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About ILA Scotland

ILA Scotland is a Scottish Government scheme that helps you pay for learning that you can do at a time, place, pace and in a way to suit you. It’s for people who have an income of £22,000 a year or less, or who are on benefits.

If you are 16 or over and living in Scotland, you could get up to £500 towards the cost of learning with a learner account from ILA Scotland.    

There are two types of account available:

£200 accounts – If you are interested in learning something new or brushing up your skills.  There is a wide range of courses available so why not search our courses to get an idea of what’s available. To find out more click here.

£500 accounts –  If you are studying a part-time higher education course such as an Higher National Certificate (HNC), Higher National Diploma (HND) or a Degree course at ILA Scotland approved colleges or universities. You must be studying at least 40 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF) credits.  The range of courses eligible for ILA500 funding have been widened to include part-time taught postgraduate courses at SCQF level 11, initially for academic year 2009 - 10 only, with a review at the end of the first year in light of economic conditions. To find out more click here.

 

You can only have one type of account open at any time so it’s important that you choose carefully. If you need any further information to help you decide on the right account for you just call the ILA helpline advisers on 0808 100 1090.

Improved Part-Time package for HE students 

Learner
 is studying less than 50% of full-time course is studying 50% or more of full-time course
is on benefits fees paid in full  
is earning £22k or less ILA Scotland £200 offer available ILA Scotland £500 offer avaiable
  hardship funds – for study, travel & childcare costs  

 

 

Changes to the ILA Scotland scheme announced

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has announced a variety of changes to the ILA Scotland scheme that will provide increased support for individual and workforce development, throughout the current economic climate.

 

The changes, which will be available to learners from academic year 2009 -10, include:

 

  • Increasing the income threshold from £18,000 to £22,000
  • Reducing the minimum study requirement for ILA500 from 50% of a full-time course to 40 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF) credits
  • Widening the range of courses eligible for ILA500 funding to include part-time taught postgraduate courses at SCQF level 11, initially for academic year 2009 - 10 only, with a review at the end of the first year in light of economic conditions. 

 

A copy of the full press release is available here: http://ilascotland.msgfocus.com/c/1aQDrhdZR675C6W     

 
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