Invest in Your Future with Fully Funded Education Opportunities!
In light of recent events, some of us may have experienced changes in our jobs and/or considered a change in direction with our careers. As we are likely aware change can offer opportunities for growth, it can help us to become more resilient and adaptable. So what better time to retrain or upskill your professional profile?
Now is the perfect time to take the opportunity to make a positive change towards your future career, for free!
With this in mind, we are delighted to share that residents of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire are now able to receive funding from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA). This includes most PE and CB postcodes.
Eligible learners are now able to apply for range of fully funded, high quality education and training courses to retrain and upskill.
Click here to see Level 2 and Functional Skills eligibility requirements
- Learners must live within the CPCA postcode
- For both Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications, the learner must be over 19 on the 31st August 2020. This will change to the 31st August 2021 in the next funding year (after 1 August 2021).
- We can fully fund learners who are 19+ if it is their first full level 2. In addition, we can fund 19-23 year olds if it is their first full level 3, Level 1 to support progression to a first full level 2, or Level 2 for those who already have a full level 2 if they are unemployed.
- Residents in receipt of low wages (and applying for a Level 2) earning less than £18,000 may also be eligible for full funding.
- For Functional Skills, learners who are 19+, live within the CPCA postcodes and who have not completed Level 2 English or Maths will be eligible.
Click here to see Level 3 eligibility requirements
- Learners must live within the CPCA postcode
- For the Level 3 National Skills Fund courses, students must be 24+
- Learners must not have completed a full Level 3 before.
We currently offer a range of courses which meet the requirements for us to offer fully funded learning opportunities. Some of the courses can be completed via distance learning meaning, so long as you meet the eligibility requirements, you can learn from the comfort of your own home or workplace!
Courses available for Level 2 and Functional Skills
- C&G Level 2 Functional Skills in English
- C&G Level 2 Functional Skills Maths
- C&G Level 2 Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants
- C&G Level 2 Certificate in Work-Based Animal Care
- C&G Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care – Online Learning
- VetSkill Level 2 Certificate in Veterinary Care Support
- C&G Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants
- C&G Level 2 Diploma in Countryside and Environment
- AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping
- AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting
- VetSkill Level 2 Certificate for Veterinary Receptionists
- C&G Level 2 Certificate in assisting veterinary surgeons in the monitoring of animal patients under anaesthesia and sedation
If you have any questions relating to funding, please do not hesitate to contact us at funding@caw.ac.uk, we hope to hear from you soon!
