Skills for the Workplace is part funded through the Skills and Talent fund. It is a cross-college initiative made possible through the collaboration between NPTC Group of Colleges, Coleg Sir Gar, Gower College, Pembrokeshire College, and the South West Wales Regional Learning & Skills Partnership.
This project takes an innovative ‘sector-based’ approach to deliver work-relevant skills to individuals across South West Wales. It aims to raise the skill levels of those entering the local labour market and those within the current workforce. By doing so, it helps employers and enterprises adapt to economic changes.
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Sectors Covered (Levels 3 - 5)
- Construction
- Energy
- Engineering / Advanced Manufacturing
- Digital
- Health and Care
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Can I access skills for the workplace funding?
Funding is available to all applicants residing or working in the Swansea Bay City Deal Region (Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, and Swansea) regardless of employment status.
CAN I ACCESS MORE THAN ONE COURSE?
Yes. Upon starting the program, you will develop a personalised training plan that outlines the courses and qualifications you can undertake to advance your career.
To ensure successful completion and effective learning, you must complete one course and achieve certification before you can enrol in and commence the next course in your plan. You are only able to complete one course at a time.
DO I NEED ANY SPECIFIC SKILLS OR QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY?
Some courses may have specific entry requirements related to prior experience or academic background. These will be clearly detailed during the application process.
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Course Details
How much do courses cost?
A small contribution will be required for:
- Employed participants, or
- Employers applying on behalf of employees.
For full details of funded courses and applicable charges, please refer to the list below.
What happens if I withdraw or fail to complete a course?
We expect all participants to demonstrate a full commitment to the course before starting. If you are unable to continue, please notify us immediately.
All withdrawals are handled on a case-by-case basis. Please be aware that withdrawing without exceptional mitigating circumstances may require you to repay a portion of the course fees.
You may apply for a new course if you still meet the program’s eligibility criteria. However, if you withdraw from a course for a second time, you will forfeit your entitlement to all future funding through the Skills for the Workplace program.
Course List
Advanced and Smart Manufacturing
Title Cost CCNSG Safety Passport £120 City & Guilds 2382-18 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations BS7671 (Part-Time) £199 Diagnosis, Testing and Repair of Electric/Hybrid Vehicles and Components (L4 Award) £50 Digital Design and CAD for Floating Offshore Wind (Part-Time) £0 FPV Drone Foundations: Systems, Safety & Practical Flight (Part-Time) £0 IMI Level 3 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle System Repair and Replacement (Part-Time) £149 Installation and Maintenance of Heat Pumps BPEC (Part-Time) £399 Level 3 Advanced Skills in Welding C&G (Part-Time: Evening) £50 Digital and ICT
Title Cost AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting £300 AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting £450 Digital Design and CAD for Floating Offshore Wind (Part-Time) £0 Excel-Advanced (Part-Time) £30 PRINCE2® (7th edition) Foundation £450 Smarter Working With AI: 20 Micro-Lessons for Modern Professionals (Part-Time) £0 Energy
Title Cost ACS LPG Training £75 ACS Renewal (Gas) (Part-Time) £75 Central Heating/Water Heaters CENWAT £75 City & Guilds 2382-18 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations BS7671 (Part-Time) £199 City & Guilds 2391-52 L3 Inspection, Testing & Certification Of Electrical Installations (Part-Time) £199 Cold Water Regulations (BPEC) (Part-Time) £100 Domestic Gas Meters MET1 £75 Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS) Battery Storage (Part-Time) £295 Gas Cookers CKR1 £75 Gas Fires/Heaters HTR1 £75 Installation and Maintenance of Heat Pumps BPEC (Part-Time) £399 Managed Learning Programme – Gateway to Gas £1950 Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems £449 Unvented Domestic Hot Water (Part-Time) £100 Green Construction
