Step Up Sector

What is Step Up?

Step Up Sector comprises a series of pilots providing flexible up-skilling arrangements for the employed workforce. As such, Step Up fits under the umbrella of the wider Workforce Development Programme and can be accessed by any organisation that is working with an HRD Adviser provided by the Workforce Development Programme.

Download Step Up Guide to IT User training (PDF file - 170 Kb)

Download Step-up brochures:

English version (PDF file - 1.5 Mb)

Welsh version (PDF file - 1.5 Mb)

Step-up Guide for Advisors (PDF file - 115 Kb)

Who can apply?

To be eligible for Step Up Sector employers must either:

1. Be a company with employees working in Wales; 
2. Be a sole trader with a Welsh address trading in Wales;
3. Be a voluntary sector organisation with employees working in Wales
4. Be a public sector employer* with employees working in Wales.

*Public sector organisations must demonstrate that training funded by Step Up Sector is in addition to any training that would have occurred anyway and is over and above that which would have been funded from the organisation’s own training or other budgets.

To be eligible for Step Up Sector employees must:

1. Be employed in Wales (private or public sector*);
2. Be aged 16 or over;
3. Not hold qualifications at or above NVQ level 3 or equivalent;
4. Not be in receipt of any other government funding for the same training;
5. Not be on any other mainstream employer-based training programme (such as, for example, Foundation Apprenticeship, Modern Apprenticeship or Flexible Provision Apprenticeships). 
6. Not be voluntary workers unless they are employees on the payroll of the organisation.

How to apply?

Either by completing an Application Form (direct application) from the Business Skills helpline on 0845-60 661 60 or from the training providers listed below.

Download the Step-Up application form for employers (PDF file 150 Kb)

Download the Step-up application form for employees (PDF file 143 Kb)

For employers in South East Wales:

CAD Centre UK
James Moroney (James.moroney@cadcentreuk.com)
01792 799446
St. Davids House/Wood Street Cardiff

For employers in North West Wales:

Llandrillo College
Carol Allen/Jan Durberley (c.allen@llandrillo.ac.uk/j.durberley@llandrillo.ac.uk)
01492 546666 
Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay LL28 4HZ

For employers in South West Wales:

Swansea College
Jonathan Notman (j.notman@swancoll.ac.uk)
01792 763607
Business College, SWANSEA, SA68PW

Coleg Sir Gar
Dave Howells (Dave.howells@colegsirgar.ac.uk)
01554 748370
The Graig Campus, Pwll, Llanelli.

For employers in North East Wales:

Yale College
Sarah Williams/Nigel Holloway (slw@yale-wrexham.ac.uk njhh@yale-wrexham.ac.uk)
01978 317 313
Grove Park Road, Wrexham, LL12 7AA

For employees in Mid Wales:

Coleg Powys
Trevor Welsh (trevor.welsh@coleg-powys.ac.uk)
0845 4086 262
Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys, SY164HU 

Powys Training
Felicity LLewellyn (felicity@powys-training.co.uk)
01597 824510
Gordon House, Middleton Street, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5ET
 

Last modified: 04 Jan 2008