Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE

Training funds

• Whitcombe Training Fund
• Dorothy Mitchell Smith Memorial Fund
• Unwin Charitable Trust Grant Scheme

Whitcombe Training Fund

SfEP was Norma Whitcombe's baby; she was its founder and first chair. "I needed a challenge. My challenge for 1988 was setting up the Society." Norma had amazing energy, drive and foresight, and SfEP training was her idea. This fund underwrites the creation of new courses. It has also been used to help run courses, support mentoring and develop the accreditation and registration schemes – all of which enhance members' skills and employability.

You can make a donation when you renew your subscription (from 1 March) or at any time by logging in to the Members' area of this website and then clicking 'Renew your subscription/Make a donation' under 'Your SfEP'.

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Dorothy Mitchell Smith Memorial Fund

Dorothy was SfEP training administrator for courses in Scotland and the north of England. A gifted tutor with high standards, she was generous with her time, knowledge and guidance. This fund helps beginners all over the country to fund their training.

All new associates are given two dated vouchers – worth £20 each – to be used within the first two years of their Society membership. Each voucher can be set against the cost of one SfEP training course in each of these two years. To use a voucher, please select 'Yes' at the relevant point on the online course booking form.

You can make a donation when you renew your subscription (from 1 March) or at any time by logging in to the Members' area of this website and then clicking 'Renew your subscription/Make a donation' under 'Your SfEP'.

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Unwin Charitable Trust Grants

The Unwin Charitable Trust has a grant scheme to help small companies and freelancers pay for training courses offered by the Publishing Training Centre – which administers the scheme.

Grant amount: £150 per person

Eligibility

• Applicants must have been freelancing or trading as a small publishing company for a minimum of two years in the UK only.
• Companies must have no more than 10 staff, including part-timers and directors, and not be part of a larger or umbrella organisation.

Restrictions

• Grants are to be used on PTC short courses only.
• Grants are limited to one per individual in a 12-month period. Companies are limited to two grants in the same period, but these cannot be for the same person.
• Grants cannot be allocated once a PTC invoice for the course fee has been raised (see below).
• Unwin grants cannot be used in conjunction with any other grant or assisted-funding scheme administered by the PTC.

How to apply

1. Make an online provisional booking for any PTC short course at least 21 days before the course starts and request an Unwin £150 grant at the time of booking. PTC staff may later get in touch with you to ensure that you fulfil the criteria.
2. You will be invoiced for the course fee (incorporating 10% small company or freelance discount) minus the £150 grant, about three weeks before the course starts.

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