Financial Assistance for AAT ????
Hi, I would be really grateful for any advice regarding funding.
I am 19 and decided to study AAT Level 3 instead of going to Uni. I paid for this myself and am just about to complete it. I currently spend 2 days a week on unpaid work experience at a council which I have been doing for six months. The council want to employ me but can’t due to all the government cuts. I work about 10 hours per week at another part time job and spend the rest of my time studying.
Nobody is employing or taking on trainees and I now need to move on to AAT Level 4. I was wondering if there is any source of assistance available for financing this. I cannot qualify for apprenticeships as have to be working for 16 hours in accounting role. It seems that my only option is to pay for it all myself again. I guess there are lots of people in this position but any advice would be really appreciated as I am beginning to wonder if it is worth continuing with accountancy.
Thank you
I am 19 and decided to study AAT Level 3 instead of going to Uni. I paid for this myself and am just about to complete it. I currently spend 2 days a week on unpaid work experience at a council which I have been doing for six months. The council want to employ me but can’t due to all the government cuts. I work about 10 hours per week at another part time job and spend the rest of my time studying.
Nobody is employing or taking on trainees and I now need to move on to AAT Level 4. I was wondering if there is any source of assistance available for financing this. I cannot qualify for apprenticeships as have to be working for 16 hours in accounting role. It seems that my only option is to pay for it all myself again. I guess there are lots of people in this position but any advice would be really appreciated as I am beginning to wonder if it is worth continuing with accountancy.
Thank you
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If you're in Wales, you may be entitled to an ALG (Assembly Learning Grant) which will more than cover most FE college fees. See http://www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/portal/page?_pageid=56,1835674&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL If you're outside Wales, maybe there's something similar?0
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In Scotland you can get ILA for soem of it, however have you looked at Modern Apprenticeships? I know AAT were advertising they were available, I think the upper age limit was 21 or 25?0
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you could get a career development loan from barclays.
You dont have to pay it back till you finish your course0 -
I studied AAT foundation & intermediate for free under the modern appreniceship.
You had to be 19 or under when you signed up to take advantage.0 -
I studied AAT foundation & intermediate for free under the modern appreniceship.
You had to be 19 or under when you signed up to take advantage.
I was 19 when i started studying Lv3 and it was free.
However when i started studying Lv4 the governement had removed funding for it.
Although there was Train-to-Gain which part funded my course0 -
Thank you for all the info0
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Funding
Hi,
Are you able to find a full time course? I did mine full time, well it was 2 days at college 9.15-2.45, with the extra study at home it qualified for full time. I got a discount on my council tax that covered the costs.
Cheers0
