Individual Learning Accounts (Funding for Mature Students / Students with Dependants)

Member Name: harlequin1

Product:	Funding for Mature Students / Students with Dependants
Date:	29/10/01 (131 review reads)
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Advantages: A good scheme worth £150.00 per person

Disadvantages: Suspended due to high demand and rogue training providers.

Individual Learning Accounts were a brilliant idea by the government to provide funding for adult learners.
This Government grant gave £150.00 to anyone who wanted to apply, to be used towards the cost of coursework.
The Government have now suspended this scheme partly due to its amazing success.
Over 2.5 million people have applied for an ILA which just goes to show how many people are interested in furthering their education.
Without Government funding most people simply cannot afford to pay for extra learning.
I did my ECDL (see other op) using an ILA scheme and have found it extremely useful. I would never have been able to afford to do this course without Government funding.
Another reason for the scheme being suspended is the aggressive selling methods and poor quality of coursework being provided by some Training Providers.
No more applications for ILA's will be accepted although if you already have an account it will continue to be supported as long as your coursework is booked with the ILA centre by 7th December.
This means if you have an ILA membership number lying around that you haven't accessed you need to get on with it NOW.
Otherwise you will lose the money that has been allocated to you.
Choose your Training Provider carefully though. There are many rogue companies out there who may access your account but not send you any coursework.
If you need any help finding course work to suit your needs email me and I will do all I can to help.

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