This page explains what the grant is, who can apply, and how your business can use it to fund practical marketing training with Peacock Digital Marketing.
What is the Skills Hub Grant?
The Staffordshire Skills Hub is offering grant funding through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Eligible small businesses can access:
- Up to £500 towards training for one employee
- Up to £1,000 if two or more employees take part
The funding is designed to help local businesses invest in skills that will strengthen their teams and support growth.
Who Can Apply?
Your business may qualify if you:
- Are based in Stoke-on-Trent, East Staffordshire or Staffordshire Moorlands
- Have fewer than 250 employees and turnover under £36m
- Have been trading for at least 6 months
- Have not previously received a Skills Hub training grant
What Training Can It Be Used For?
The grant covers training delivered by Skills Hub–approved providers, including Peacock Digital Marketing. That means you can put the funding towards high-impact marketing workshops that build in-demand skills. Courses include:
🦚 Using SEO to Rank Locally and Sell More
🦚 Build Your 90-Day Marketing Blueprint
🦚 Planning Content with a Smart AI Strategy
🦚 LinkedIn for Business Growth
Example savings with these Staffordshire business training grants:
A single half-day workshop (£195 + VAT) could be fully covered – no cost to your business.
Book all four courses for one employee for just £480 + VAT with funding (worth £980 + VAT full price).
Train 3 staff across all four courses for £1,646 + VAT – that’s just £137 per course, per person.
💡 That’s essentially training your whole team for the cost of one conference ticket.
How to Apply for a Staffordshire Skills Hub Grant
- Contact a Skills Advisor by emailing skillshub@staffordshirechambers.co.uk.
- Check your eligibility and confirm how much funding you could receive.
- Book your chosen courses through the Skills Hub and start your training.
Why Choose Peacock Digital Marketing?
We’re a trusted Skills Hub delivery partner, known for turning complex marketing topics into clear, practical training workshops. Led by certified digital marketing expert Kirsty Nelms, our workshops give you tools you can apply straight away, from SEO and AI content planning to LinkedIn strategy and marketing blueprints.
About the author
Kirsty Nelms is the Director of award-winning Staffordshire-based creative marketing agency, Peacock Digital Marketing. The agency grows businesses through proactive, creative, insightful marketing – helping brands to strut their stuff 🦚.
Kirsty holds a first-class honours degree in Journalism and Editorial Design, has six years of experience as a qualified senior journalist, seven years of experience working at senior level in marketing, holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute, and a number of other advanced-level SEO qualifications.
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