VocTech Activate Grant Fund

VocTech Activate is Ufi's test bed grant fund where the first spark of an idea to solve a vocational learning problem can be scoped and tested in a supportive environment. The fund supports early-stage innovative projects focused on adapting, adopting, developing and designing products that put adult vocational skills first. Activities can include new technical development, or adaptation and implementation of existing technology in a new market or new community of learners. The fund is looking for ideas with the potential to transform vocational learning, rooted in real-world understanding of the sector's problems and opportunities. Ufi focuses on learners aged 16+, especially those in underserved sectors and locations, and projects must clearly show why their target learners have been overlooked by mainstream provision. Applicants must demonstrate how their idea is novel and why it's better than existing solutions, showing clear understanding of their learners and their market. The fund emphasizes innovation - whether new tech, new markets or new communities of learners.