SKILLSACTIVE Sponsors exciting new community award

SkillsActive is working with the Nancy Ovens Trust to sponsor an exciting new skills development bursary aimed at coaches or leaders who work with young people. The bursary, sponsored by SkillsActive and awarded by the Nancy Ovens Trust, will be aimed at paid or voluntary coaches and leaders who work with children and young people in the active leisure and learning sector. The bursary will be awarded to a coach or leader to allow them to enhance their own skills and knowledge by taking part in studies or activities outside of their community.

Awarded annually, the bursary will be worth up to £2,500 and may be used by the selected individual to undertake an alternative work experience or training within the UK or EU. The maximum length of the work experience is to be two months. The Nancy Ovens Trust hopes to award the first bursary in 2006. Douglas Forman, Chair of SkillsActive, is proud to offer SkillsActive's support to the award

"Nancy Ovens MBE was a keen supporter and advocate of vocational skills and of opportunities for personal development. SkillsActive's support for the Award is indicative of the importance that we in the Skills for Business networkplace on making opportunities available for personal development of work skills. We are proud to support the Nancy Ovens Trust with this award."

For more information please visit: www.skillsactive.com