Funding & Help with Fees
Professional and 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:.’
GRANTS
If you can show that you have exhausted all avenues of funding then you may be able to obtain additional funding from Grant Giving Trusts. The following publications may provide further ideas and should be available from your local library:
You could also approach the Educational Grants Advisory Service on 0207 249 6636 (Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10-12am and 2-4pm).
SKILLSET FILM SKILLS FUND
Do you need help funding your attendance on one of Alchemea's Pro Tools courses?
Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual industries, manages a range of centrally-collected training funds contributed to by industry and public sources. The main aim of these funds is to help ensure that the UK audio visual industries have a workforce with the right level and range of skills. The funds broaden access to training opportunities and career development, support company development and make the workforce healthier and safer. Skillset works pro-actively to bring these opportunities to the attention of a diverse population.
For more information please visit www.skillset.org
‘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:
GRANTS
If you can show that you have exhausted all avenues of funding then you may be able to obtain additional funding from Grant Giving Trusts. The following publications may provide further ideas and should be available from your local library:
- The Educational Grants Directory (published by the Directory of Social Change)
- The Charities Digest (Waterlow Information Services)
- The Grants Register (Macmillan Press)
- The Directory of Grant Making Trusts (Charities Aid Foundation).
You could also approach the Educational Grants Advisory Service on 0207 249 6636 (Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10-12am and 2-4pm).
SKILLSET FILM SKILLS FUND
Do you need help funding your attendance on one of Alchemea's Pro Tools courses?
Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual industries, manages a range of centrally-collected training funds contributed to by industry and public sources. The main aim of these funds is to help ensure that the UK audio visual industries have a workforce with the right level and range of skills. The funds broaden access to training opportunities and career development, support company development and make the workforce healthier and safer. Skillset works pro-actively to bring these opportunities to the attention of a diverse population.
For more information please visit www.skillset.org