We pay grants for the achievement of approved short qualifications (which take less than one year to complete)
Qualification grants
In 2023 grants for plant training and testing were changed. Information on the plant review and the introduction of new plant standards can be found here.
We pay grants for achieving approved, higher level qualifications (which take more than one year to complete)
We pay grant for achievements in the Specialist Applied-skills Programme (SAP) which leads to a Level 2 or 3 NVQ or SVQ
We pay grants for attendance and achievement on a course that leads to the Scottish Advanced Craft Certificate
We pay grants for work experience completed as part of an approved Further Education course, and subsequent direct employment.