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Education

Whether it is a school for your children or a college or university for the adults in your family, selecting an education provider may be one of your most important choices when you leave the Services.  It may even influence where you decide to live.

Education and training funding for veterans

You can get help paying for qualifications whether you:

  • are planning on leaving the armed forces
  • have already left and want to know more about your options

SAAS grants

The Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) gives financial support to eligible students doing a course of higher education in the UK. If you've been in the armed forces or are the family member of someone in the armed forces who has been living abroad you may be elligible for a SAAS grant. This depends on where you or your family member was a resident when they joined up.

Contact SAAS on 0300 555 0505 to find out if you're eligible.

Enhanced Learning Credit (ELC) scheme

The Armed Forces ELC scheme allows you to apply for money to pay for qualifications. You can apply whether you're still serving in the armed forces or you've already left.

Find out more about which qualifications you can get and how to apply.

 

You can refine your search by level of education and Local Authority area and then click Search.

To refine your searches by local authorities choose from the form below and click search.




Inverness College

John Spencer – Principal
Tel: 01463 273000 Email: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk

3 Longman Road , Longman South, Inverness IV1 1SA

As a large organisation with one of the widest ranging curricula in Scotland, we cater for over 8,500 students. All of our courses are certified, mostly through the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA); and each programme is made up of a grouping of units, which means that we can design you a programme which suits your individual needs.

www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk

Inverness High School

Tel: 01463 233586 Email: inverness.high@highland.gov.uk

Montague Row , Inverness IV3 5DZ

www.inverness.highland.sch.uk/

Inverness Royal Academy

Tel: 01463 222884 Email: ira@highland.gov.uk

Culduthel Road , Inverness IV2 6RE

www.invernessroyal.highland.sch.uk/

Irivine Royal Academy

Tel: 01294 278756 Email: irvineroyal@ea.n-ayrshire.sch.uk

Kilwinning Road , Irvine KA12 8SJ

www.irvineroyal.co.uk

James Watt College

Sue Pinder OBE – Principal
Tel: 01475 724433 Email: enquiries@jameswatt.ac.uk

Finnart Campus , Finnart Street, Greenock PA15 8HF

With four campuses located in the west coast of Scotland, the College offers a diverse range of programmes. Our courses tend to be ‘vocational’ or work related, with a strong practical element where students gain hands-on experience to take into the workplace, further enhancing job prospects.

www.jameswatt.ac.uk