Here’s an update on the funding that is currently available in Scotland in 2011.
For further information on all of these schemes, please contact Skills Development Scotland, Glasgow Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative, Glasgow Commonwealth Job Fund or your local AAT training provider.
- Apprenticeship funding: full funding for tuition costs for 16-19 year olds in Scotland. There has also been a recent announcement of a bidding round for apprenticeship funding for 20-24 year olds going into employment for the first time.
- ILAs: Individual learning agreements can make a useful annual contribution to tuition costs.
- Employer Recruitment Incentives: Recruit someone as an employee or a Modern Apprentice and you could receive up to £2000. To qualify for this incentive, businesses will have to employ an individual who has been unemployed or faced barriers in the past.
- Glasgow Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative: funding towards salary costs of school leaver apprentices who have registered with the scheme, attended school in Glasgow or have a Glasgow city postcode. Eligible school leavers must have registered with the scheme by September 2010 in order to be considered for funding.
- Glasgow Commonwealth Job Fund: funding towards salary costs of up to £6,500 for each new job created. Tackling youth unemployment and supporting the local economy are two key priorities for the Council and this scheme will be aimed at young people in Glasgow aged 18-24 who have been unemployed for more than 6 months.
- Flexible Training Opportunities: this scheme provides funding towards training costs for employers with less than 150 members of staff.
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Good Afternoon,
I am currently working within a finance office and have obtained a HNC in accounts and am looking at AAT courses as i have heard a lot about how effective they are, i am wondering how much the certain levels will cost and what funding will be available as i am 18 years old.
Could you please advise on the above?
Regards
Jamie Cunningham
Hi Jamie
Thanks for getting in touch and glad to hear you’re interested in AAT. The good news is that If you have an HNC in accounts you should be able to start at level 8 of the accounting qualification so will only have 12-18months worth of study ahead of you to become AAT qualified. However, you will have a couple of additional modules to pick up on from level 6.
Costs vary depending on which training provider and method of study you use, although the average is around £1000 a level including AAT fees and exams. There are various different pots of funding available that you may be able to access either directly yourself, through your employer or via your training provider. These include apprenticeship funding, ILAs or PFGs depending on what level you are studying and other schemes run by Skills Development Scotland such as Flexible Training Opportunities. To find out more about your options try the following:
1.) Search for your nearest training provider at www.aat.org.uk/trainingproviders and contact them to find out what courses they offer and funding they access.
2.) Visit www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk to find out about the different funding options and pick which one would best suit you and your employer.
3.) Take a look at the blog post on the progression route for HNC students http://www.aatscotland.org.uk/2011/08/hncd/
Hope this is helpful.