Funding for Individuals
Individual Learning Accounts
ILA Scotland is a Scottish Government scheme that helps you pay for learning that you can do at a time, place, and pace and in a way to suit you. It’s for individuals who have an income of £22,000 a year or less, or who are on benefits. If you are 16 or over and living in Scotland, you could get £200 towards the cost of learning with a learner account from ILA Scotland.
If you need any further information just call the ILA helpline on 0808 100 1090 or you can start your application on line. Click to apply now to request your application pack.
On the Quest training page you will see the training that qualifies for the ILA funding. (Link to training page)
Part-Time Fee Grant from Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
This scheme provides up to £500 a year towards the cost of tuition fees.
To qualify for this funding, you should have an income of £22,000 a year or less. You also need to be studying a part-time Higher Education course, Professional Development Award (PDA) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at levels 7-11 of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) and complete between 40-90 SCQF credits per year.
Visit the SAAS website to find out more and download an application form for academic year 2011-12. www.saas.gov.uk/student_support/special_circumstances/part_time_dl.htm
With this funding you can get £500 towards the following Quest training programmes:
- Management SVQ Levels 3, 4 & 5.
- Learning and Development SVQ Level 4.
- Business & Administration SVQ Level 4.
