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M Training can now offer Yorkshire based SME Businesses 40% ESF Funding towards courses

Martin Woodfield, Director of M Training

M Training has received European Social Fund (ESF) funding for businesses in the Leeds City Region for courses in Management and Digital Marketing Skills.

M Training has received ESF funding, in collaboration with the The Skills Service, the Department for Work & Pensions and West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges, for SME businesses with the Leeds City regions including Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield, & York.

Eligible businesses can receive 40% funding towards the course costs of the following public courses:

  • Digital Marketing Training – A two day course providing a comprehensive overview of the key elements of Digital Marketing. The course focusses on practical sessions to help delegates use SEO, Website Optimisation, Analytics, Google Ads, Email Marketing and Social Media to build business growth.
  • Social Media for Business – A one day course where you will discover how businesses and organisations can utilise the big 4 social media platforms and learn how to develop and implement a social media strategy.
  • Leadership & Management Training – A one day course to help you understand and improve your management skills and learn how to become a good leader.
  • Project Management Fundamentals – A one day course providing an introduction to the theory and practical skills of project management to ensure the success of your projects

40% course funding is also available for private group courses for any of the above subjects.


Martin Woodfield, Director of M Training, said ”We’ve been running public and private courses in Yorkshire for over 5 years now. These courses have been recognised as very valuable for organisations looking to develop their skills and grow their businesses.

Being awarded the funding is great news; it enables us to offer our training to qualifying businesses at a 40% lower fees, providing them with training they need to improve the skills of their staff in a number of key areas.”

M Training offers 5 Star rated, 1 & 2 day courses in Digital Marketing, Marketing, Management, General Business Skills & Microsoft Programs throughout the North of England with public courses running regularly in Leeds, Manchester & Liverpool.

The Skills Service is managed by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF).

The Skills Service project (either has received or is receiving up to) £7.5million of funding from the European Social Fund as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England. The Department for Work and Pensions is the Managing Authority for the England European Social Fund programme. Established by the European Union, the European Social Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support skills development, employment and job creation, social inclusion and local community regeneration.