Funding
You may find the following information useful in obtaining some funding towards your training
Learning Direct Database Services
Unit 4
AVEC
1 Sidney Street
Sheffield
S1 4RG
Tel: 0114 275 1046
Economic and Social Research Council
Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
Wiltshire SN2 1UJ
Tel: 01793 413000
Learn Direct Website
Please visit the following webpage on the learn-direct website for funding ideas:
Paying for your learning - learndirect Careers Advice
Further Information
For information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact 0800 100 900.
Career Development Loans
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 Young People’s Learning Agency 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. Our learning provider registration number is: 2762.