Through grant funding, venture investment, partnership and advocacy we champion the power of vocational technology to get adults learning.
Our work so far
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£30,000,000
awarded in grant funding and direct investment
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200+
organisations supported
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16
companies in our investment portfolio
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1,000,000+
UK learners impacted in the last 12 months

VocTech Activate grant fund 2024
Our VocTech Activate grant fund opens in January 2024, providing grants of between £30k and £60k to support the development of new ideas and approaches using tech to get adults learning.
Find out more about the grant and book your place on a pre-application workshop.
What we do
Ufi champion the power of technology to improve skills for work and deliver better outcomes for all.
We deliver our work through four key workstreams; grant funding, direct investment, Strategic Partnerships and Challenge programmes.
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Grant Funding
Ufi grant funding for vocational technology. Grants from £30k to £150k. Explore how we can help your organisation with funding and expert support.
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Ufi Ventures
The UK’s specialist investor in EdTech to support adult skills and learning for work. Providing early-stage investment from £75k to £1m.
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Strategic Partnerships
Working together to maximise our collective impact and accelerate the pace of change.

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Latest news
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News
Ufi-supported organisations win Learning Technologies Awards
Two Ufi-supported organisations became winners at this year's Learning Technologies Awards.
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Announcing the VocTech Activate 2024 grant fund
VocTech Activate helps grow the first spark of an idea of how digital technology can tackle a vocational learning problem.
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Working together to develop local solutions to the barriers faced by adult learners
Join us in Belfast to explore solutions to the local barriers facing adult learners.
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Announcing the GoodTech Ventures Community and Accelerator
Join the community unlocking tech innovation for public services.