Funding for training in publishing
BTBS - the Book Trade Charity
Offers grants for people who have worked in publishing or bookselling but are currently unemployed. For full details visit the website or call freephone 0808 100 2304.
The George Viner Memorial Fund
Established by the National Union of Journalists to provide scholarships to Black and Asian journalism students to ensure that journalists reflect the communities they report on.
Journalism Diversity Fund
The Journalism Diversity Fund looks for people from diverse backgrounds to train as journalists. Bursaries are on offer for NCTJ accredited courses for those with the potential to succeed in one of the most exciting and rewarding careers around.
Lifelong Learning
Help is available with Career Development Loans for people in full-time employment who are funding their own training.
Publishing Training Centre Diversity Grants
Diversity Grants are available for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students. The annual bursary scheme awards are made to BME students who have been offered places by UK universities on Masters' level degree courses in Book and/or Journal Publishing who also demonstrate a strong desire to work in the UK publishing industry on completion of their studies.
For other Publishing Training Centre discounts and funding schemes you could take advantage of please visit Publishing Training Centre - Discounts & Funding.
Train to Gain
Train to Gain is a free service designed to help UK businesses improve their competitiveness and profitability through training. Skillset has made an agreement to work with Train to Gain to make the service more accessible and useful for creative media companies and freelancers. Find out more about the support that is on offer in the link above.
For more information about training and qualifications within publishing have a look at the Training & Qualifications in Publishing page.