Funding Opportunities

There are 3 funding opportunity currently available that can be applied to Coaction training courses.

We update this page when new grant schemes become available but if you know of any grant funding that we haven't listed, please send an email to support@coaction.org.uk telling us all about it!

1. New The National Archives Community Heritage skills Bursary

The National Archives via their Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub is offering a new Bursary to grow expertise “to make innovation and learning from community-facing projects more sustainable, transferable, and accessible” in the UK’s GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) and heritage sectors.

Their Skills Bursaries provide grants of up to £1,000 for people seeking to grow their expertise in community heritage work. Open to applicants at any stage of their personal or professional journey, these bursaries can be used for training, mentoring, attending workshops, or other professional development activities related to heritage and community engagement to be determined by you.

Funding is available on a rolling application basis and can be used to access many of our courses - read the assessment criteria before applying.

More details can be found HERE

2. Wales Flexible Skills Programme Funding - Ends March 2026

50% grant for developing Net Zero skills in the construction and retrofitting of residential buildings.

To be eligible your business must be based in Wales, solvent and you must commit to release staff to undertake the requested training by the end of March 2025.

This funding can be applied to the following courses offered by Coaction Training CIC:

1. Introductory Level: PASSIVHAUS LOW ENERGY DESIGN for design teams.
2. Intermediate level: CERTIFIED PASSIVHAUS TRADESPERSON for contract managers
3. Intermediate level: CERTIFIED PASSIVHAUS DESIGNER for professionals who will be designing, consulting or delivering buildings to the Passivhaus standard
4. Intermediate level: PASSIVHAUS IN PRACTICE apply Passivhaus theory hands-on to real-world scenarios. Note this course is in-person at BE-ST, G72 0AH
5. Intermediate level: Introduction to THERM (16 PHI credit points)
6. Advanced level: RETROFIT DELIVERY (16 PHI credit points) for designers and contractors working on deep retrofit projects.

Funding is available until the end of March 2026.

More details can be found HERE

3. CITB Local Employer Networks - 70% Funding - Currently no end date

70% grant for low energy and Passivhaus training courses.

To be eligible you must be a CITB registered business, contractor or subcontractor.

This funding can be applied to the following courses offered by Coaction Training CIC until April 1st 2026:

1. Introductory Level: PASSIVHAUS LOW ENERGY DESIGN for design teams.
2. Intermediate Level: CERTIFIED PASSIVHAUS TRADESPERSON for contractor managers.
3. Intermediate Level: PASSIVHAUS IN PRACTICE apply Passivhaus theory hands-on to real-world scenarios. (in-person at BE-ST, Scotland G72 0AH)
4. Advanced Level: RETROFIT DELIVERY (16 PHI credit points) for designers and contractors working on deep retrofit projects.

CITB funding is applicable for GB regions only

More details can be found HERE