{"id":5133,"date":"2024-08-13T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T10:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/?page_id=5133"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:27:15","slug":"core-coach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/core-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artboard-1-100-610x340.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    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data-end=\"290\">We offer bursaries for learners registering on ECB Support Coach, ECB Foundation Coach, or ECB Core Coach programmes. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=5OvGMd-Lm0WOju_E-PFvqjcg9Q3_BiBAuEWNcyhVFSVUQ0FDWk1HQzRGT1kyOFU4NTMwT1dHNEEwRy4u&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to submit your bursary application.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"408\">Learners experiencing financial hardship may receive a bursary of up to 100% of the national programme cost.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"610\">Learners who are female, from ethnically diverse communities, or have a disability, but are not experiencing financial hardship, may receive a bursary of up to 50% of the national programme cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--grey section--cta-form\">\n    \t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t            <h6>If you have any questions about upcoming courses or how to sign up for our ECB Core Coach programmes, 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