Hiya Mark

As I live in Scotland, ILA which is a Scottish Government scheme that helps you pay for learning that you can do at a time, place, pace and in a way to suit you. It’s for people who have an income of £22,000 a year or less, or who are on benefits.
If you are 16 or over and living in Scotland, you could get up to £500 towards the cost of learning with a learner account from ILA Scotland. As the NEBOSH cert is not considered as higher learning such as an (HNC), (HND) etc. You can get £200 towards the cost of the course. On the ILA scotland website it provides a range of course providers, I did mine through Aberdeen College. I believe Wales do a similar scheme but not sure about England.

Hope that helps a little.

Stuart Sinclair

hello Linda

Im in essex

Mark

some of the companies in your neck of the woods advertise that funding is available for some of their courses. If you search 'essex health and safety funding' in your search engine it may come up.

Alternatively, Essex LSC may be worth a punt as they do fund some training but the NEBOSH may not be covered, look online for their details. If you are really lucky someone in the past may have set up a training fund in their will in your area. It was reported in my local newspaper a few weeks ago that a local woman set money aside in her not inconsiderable will to provide aid with funding for those people in my town who want to do Open University courses. My mate at Uni got his MA part funded from such a local course in Warrington, his home town. Not many about but you may be lucky.

Have you considered distance learning? Cheaper than attending a classroom based course. My NEBOSH General cost £1500 and the Nebosh Fire which I am hoping to start soon will be about £450 as it is distance learning.

If you do get on a course give me a PM, I have loads of excellent resources from my course(will not be breaking copyright) and I live just across the border in Hertfordshire so I could drop it off to you. The offer is ongoing.

Good luck

Martin

Hi Mark,

Ask to see a disability advisor at the job centre. I self funded the Nebosh Construction certificate last year, was made redundant in Septemer and because I've had work related back problems in the past, operation included, they made me an appointment with the disability advisor. She arranged funding for me to take the Nebosh Environmental Management certificate. I can't recall the name of the funding programme but I know there's only so much money in the pot so be quick. The E.M. course cost just short of £1000 so it's worth giving it a try, you could probably do the General via distance learning for around the same figure.
Good luck.

DNW

Hi Emsie

I am sorry, that is not entirely correct. A lot of the funding in the Yorkshire/Humber area fits in entriely the catagory you have mentioned.

One batch of funding for the people on notice or redundancy, another pot for redundant and self referal under x weeks, and then a pot for between that period and 6 months. Then you can progress onto the LWG (work placement) and get minimum wage and some funding to assist you getting a job or creating a job in your LWG placement. Then you get a job and you can get part funding for L3 quals or above.

I guess I should open a "rent a room" and you job seekers can come and get the best of it! LOL

But seriously sometimes its just knowing what to ask and to argue your point. I had one advisor telling me that the NEBOSH was mandatory so they wouldn't fund it.

Regards

Linda