Career Transition Fund

The voucher can be used with any BHS Approved Centre or BHS Accredited Professional Coach who can help you train towards your assessment. We are unable to fund training with centre which are not BHS Approved or coaches who are not a BHS Accredited Professional Coach. Ridden training or lunge training can only be delivered by a BHS Approved riding school where a riding school licence is in place. BHS Accredited Professional Coaches can deliver training for BHS Stage 2 and 3 care units.

The voucher can only be used against training towards a BHS Stage 2 or 3 assessment. The training is not for individuals to train on their own horse.

We aim to respond back to all funding application within two working days (via email). You will be issued with a unique voucher number; this must be given to the BHS Approved Centre or BHS Accredited Professional Coach at the time of booking the training. If you do not supply the voucher number, you may not receive the funding towards your training and be expected to pay the full amount to the Centre/Coach.

All vouchers supplied are given a six-month expiry date. They must be used and claimed for within the six-month period.

The voucher cannot be transferred between candidates. The unique number is associated to the name that applied for the voucher. The voucher cannot be transferred between BHS Approved Centres or BHS Accredited Professional Coaches and must be used in full with the Centre or Coach that was given the application form. The voucher cannot be transferred between level (for example Stage 2 and use for Stage 3 training) or within the levels (Care/Lunge/Ride cannot be used for Coach funding). For recording and monitoring purposes the funding awarded has been allocated on the basis of the original application.

We will only issue one voucher for each level/type (for example Stage 2 Care/Lunge/Ride) per person. Any additional requests for funding of the same level/type will not be approved. You can only apply for one voucher at a time, to gain access to the level of funding (for example Stage 2 Coach) you must have the pre-requisites in order for the funding to be approved (for example completed successfully Stage 2 Care, Lunge and Ride).

You must provide the unique voucher code to the BHS Approved Centre or BHS Accredited Professional Coach at the time of booking the training to be eligible for the discounted training. The Centre/Coach will be reimbursed for your discount, upon completion of the training and submission of the claim form.

The BHS Approved Centre or BHS Accredited Professional Coach can only claim the voucher when the total value of the voucher has been used. We will ask for evidence of the training given.

The Centre/Coach must claim for the funding directly within the BHS, by completing the claim form. Please contact the Education Team if you are having difficulty using the online form.

All claims for funding must be submitted via the form and include the voucher code number and details of the training provided. We aim to pay all claims within one month of receipt providing the details are correct. The claim will only be processed after the last training session has been delivered to the candidate. The Centre/Coach does not have to submit an invoice, all claims for the funding can be submitted via the claims form. All claims for funding should be made within one month of completion of the training.

The information you provide will be used to manage the process for assigning funding for your training and following up with the relevant BHS Approved Centre or BHS Accredited Professional Coach to ensure you have received everything you need.

We will not share your information with anyone that is not involved in your training or assessment unless we are under legal obligation to do so, or it is in your vital interests. You can see more about how we collect and use your personal data by visiting our Privacy Page.