Welsh Government announces expansion of training programme
This brings their investment through the Flexible Skills Programme from £1.3 million a year to more than £7.5 million.
The increased funding is intended to support employees with thousands of opportunities for upskill or reskill training courses.
The aim is to fulfil the First Minister's ambition to create a future Wales driven by jobs and green growth.
The focus will be on key sectors such as engineering, manufacturing, and digital/cyber, and includes critical skills like green skills, leadership and management.
Employers across all sectors can apply for the grant, which is designed to quickly address skills shortages, with the Welsh Government paying 50 per cent of business training costs, capped at £50,000 per business per year.
The expansion of the programme was announced at the beginning of Learning at Work week on May 12.
Skills Minister Jack Sargeant said: "Having supported over 8,000 training interventions in the last two years, I am excited about the impact a greatly expanded Flexible Skills Programme could have in the future."
"The programme's success is down to our ambitious Welsh businesses investing in themselves to upskill their workforce.
"We are determined to do all we can to support their ambition and develop the skills needed for future success."
The expansion will also serve to strengthen the government's offering to companies looking to invest in Wales, ahead of an international investment summit later this year.
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