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Please follow this link to either talk to an advisor or complete a loan application on line whereby you will be given a decision within 1 minute
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Professional and Career Development Loans
Able Skills is an approved provider for the purposes of 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: 12531
How do I find out more?
You can find out more about Professional and Career Development Loans by calling the helpline on 0800 585 505.
City & Guilds Financial Assistance
Do you need financial support for your City & Guilds qualification?
If you are aged 16 or over and you live in the UK then you can apply for an access bursary (educational grant).
City & Guilds can offer financial assistance to a small number of people who are finding it difficult to pay the bills while they study for a City & Guilds or NPTC qualification. City & Guilds may be able to help with:
- paying course fees (if no other funding is available)
- covering the cost of a break from work while you study
- paying child care or travel costs
- helping towards the cost of essential equipment or materials.
Who is eligible?
You must be enrolled (or intending to enrol) on an approved course that leads to a City & Guilds or NPTC qualification. Only applicants who are currently living in the UK and intend to enrol on a course within the UK can be considered. For further information on the City & Guilds Access Bursary Scheme call +44 (0)20 7294 2564
Alternatively, you can complete a form by downloading it from the link below, printing and sending it to City & Guilds using the FREEPOST address stated on the form.
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