same role, career progression or an increase in salary.

Employer Involvement and Commitment

An understanding of the importance of training and development in the workplace
Strong drive to support and motivate your staff in career progression and development
Desire to work in co-operation with Lantra Skills Advisores to achieve employee skills targets
Ability to implement on-the-job training and support your employee through a mentoring programme to support the practical implementation of new skills. All meetings, activities, actions must be recorded in the mentoring diary detailing date, time and hours the employee mentoring support is provided

Commitment to ensure Participant will complete the training programme and provide eligible evidence to support each claim by agreed deadlines
Eligible training start date 1st June 2011. All training must be completed by Friday 10th February 2012 with all eligible completed paperwork sent to Lantra Skills Advisor by 2nd March 2012
Each employer will receive a net cash grant towards eligible approved training costs when there has been a minimum eligible training spend met (Grant outside the scope of VAT).

Guidance on Employer Contribution and Grant Claims
Participant Training Programme Minimum Employer Training Spend Employer Cash Contribution NET Grant Payment Reimbursed Employer Mentoring Hours Participant Training Hours
Returners = £600 £300 £300 7 hours 14 hours
Leadership and Management =  £600 £200 £400 6 hours 21 hours
Technical  = £650 £250 £400 9 hours 14 hours

People 1st -  Women 1st - Book Your Place Now!

People 1st is pleased to announce the next series of development programmes for female managers as part of the Women 1st initiative, which aims to boost the number of women advancing to senior positions in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry, giving a further 300 women the opportunity to benefit from subsidised training and mentoring.

People 1st has obtained additional government funding for the programme, enabling businesses to benefit from this excellent training package at just 15 percent of the full cost.

Places are now available on the following programmes:

•Step Up - a series of six, one-day CPD sessions, run over a period of six months, which take women through a sustainable, long-term transformation in their leadership abilities (165 places available) - cost £300
•Leadership Network - giving women the opportunity to benefit from one-to-one mentoring with the sector's highest performers (90 places available) - cost £200
•Female Chefs' Development programme - bespoke chef training for women, addressing the skills gaps that present barriers to career progression and development and helping them to work in more skilled positions (45 places available) - cost £300

People 1st originally launched the Women 1st programme in 2009 after research found that, despite the fact that women make up almost 60 percent of the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism workforce, only six percent of board-level directors are female. The programme has an excellent track record - it has been nominated for a national Charity Award for training and feedback from delegates and businesses alike has been overwhelmingly positive

The next programme of Women 1st training will take place between June 2011 and March 2012. To find out how your business can benefit from this subsidised training, visit www.people1st.co.uk/women1st

call 01895 817009 or email women1st@people1st.co.uk

Please complete the following enquiry form if you wish more information:-