Flexible Skills Programme — FY2026/27
Funds Welsh employers to build workforce capability, including specialist training in artificial intelligence tools.
The Flexible Skills Programme is a Welsh Government workforce training co-investment scheme delivered through Business Wales that reimburses 50% of eligible accredited training costs to Wales-based private-sector and third-sector employers, capped at £50,000 per application. A time-limited AI skills training pilot, running through 30 June 2026, provides an enhanced 75% reimbursement rate for busin…
AI, net zero, forestry, digital, exporting, engineering/manufacturing, creative, tourism/hospitality, leadership/management.
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