Personal Learning Account (PLA)
Are you over 19 and living in Wales and earning under £30,596 a year. Is your job at risk, or are you looking to develop your career ? If so, you may be eligible for a Personal Learning Account.
What is PLA Funding?
A Personal Learning Account will allow you to study part-time around your existing responsibilities. It will enable you to obtain the skills and qualifications you need to change your career or progress in your current job. Your study will take place either online or face to face or a combination of them both.
Personal Learning Accounts provide flexible courses and qualifications, which are fully funded by the Welsh Government.
You’ll be able to get new skills and qualifications that local employers need to help you progress your current career or change it altogether.
Did you know if have have been made redundant or unemployed in the past 12 months, you can also access fully funded courses using the Welsh Governments ReAct training programme.
Who is eligible?
Support under the Personal Learning Account (PLA) scheme is available for individuals who:
- Live in Wales
- Want to gain skills/qualifications in priority sectors
- Be 19 years old or over (at course commencement)
In addition, you must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Be employed (including self-employed) earning under the median income of £30,596, or
- A worker on a zero hour contract, or
- Agency staff, or
- At risk of being made redundant, or
- Offenders on day release
Earn over £30,596? You can receive a fully-funded course via the PLA Green or PLA Digital funding scheme, as these have no salary caps!
What courses can I do?
At NILC, we specialise in IT and Project Management and offer over 500 courses and certifications. A few examples of the fully funded skills and qualifications we can help you with are below.
Title
Value
Fully Funded
Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner
Virtual, Classroom, Online
Eligible for PLA
Fully Funded
Title
Value
Fully Funded
Title
Value
Fully Funded
Title
Value
Fully Funded
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
Virtual, Classroom, Online
Eligible for PLA
Fully Funded
Title
Value
Fully Funded
How do I apply?
Contact Us and we will put you in contact with one of our PLA Funding training advisers to discuss your preferred courses in greater detail and outline your next steps. If you are then happy to proceed, we will help arrange the funding for you and be on hand to answer any questions or queries you may have.
Contact Us and speak to one of our PLA funding training advisers today. Contact us by phone, webchat or email to arrange an appointment.
Have a question about PLA funding? Get in contact with us. We're here to help.
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