Careers - Financial Help

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. Our learning provider registration number is: 11918
Learn Direct Scotland may provide funding.
Telephone: 0808 100 9000 Professional Studies Loans are also available from most banks.
Princes Youth Business Trust
02075431234
0800 842842
Scotland 0141 248 4999
www.businesslink.gov.uk
Site that gives information about starting up new businesses
SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Scotland - Business Gateway - 0845 609 6611
www.bgateway.com
England - Enterprise Directorat - 020 7215 5000
www.dti.gov.uk/bbf/small-business/
Wales - Business Eye Wales - 0300 060 3000
www.business-support-wales.gov.uk
Scottish Enterprise
www.scottish-enterprise.com/localoffices
Local Enterprise Companies - Scotland
http://www.hie.co.uk/How-we-can-help/how-we-can-help.html
Local Learning and Skills Councils (LLSC)
(Formerly Training and Enterprise Councils)
England and Wales
Education and Learning Wales (ELWa) - Wales
Learning and Skills Council
England - 0845 7649 4170 - www.lsc.gov.uk
Wales - www.elwa.org.uk
Scotland - www.sfc.ac.uk
Northern Ireland - www.delni.gov.uk
