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CAREER DEVELOPMENT LOAN
Career development loans are one of the major strands of the Government's agenda for lifelong learning. Their aim is to help people overcome the financial barriers to learning by making it easier for them to manage, plan and invest in their own learning.
The loan is a deferred repayment bank load designed to help the individuals to pay for vocational education or learning
The programme runs through a partnership arrangement between the learning and Skills Council (LSC) and three high street banks: Barclays, the Co-operative and the Royal bank of Scotland .
The loan can be used to fund full-time, part-time or distance learning course as long as it is vocational and lasts no longer than two years
Applicants must be aged 18years and over and must be ordinarily resident in Great Britain (GB) (i.e. England , Scotland and Wales ) and have an unlimited right to remain within the United Kingdom (UK) and is not subject to any restrictions e.g. if they hold a student visa
Courses covered by the CDL
A stand alone foundation course that leads to employment in its own right
For further information please go to this website www.direct.gov.uk/cdl
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