Our bursary programme was set up 21 years ago to help people in genuine financial need to access training programmes. The programme was designed to change people’s lives by allowing them to develop their skills – and to this day it remains a core programme of the Foundation.
Last year we launched our bursary alumni, bringing together individuals who had been awarded a bursary since 2016 and wish to share their stories and inspire others.
One of the most rewarding elements of the alumni is the increased engagement from past winners who regularly update us on progress in work, education and life since being awarded. Below are a few quotes from one of our alumni members, Sam Swanton. A winner who was awarded at the end of last year to study Electrical installations & Initial and Periodic inspection.
Whilst we conduct a 6 month and yearly evaluation, we don’t ask bursary winners to update us on their circumstances. So any heartwarming messages like this are completely voluntary!
Sam Swanton, bursary recipient:
We are incredibly proud of each of our bursary alumni members and are always looking for new opportunities and areas to help them develop. We’re exploring mentoring, development workshops and newsletters amongst other things, so if you know of any initiatives that may be of benefit or you would like to support the programme please just get in touch. Find out more about our bursary programme here.