The second round of Skills and Training, part of the £100 million UK Seafood Fund, is now open for applications until 21 April 2023 to support the catching, processing, aquaculture and recreational angling sectors.
Between £50,000 to £3 million of grant funding is available to update, equip or build fixed or mobile training facilities.
Defra has already awarded funding from the first round of the Skills and Training scheme to seven forward-thinking projects to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors.
The seven projects include pilot courses at London’s famous Billingsgate market covering technical skills such as the delivery, preparation and cooking of seafood; practical qualifications for manning fishing boats in Cornwall; right through to training for school leavers in Scotland going into the seafood industry.
A degree and higher level skills offer for aspiring managers in the seafood industry will also be developed by University of Lincoln, whilst in Grimsby training courses will be run to attract local people into the seafood sector.
More details on how to apply for the second round of Skills and Training scheme can be found on gov.uk.
