Boost for education and training support in Ross-shire
Nineteen new bursary awards to support education and training for residents and organisations in the EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm area have been made. The new funding takes the total awarded since last year to sixty-four.
The fund is open to residents, small businesses and third sector organisations within Contin, covering; Garve and District; Lochbroom; Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon; and Strathpeffer. Bursaries can cover travel costs, fees, equipment, accommodation costs, or childcare. The fund supports a wide range of training courses that help people improve their skills and employability and can also help to retain jobs in the area. Businesses can apply for funding to help cover the costs of staff training, apprenticeships, or business mentoring.
Fund Co-ordinator Marion McDonald said: “Thanks to EDF Renewable’s donation and to our Panel of local decision makers, we have again been able to support a really diverse range of training and education courses this past year. In these financially difficult times, it has been great to offer local communities something positive. Local people are undertaking such a wide range of courses – from qualifications in childcare to gaining a powerboat licence, and helping people train for new careers in the renewables sector.”