Voctech Specialist 2019 New Fund opening for applications 12th March
Find out more about this challenge-led call - read the detailed guidelines
The Ufi Strategy
Our aim is to help improve vocational skills in the UK's workforce by funding digital solutions for vocational learning. We only fund activity that is ‘scalable’ through technology, ie projects that use digital methods to widen access to vocational learning. While digital learning solutions are potentially open to all, we are especially keen to assist digital projects which involve post school age vocational learners that have failed to be engaged by the education system.
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Funding and Events
Attend one of our events or join a webchat to find out more about funding your project.
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Our projects
Learn more about the digital projects we fund and the difference they make. Read our delivery plan for 2018.
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How to apply
We give funding to people who can help us revolutionise adult learning through technology. Apply to usif you've got an imaginative idea to use digital technology for adult vocational learning.
About Ufi
We fund projects which act as catalysts for change
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70 Funded projects
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256,000 people involved
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£4,860,470 in grant funding
What are we looking for in 2018?
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Innovative, tech led solutions to improving adult vocational learning in the UK -
Projects where some technology development has already taken place and our funding can help to accelerate its development -
Proposals for products or services that can be scaled up to reach a large number of learners and thus have significant impact
Latest news
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VocTech Seed 2019 is open
15
Jan
2019New year, new funding round. VocTech Seed opens for applications today. Up to £50,000 is available for early stage digital #edtech projects.
VocTech Seed allows projects to explore and test ideas that have the potential to make a difference at scale in the world of vocational learning. The Trust is looking for ideas that use digital tech to make it easier and quicker to learn workplace skills. VocTech Seed can be the first step in taking a project from a prototype to one which has been market tested and ready for wider launch.
Many innovative projects that started out with...
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#VocTech Funding Rounds 2019
11
Dec
2018VocTech Seed 2019
Provides up to £50K in funding for up to 12 months. Projects are at an early stage, solving clearly identifiable vocational learning problems.
Stage 1 - open 15 January - 8th February (5pm) Stage 2 - open 11th March - 5th April (5pm)Expected decision 31st May
VocTech Impact 2019
VocTech Impact provides £150-300K in funding, for projects 18-24 months in length. Projects have proven ideas and are able to show wide social impact. Ufi funding enables large scale piloting and demonstration.
Stage 1 open 5th June - 28th June (5pm)Stage 2...
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