Funding Options

SFM offers a professional, reliable and cost-effective service, covering many different subjects. We pride ourselves on the service we deliver and in many cases the course can be tailored specifically to suit your needs.

You can depend on our professional experience to find the right solution for you – confidentially, quickly and without complication.

Our ‘open’ courses are usually run monthly and from regular locations. However, we are also able to run ‘closed’ courses from any suitable location you might request, this is numbers dependant but please feel free to ask about group bookings and funding options.

We have built up excellent rapport and working relationships within the private, public & voluntary sectors including; individual clients, security companies, police & security services, local authorities, health boards, educational institutions (schools, colleges & universities) housing associations, Army, DWP, etc.

Thanks to these pre-existing relationships, we can accept most forms of funding, including all government grant funding, such as ReAct.

What is ReAct?
The Redundancy Action Scheme (ReAct) is a programme of funding for training provided by the Welsh Assembly Government for people living in Wales, who are facing redundancy.
The scheme can also help Employers who are downsizing their business or are recruiting staff.

Who is eligible?
Support under the ReAct scheme is available for individuals who:

Have become unemployed in the last six months as a result of redundancy, are currently unemployed, and who have not been in continuous employment for 6 weeks or more since being made redundant, or are currently under notice of redundancy; and have not undertaken any publicly funded training since being made redundant, including the work-based learning suite of programs.

What is Available?
There are 3 elements to ReAct:

Recruitment & Training Support
Discretionary Award - Vocational Training
Discretionary Award - Miscellaneous

Support is available for eligible applicants to increase their skills and remove barriers to learning, or returning to work. In order to ensure that this training provides the best possible chance of finding new employment, all applicants will need to have their training needs assessed by Careers Wales.
Careers Wales will also advise on suitable training courses and training venues. Under this part of the scheme the following financial support is available:

100 per cent of training costs to acquire new skills (up to a maximum of £1,500)
Help with the cost of special equipment required for training
Reimbursement of travel costs to training courses or accommodation costs, if appropriate
A contribution towards the cost of materials required for training
Reimbursement of childcare costs (subject to limits and conditions).

Want to find out more?
You can get more information on ReAct from your local Careers Wales office or from Learning and Careers Advice on 0800 100 900.

If you do not qualify for ReAct funding, you still may qualify for additional support (such as ACCESS) - please speak to your local careers office or contact us to discuss.

Please post all paperwork for ReAct and ACCESS to:-

Kevin Harford

SFM Training

45 St Tathans Place

Caerwent

NP26 5AL