The WITForum bids for funding from various sources to support its members in training their staff and raising the skill levels of the industry. We also offer a range of training solutions for which these funds can be claimed.
We also outline other sources of funding that will be of use to our members.
Qualifying the Workforce: OSAT
The WITForum was successful in acheiving grant from the ConstructionSkills Qualifying the Workforce Fund. This pot of money is to help get more employees qualified within joinery and woodworking businesses within the UK, and will be distributed through the BWF's OSAT (On-Site Assessment and Training) Scheme, which is due to be launched in late February.
This fund will also support the BWF's efforts to increase apprenticeship take up within the joinery industry, offering guidance to both employers and potential entrants about how to become an apprentice and the progression routes.
More details on this fund will be release in late February.
