SkillsTransition Fund 2024: Midlands
Fund details & criteria
Fund purpose
If your organisation helps people into jobs by providing them with skills, consider applying for this fund which is designed to support small community-based causes close to our retail network across the UK. Shell UK will be awarding up to £500,000 across 8 regions, including the Midlands. Fund background: As the UK balances the challenges of securing energy with propelling the country towards its 2050 net zero target, the energy landscape, the economy, and the country at large, is changing. The demands of the UK energy transition mean a likelihood of new jobs, across new sectors, and across a range of roles. Recognising this skills gap, Shell UK will support 15,000 people into jobs with a focus on the energy transition, by 2035. We’ve created the SkillsTransition Fund, which aims to invest in initiatives led by community organisations, helping people into employment. This will help ensure that energy transition is an opportunity for everyone. SkillsTransition Fund by Shell UK: With a network of over 1,000 company-owned service stations, Shell UK are working with Action Funder to support non-profit organisations and charities who are delivering, or have the potential to deliver, skills development and are located close to our service station network. Shell UK customers will be able to vote for non-profit organisations to receive grant funding of up to the value of £10,000 per organisation, to deliver meaningful impact for their local community through powering lives through jobs and skills. Overall criteria: The focus will be on programmes supporting the energy transition including up-skilling individuals in energy efficiency, construction, and engineering as well as new skills in emerging areas relating to carbon management and electric vehicle installation. This includes training and education programmes, careers awareness, and employability skills. We welcome proposals from organisations delivering or trialling innovative approaches. Organisations nominated for grants must either be registered with the UK Charity Commission (UKCC) or the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or community groups and community interest companies (CIC) validated by our checks