Leathersellers Company Charitable Fund: Leather Tannery Apprenticeships

Overview

Who can apply?

Applications for a grant to support a Leatherworking Apprenticeship should come from the organisation/master who will be training the apprentice. This could be an application to create a new apprenticeship that has not existed before, or for an existing apprentice programme.

To be eligible you must meet these criteria:

• the organisation is a UK-based business (registered with Companies House)
• this additional funding would allow an educational/training opportunity for an apprentice that would otherwise not exist (the employer who cannot access these funds from alternative schemes including those provided by the government)
• the apprenticeship will provide training and experience for the apprentice, allowing time for learning as well as

What do they fund?

They offer grants of between £5,000 – £10,000 per annum, for a maximum of a three-year apprenticeship. This should contribute towards the business’ costs of training the apprentice (where possible to gain recognised qualifications) or the apprentice’s salary.

They want to support excellence in British leatherworking, so we are looking for apprentices to be people planning to utilise their skills and stay in the UK to contribute to the leather industry.

Terms of the Grant

Please note that should you be successful in receiving this funding, you will be required to report annually to the Leathersellers against the goals stated in your application. Multi-year funding is paid annually dependent on receipt of a satisfactory report. The Trustees of the Foundation have the discretion to discontinue the award if circumstances require.