Funding Options
Explore funding opportunities to develop your skills, gain recognised qualifications and take the next step in your career.
At Barry Training Services, we have a wide range of funding options available, take a look at the information below to find out more about;
PLA (Personal Learning Account)
S4W (Skills for the Workplace)
CITB (CITB Grant Funding)
React (Redundancy and Employment support scheme)
TATA (TATA Trasnsition Funding)
Fully Funded Training
Part Funded Training
Part Funded Training
Welsh Government Funding
TATA Transition Funding
Personal Learning Account
Fully Funded Training
Looking to gain new skills or develop your career? Eligible learners can access fully funded, accredited training through the Personal Learning Account scheme.
BTS offers flexible training dates, including weekend availability, across a range of lift truck and plant courses.
Skills for the Workplace
Part Funded Training
Looking to gain new skills or develop your career? Eligible learners can access part funded, accredited training through the Skills for the Workplace scheme.
BTS offers a range of courses courses, from Forklift and Plant to Health & Safety.
CITB Funding
Grant Funding & Employer Network
At BTS, we are an a CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO), offering a whole host of courses that are linked to CITB funding.
There are 2 routes; Grant Funding & Employer Network.
We have a dedicated section of our website that explains all the CITB funding options available, click the link below to find out more.
React+ Funding
Welsh Government Job Support Funding
Have you been made redundant or under notice of redundancy, or are you currently facing barriers into employment? If so the React+ funding could be the route for you.
ReAct+ offers tailored support to those trying to re-enter the labour market by removing barriers and providing grant support for vocational training, travel costs and care (including childcare) related to training.
TATA Transition Fund
Grant Funding & Employer Network
At BTS, we are an a CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO), offering a whole host of courses that are linked to CITB funding.
There are 2 routes; Grant Funding & Employer Network.
We have a dedicated section of our website that explains all the CITB funding options available, click the link below to find out more.
Not sure which funding is right for you?
With a range of funding opportunities available, our team can help you explore your options and identify suitable training.
Get in touch to discuss your requirements and find out what support may be available.
We have a range of courses available through the S4W funding route, these courses are up to 50% off the cost of training, applied via Neath Port Talbot college.
The courses on offer are;
NPORS Industrial Counterbalance
NPORS Telehandler
NPORS 360 Excavator
NPORS Forward Tipping Dumper
NPORS Rear Tipping Dumper
NPORS Road Roller
NPORS Vehicle Marshall
NPORS Slinger Signaller
NPORS Loading Shovel
NPORS CAT & Genny
NPORS Lorry Loader
CCNSG Safety Passport
IPAF MEWP 3A & 3B
CITB SSSTS
CITB SMSTS
The price you pay is set by the S4W funding team. To find out mroe about the cost, please contact a member of staff who will be happy to talk you through the options.
To be eligible for this funding, you either need to live in an SA postcode, work for a company registered in an SA postcode or be working on a job in an SA postcode.
To register, you first need to contact a member of the team at BTS who’ll make a referral and send you a link to register.
Before we can start any training, we will need to take a deposit from you in the event you cancel or fail to attend. More information on this will be provided at the time of your enquiry.
Personal Learning Account (PLA)
The PLA is fully funded training on a range of courses, the courses available include;
RTITB Industrial Counterbalance
RTITB Industrial Reach Truck
RTITB Industrial Telehandler
RTITB Rough Terrain Telehandler
RTITB Rough Terrain Masted Lift Truck
RTITB Slinger Signaller
RTITB Lorry Loader
To be eligible for a Personal Learning Account, individuals must
- Reside legally in Wales
- Be aged 19 years old or over
In addition, Individuals must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Employed (including self-employed) and earning a basic salary below the median income (£34,303)*, or
- Workers on zero hours contracts, or
- Agency staff, or
- Offenders on day release, or
- Full-time carers (paid or non-paid)
* For the Personal Learning Account confirmed interventions (Digital, Net-Zero and Tata) the salary cap does not apply.
Individuals are ineligible if they are:
- Under the age of 19, or
- attending school or college full-time as a pupil or student, or
- In full-time higher education, or
- In Medr funded Work Based Learning, or
- An ineligible overseas national, or
- In receipt of an Assembly Learning Grant or Education Maintenance Allowance, or
- Unemployed (i.e. does not have a contract of employment)
- If they have exceeded the PLA maximum funding value of £6,145.21 for this 2025/2026 PLA year.
To apply, you first need to contact a member of the team at BTS who’ll make a referral and send you a link to register.
Before we can start any training, we will need to take a deposit from you in the event you cancel or fail to attend. More information on this will be provided at the time of your enquiry.
TATA Transition Fund
If you have been affected by the changes at TATA Steel, including redundancy, there is funding available for you through the TATA Transition Fund. We work closely with the Neath Port Talbot TATA Transition Team who can arrange your training.
To confirm you are eligible for the funding, you need to speak to the TATA team initially, who will then arrange a meeting with you to confirm you meet the requirements. They will then discuss the training you need and arrange your training with a training provider within their network
React Funding
At BTS, we can also accept React funding.This is up to £1500.00 per person to use on courses of your choice, almost all courses we offer are available through the React scheme.
In the first instance, you need to contact Careers Wales to ensure you are eligible for the React funding programme, if you are, they will refer you back to your training provider to get quotes for training.
Before we can start any training, we will need to take a deposit from you in the event you cancel or fail to attend. More information on this will be provided at the time of your enquiry.
Funding Declaration Form
Before we can confirm your training dates, we need you to complete the below form agreeing to our terms and conditions. You don’t need to do this form when enquiring about training, an email will be sent to you once you are approved asking you to complete it.
Please note this form is only needed for PLA, S4W & React funding.