grants, apprenticeships and ways to upskill, spotted by michael and passed on. expired listings come off the board.
9 listings live · checked 7 august 2026
free
the official government vacancy service. search live apprenticeships, build one profile and apply straight through it. you can already have a degree and still start one.
£10 – £500
cash for the thing standing between you and a job or course. course fees up to level 3, tools, uniform, a licence fee, or travel to a new job until your first payslip. it will not cover rent or bills.
up to £30,000
free workshops, one-to-one support and a mentor for up to two years. £500 to test the idea, then up to £5,000 as a start-up grant and up to £25,000 as a loan once you launch.
up to £3,000
money for your own music project: gear, software, training, travel, marketing, business costs. aimed at people who have never had funding before. round 14 opens 28 august.
free
up to 16 weeks of employer-designed training — coding, cyber, project management, construction, care, hgv — and a guaranteed job interview at the end. most learners pay nothing.
free
get started is a short course in sport, music or creative arts run by professional tutors. team is twelve weeks with work experience, a qualification, a community project and a residential week.
free
free skills training you finish at your own pace with a certificate for your cv, plus a jobs board of apprenticeships, placements and first jobs from youth-friendly employers near you.
free
a real adviser on the phone or webchat, cv and interview guidance, and a course finder that tells you what is already funded in your area before you pay for anything.
free
hundreds of real ou courses, no enrolment and no fee. finish one and you get a digital badge and a statement of participation that goes straight on a cv or linkedin.
send it over and it goes on the board.
sent
michael reads every one of these. if it checks out, it goes on the board and you will hear back either way.
