Women & Work Phase 2

The Women & Work programme is a government-funded scheme aimed at women employed in the fashion and textiles sector. The aim of the programme is to give women new skills, so they can progress in their career and achieve more for themselves and their employers.

 

 

This programme is open to women who design or manufacture clothing, footwear or textiles, and women working in the laundry and dry-cleaning or shoe repair sectors in England. Employees who take part in Women & Work must belong to a registered company employing less than 5,000 people. 

 

The Women & Work programme has been designed to help women employees in the following ways:

 

·         Operational skills: give operative-level employees new skills, so they can take on a wider range of tasks, or greater responsibilities

·         Supervisory skills: give your competent operators the confidence and skills they need to become in-house trainers or supervisors

·         Technical skills: break down barriers in technical ability so that women employees can advance their career

·         Management and leadership skills: develop the top-level leadership potential of your senior staff

 

 

If you have women in your business who could take on new roles and responsibilities with a little support, then Women & Work provides you with a training grant of up to 75% of the cost of training – up to a maximum of £500 per employee. 

 

 

Please read the programme leaflet, which contains detailed information about the Women & Work programme and how it works.  You can download the leaflet - and an Expression of Interest form - by clicking on the "publications" button at the top left of this page. 

 

To take part, just return the Expression of Interest form to us by fax or post.  Alternatively, you can sign up now online, by clicking the "take part" button at the top left of this page and completing your details on the form provided.  We will get back to you within three working days.