Previously funded projects by Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund
Education and training funds have been specifically set up to support individuals of all ages to access college, university or training programmes of all kinds. This funding helps individuals enhance their employment opportunities and there is an ever increasing body of evidence about the difference this funding can make.
Below are some recent examples of the courses and qualifications previously supported by this fund.
| Project | Fund | Description | Amount Awarded |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To fund course fee and associated expenses enabling study of Certificate of Basic Operator Training Rough Terrain Fork Truck | £962 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To fund course fee and associated expenses enabling study of Bronze Casting Sculpture Lost Wax Technique at Morley College | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To fund course fee and associated expenses enabling study of The Permaculture Design Course through Propagate | £313 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To support course fees enabling study of Dry Applicance Installer course- H0033 DS though East Shore Services | £996 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To contribute to childcare costs whilst studying BSc Mental Health Nursing at the University of the West of Scotland | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To support course fees enabling completion of 'Read to Lead' through The Reader organisation | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To contribute to travel costs associated with studying BSc Adult Nursing at the University of the West of Scotland | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To support food and rent costs while the applicant undertakes their third year of a Filmmaking and Screenwriting course at the University of the West of Scotland | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To cover the course and exam fees of completing an AMERC Electronic Principles and Applications | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To contribute to laptop and living expenses whilst studying second year Biomedical Engineering (BEng) at the University of Glasgow | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | Contribution to laptop and waterproof clothing expenses whilst studying BSc (Hons) Wildlife and Conservation Management | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To contribute to expenses whilst studying final year of BA (Hons) social sciences at the University of the West of Scotland | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To fund a laptop and expenses whilst studying Bachelor of Laws at the University of Glasgow | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To support the cost of an 'all-In-One PC' whilst studying for an HNC Poultry Production Systems at SRUC, supporting a career change | £599 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To contribute to expenses whilst studying a Cyber Security HNC SCQF Level 7 at Dumfries and Galloway College away from home | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To support accommodation costs and expenses whilst studying final year BA (Hons) Painting at Robert Gordon University | £1,000 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To contribute to accommodation costs while studying BSc Geography and Professional Education | £850 |
| Local resident | Glenkens and District Education and Training Fund | To contribute to living expenses whilst studying second year of BSc (Hons) Psychology at Abertay University | £1,000 |