Funding And Accreditation

The Pacific Institute's products can be funded from a variety of sources. Below are some of the main ones, that have funded our education, but it is not necessarily complete. Organisations/individuals will need to make their own contact to ascertain if they are eligible.. Please contact the Aberdare office for further information and clarity.

Welsh Assembly Government
National Assembly training provision for Breakthrough and STEPS under Skillbuild and Work based Learning for Adults contracts. It is delivered by a network of Pacific Institute facilitators across Wales.

Open College Network (OCN)
All the products are accredited.. The National Assembly training provision above can be tied into OCN

Communities First
Welsh Assembly Initiative aimed at regenerating the most deprived wards in Wales. Funding available for 16 years plus. Apply via Communities First Coordinators based in Local AuthoritiesThis can be tied into the General Teaching Council Initiative - see below

Genesis Programme

A number of Genesis teams across Wales deliver the STEPS programme for their clients as part of their all-wales provision

General Teaching Council for Wales
Provided funding for staff to go through IIE, particularly in Communities First areas. Schools can access Communities First funding for parents of pupils.

Schools

Schools have used their own internal budgets and also LEA budgets

Some schools are able to access Convergent funding, particularly in the heads of the calleys area

Individual Learning Accounts (ILAWALES)

Individuals can apply for funding via Learn Direct.

Dare Training Ltd has to be contacted prior to a client starting a STEPS course under ILAWALES arrangements