PLA Courses for TATA Employees and Supply Chain

These Personal Learning Account (PLA) programmes are funded by Welsh Government and allow those who meet the criteria below to access FREE courses and professional qualifications that develop your skills and help you to progress or change your career.
PLA courses provide the skills and qualifications that local employers are looking for. They focus on sectors that are growing in this region and where there is currently a need for people with these skills. Designed to be flexible and work around your life and commitments, the goal is that at the end of the course or courses, there will be well-paid job vacancies available for you to apply for.   

Individual Eligibility 

To be eligible you must:

  • Live in Wales.
  • be aged 19 years old or over (at start of course)
  • be currently employed by Tata Steel UK (sites in Wales) OR its wider Welsh supply chain (including at risk of redundancy)
  • There are no restrictions related to wage criteria or earnings.

Individuals working full-time, part-time or as agency staff at Tata Steel UK need to provide:

  • payslips for the previous 3 months before application (end of each month if paid weekly)
    OR
  • last payslip if issued within the month prior to the application being submitted AND showing the year-to-date value

Those working for the company’s Welsh supply chain will also need to supply:

  • self-declaration affirming the partnership arrangements between their current employer and Tata Steel UK (including supply chain component area as described below)

Supply chain refers to the network of individuals and companies that have partnership arrangements with Tata Steel UK (Wales sites). Components of the supply chain can be from areas like:

  • Producers: these are the entities responsible for manufacturing or producing the raw materials or components that go into the final product
  • Vendors: these intermediaries supply the necessary materials to the producers
  • Warehouses: these storage facilities hold inventory, ensuring a smooth flow of goods
  • Transportation Companies: they manage the movement of products between different points in the supply chain
  • Distribution Centres: they oversee the distribution of goods to various locations
  • Retailers: they sell the finished product directly to consumers

Courses include:

Health and Safety Courses

  • NEBOSH General Certificate 
  • NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction 
  • NEBOSH Fire Safety 
  • NEBOSH Environmental Management 
  • IOSH Managing Safely 
Retrofit & Energy Efficiency Courses

  • Understanding Domestic Retrofit 
  • Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment (Retrofit Assessor) 
  • Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment 
  • Diploma in Retrofit Coordination & Risk Management (Retrofit Coordinator)
  • Award in Domestic Retrofit Advice 
  • Award in Energy Efficiency for Older and Traditional Buildings 
  • Domestic Energy Assessor Certificate 
HGV Licence Courses

  • HGV Licence C1 
  • HGV Licence C 
  • HGV Licence C & E 

Courses include:

IEMA Courses

  • EMA Foundation Certificate 
  • IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management 
  • IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce 
  • IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers 
  • IEMA Pathway to Net Zero 
  • IEMA Internal Environmental Management System (EMS) Auditor 
Project Management Courses


  • PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Certification  
  • Prince2 Agile® Foundation & Practitioner Certification  
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow, Green, Black & Master Black Belt  
  • SCRUM Master  
Electrical Courses
  • 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations

Courses include:

Business Courses

  • BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice  
  • BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering  
  • BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis
  • CeMap Module 1,2 & 3 
Digital and IT Courses

  • CCNA Training (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
  • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner +  
  • CompTIA Cloud + 
  • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA) + 
  • CompTIA Network + 
  • CompTIA Security + 
  • CompTIA Server + 
  • CompTIA A+® Certification Training 
  • CompTIA CySA+® Certification Training 
  • CompTIA CASP+® Training 
  • ITIL 4 Foundation 
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner & AWS Solutions Architect Associate 
  • AWS Solutions Architect Professional 
  • AWS Certified Security Speciality Training Course 
  • ECCouncil Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) 
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