Links Grants & Funding
It may be possible for you to receive funding or a grant towards your training with us, especially if you have recently been made redundant or are unemployed. The following information is not an exhaustive list of help available, but is a good starting point.
Financial Assistance
Professional and Career Development Loans are bank loans that can be used to help pay for work related learning. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). The Learning and Skills Council will pay the interest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards.
The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants or bursaries. Because the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial loan product, they should only be considered as an option once all other student funding options have been investigated.
For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning
or contact Careers Advice on 0800 100 900.
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus is a part of the Department for Work and Pensions:
Jobcentre Plus Grants
You may be eligable for a training grant through Jobcentre Plus. Grants may also be available if you set up your own business.
Read more about the New Deal 50 Plus in this PDF
: New Deal 50 plus
General help
A good website for general help and advice is:
www.support4learning.org.uk/home/index.cfm
ReAct Wales
Offers training grants to help people back into work
www.elwa.ac.uk/ElwaWeb/elwa.aspx?pageid=4836
Royal British Legion
Offers service leavers and ex-service people free business advice and
interest free loans of up to £5,000
www.britishlegion.org.uk/content/Benevolence-508949.shtml
Please inform us by email if any of these links fail