Title Cost ACS LPG Training £75 ACS Renewal (Gas) (Part-Time) £75 CCNSG Safety Passport £120 Central Heating/Water Heaters CENWAT £75 City & Guilds 2382-18 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations BS7671 (Part-Time) £199 City & Guilds 2391-52 L3 Inspection, Testing & Certification Of Electrical Installations (Part-Time) £199 Cold Water Regulations (BPEC) (Part-Time) £100 Domestic Gas Meters MET1 £75 Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS) Battery Storage (Part-Time) £295 Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) Consenting Fundamentals (Part-Time) £0 Gas Cookers CKR1 £75 Gas Fires/Heaters HTR1 £75 Installation and Maintenance of Heat Pumps BPEC (Part-Time) £399 IPAF MEWP Operator Training – Mobile Boom and Vertical £142 Level 3 Award in Domestic Energy Assessment (Part-Time) £685 Level 3 Award in Introduction to Hydrogen Safety Practices (Part-Time) £520 Level 3 Plastering Diploma £150 Managed Learning Programme – Gateway to Gas £1950 NEBOSH Environmental Awareness at Work (Part-Time) £99 NPORS N001 Industrial Counterbalanced Lift Truck (Part-Time) £475 NPORS N010 Telescopic Handler (Part-Time) £930 NPORS N107 Lorry Loader HIAB (Part-Time) £405 NPORS N202 Excavator 360° (Part-Time) £1260 NPORS N204 Forward Tipping Dumper (Part-Time) £360 NPORS N205 Rear Tipping Dumper (Part-Time) £580 NPORS N209 Loading Shovel (Part-Time) £580 NPORS N214 Road Roller (Part-Time) £495 NPORS N304 Cable Avoidance Tool (Part-Time) £95 NPORS N402 Slinger / Signaller (Part-Time) £250 NPORS N403 Vehicle Marshal (Part-Time) £275 NPORS S029 Construction Site Safety Supervisor (SSSTS) (Part-Time) £350 NPORS S031 Construction Safety Manager (SMSTS) (Part-Time) £265 Six Sigma – Green Belt £475 Six Sigma – Yellow Belt £420 Health and Care
Title Cost Clinical Healthcare Support In Wales L3 £499 Health and Social Care Leadership and Management L4 £350 Health and Social Care Practice Adults L3 £140 Health and Social Care Practice CYP L3 £140 Additional Courses
Title Cost CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice (e-Learning) £30 CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development (e-Learning) £30 CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management £30 ILM Leadership and Management Award Level 5 (Part-Time) £299 ILM Leadership and Management Principles Diploma L4 £140 ILM Leadership and Management Principles Diploma L5 £160 ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership & Management £180 ILM Management Diploma L3 £100 IOSH Managing Safely (Part-Time) £150 Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (Part-Time) £150 TAQA Assessing Vocational Achievement C&G Certificate & Award £150 -
Privacy Notice
19/05/2025
Our contact details:
Name: External Funding Manager, NPTC Group of Colleges
Address: Dwr-y-Felin Road, Neath, SA10 7RF
E-mail: skills4work@nptcgroup.ac.uk
Phone: 0330 818 8100The type of personal information we collect:
We currently collect and process the following information:
- Personal identifiers and contact details (full name, address, email address, phone number)
- Date of birth
- Employment information (employer, employment status)
How We Get the Personal Information and Why We Have It
The personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for the following reasons:
- To assess eligibility for Skills for the Workplace funding
- To enrol you on a course
- To communicate regarding your course or enquiry
- For monitoring and reporting purposes as required by the funding body
How We Store Your Information
Your information is securely stored in accordance with our data protection policies. We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes it was collected for, including legal, regulatory, or reporting requirements.
Sharing Your Information
We may share your data with:
- Partner colleges involved in delivering the Skills for the Workplace programme.
- Funding bodies
- Auditors or regulatory bodies, where legally required.
We will never sell your data to third parties.
NPTC Group of Colleges Privacy Policy
Get in Touch
For more information on Skills for the Workplace funding, please contact us at skills4work@nptcgroup.ac.uk or call us on 0330 818 8100. Or to apply, fill the form below.
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