Eligibility Criteria:
| To qualify for a FREE Level 2 online learning course, you must meet the below requirements: |
| You must be aged 19 years or over as at 31/08/21 |
| If you are aged 19-23, you must hold a full Level 2 qualification or above in any subject* (If you are aged 24+ you do not need to have a qualification) |
| You must have lived in the EU for the last three years |
| You must reside in England with a postcode outside of London, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City, Cambridge & Peterborough, Tees Valley, and the West Midlands. |
| You must not be on another funded programme i.e. an apprenticeship or another distance learning or online course |
| You must not have completed this course or a similar course previously |
| You must not be on another distance learning course with another training provider |
| Applicants must also meet the low income and unemployment criteria below. You will only be fully-funded if: |
| You are working but earning less than £20,319 per year or are unemployed and in receipt of benefits, are aged 19 – 23 and have achieved a full Level 2 |
| You are working but earning less than £20,319 per year or are unemployed and in receipt of benefits and are aged 24+ |
*A full Level 2 achievement is equivalent to 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A* to C).
Level 2 qualifications are:
- CSE – grade 1
- GCSE – grades 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 or grades A*, A, B, C
- intermediate apprenticeship
- level 2 award
- level 2 certificate
- level 2 diploma
- level 2 ESOL
- level 2 essential skills
- level 2 functional skills
- level 2 national certificate
- level 2 national diploma
- level 2 NVQ
- music grades 4 and 5
- O level – grade A, B or C
