Careers - Financial Help

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 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