Training & Development
Funding for work based learners
Andrew Wight, Head of Work Based Learning for Land Based Industries at Oaklands College, offers a guide to the complicated world of funding for work based learners
EVERY business claims that its people are the key to its success, and this is true. Without staff that are committed to the company’s aims, no business can flourish. In the sports turf world, we are lucky to have many such people. I meet with turf managers regularly and I would say that 99% are seriously committed to the business they work for and the staff they manage.
This is a great asset to the industry, as many still deliver excellent training and guidance to the men and women entering the industry, who get the benefit of years of experience (which, if they don’t appreciate now, will remember and
value as their career progresses).
I am also struck by how many of the new generation of learners are also committed to their employers and really care about the work they do. Of course, there are those who do not, but I believe they are in the minority and often don’t stick around for long.
I strongly believe that training should mainly take place at work, backed up by learning at a college or training provider, be that online or in a classroom. Few employers have the time to cover what, in education, we call the underpinning knowledge. However, for most employers, the main issue when it comes
Full level 2 work based funding Workplace learning - small and medium
19-24 year olds
Fully funded for those without a Level 2
Co-funded if worker has Level 2 or above and works for an SME, otherwise not funded in workplace
Level 2
to training is the cost, and I hope to now give an overview of the present funding available for workers in the sports turf industry
How old, how qualified?
Funding is very much an age and qualification related subject. The main beneficiaries of Government money are the sixteen to eighteen years olds who are fully funded, i.e. training at a college or private training provider should be free of charge. The only problem with this (or benefit depending on your point of view) is they are only funded for apprenticeships, which are the Government’s preferred method for
enterprises (SME) less than 250 employees 25+ without a first
Fully funded
(co-funded for 24+ from 2012/13)
to Level 2 or above Co-funded
25+ qualified
Workplace learning - large employer, i.e. 250 employees or more
25+ without a first Level 2
Fully funded
(co-funded for 24+ from 2012/13)
25+ qualified to Level 2 or above
Not funded
Full level 3 work based funding Workplace learning - small and medium
19-24 year olds on work based qualifications
Fully funded for those without a Level 3
Not funded for workers with Level 3 or above
130 PC JUNE/JULY 2012 Level 2
enterprises (SME) less than 250 employees 25+ without a first
Fully funded
(not funded for 24+ from 2012/13)
to Level 2 or above Not funded
25+ qualified
Workplace learning - large employer, i.e. 250 employees or more
25+ without a first Level 2
Fully funded
(not funded for 24+ from 2012/13)
25+ qualified to Level 2 or above
Not funded
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