Accelerate provides employees who live or work in Cheshire and Warrington the opportunity to receive 40% funding to go towards the cost of skills training.

Accelerate is a £30M programme that has been designed to support businesses to reskill and upskill their current workforce. This programme is in partnership with the University of Chester and is partly funded by the European Social Fund.

Eligibility and funding available:

To receive 40% funding – There is no restriction on the size of the business you work for, but you must live and/or work within the Cheshire and Warrington area.

To gain access to the funded training, you will need to provide the below evidence of eligibility to the Accelerate team:

• Evidence of legal right to live and work in the UK
• Evidence of self-employment (if applicable)
• Evidence of age
• Evidence of home address and work address in Cheshire and Warrington
• Evidence of highest qualification (only for accredited courses)