{"id":63,"date":"2015-06-16T15:36:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T14:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/eycsproviders\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2022-11-23T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:13:09","slug":"financial-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/ey-careers\/qualifications-and-training\/financial-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Support for Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to undertake training, there are various ways to access financial support:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"accordion \" data-accordion data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" data-multi-expand=\"true\" ><li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac1\" id=\"head1\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac1\">Devon County Council's Early Years and Childcare Service (EYCS) <\/a><div id=\"mac1\" aria-labelledby=\"head1\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>Devon County Council\u2019s Early Years and Childcare Service (EYCS) offers a range of fully funded short courses and e-learning programmes. To find out if you are eligible for EYCS funding please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Education\/EZy_aKarxPJAs0KJvvVV9McBVWv5UWTkS1kivzI1Lg30Fw\" rel=\"noopener\">eligibility criteria<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac2\" id=\"head2\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac2\">Education and Skills Funding Agency <\/a><div id=\"mac2\" aria-labelledby=\"head2\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>Some training providers access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/education-and-skills-funding-agency\" rel=\"noopener\">Education and Skills Funding Agency<\/a> money through the Government which allows them to offer qualifications at a reduced fee or fully funded. If you contact the training provider directly they will tell you what qualifications they offer and the cost of them. Check\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/Education\/_layouts\/15\/guestaccess.aspx?docid=0cc906ed438144cb6bfadb2cec81692f6&amp;authkey=AUsGtcX6sqE3XSYNbKl-72Q\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Education and Skills Funding Agency training providers in the South West.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac3\" id=\"head3\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac3\">Student Finance England <\/a><div id=\"mac3\" aria-labelledby=\"head3\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<ul>\n<li><b>Level 3 and 4 qualifications<\/b>: if you are over 24 and want to undertake a Level 3 or 4 qualification you can you access a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/advanced-learning-loans\/overview\" rel=\"noopener\">24 + Advanced Learning Loans<\/a>.\u00a0See attached <a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Education\/ETaln3h3FxtHqIoOdqs5Tp8B5omw5ZfrZ-oMfihohRZwRg?e=vb4djE\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Learner Loan flyer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Level 5 and 6 qualifications<\/b>: various funding is available through Student Finance England including Tuition Fee Loans, Maintenance Loans, Maintenance Grants, and various other support if you are on a low income, have a disability, or have children \/ dependant adults. Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/student-finance\/overview\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Finance<\/a> website for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac4\" id=\"head4\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac4\">Funding for postgraduate study <\/a><div id=\"mac4\" aria-labelledby=\"head4\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>You can get funding for postgraduate study through loans, studentships, bursaries and grants &#8211; you might also get help from your employer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/funding-for-postgraduate-study\" rel=\"noopener\">Funding for postgraduate study.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac5\" id=\"head5\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac5\">Further education courses and funding <\/a><div id=\"mac5\" aria-labelledby=\"head5\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>You may be able to get help with the costs of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>your course<\/li>\n<li>day-to-day living costs<\/li>\n<li>childcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/further-education-courses\/financial-help\" rel=\"noopener\">Further education courses and funding: Financial help &#8211; GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac6\" id=\"head6\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac6\">Funding for GCSEs in English and Maths <\/a><div id=\"mac6\" aria-labelledby=\"head6\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>Funded GCSEs are available through most local colleges and some training companies. Please contact the following organisations for further information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"ext-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exe-coll.ac.uk\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">Exeter College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ext-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.petroc.ac.uk\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">Petroc College (Barnstaple and Tiverton)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ext-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southdevon.ac.uk\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">South Devon College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ext-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityplym.ac.uk\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">City College Plymouth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ext-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learndevon.co.uk\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">Learn Devon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac7\" id=\"head7\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac7\">Additional Support <\/a><div id=\"mac7\" aria-labelledby=\"head7\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<ul>\n<li><b>Support with childcare<\/b>: if you are under 20, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/care-to-learn\" rel=\"noopener\">Care to Learn<\/a> funding may be available to help pay for your childcare costs whilst you are training.<\/li>\n<li><b>Books and Resources<\/b>: for information on early year\u2019s books and resources within Devon visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlibraries.org.uk\/web\/arena\" rel=\"noopener\">library resources<\/a> to support your training needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to undertake training, there are various ways to access financial support:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 14:10:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"division","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13351,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/13351"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}