If the qualification you want to study can be funded via an advanced learner loan, you may wish to consider this funding route.
What is it?
An advanced learner loan is a loan you can get from the Student Loan Company if you are aged 19 or over and are studying an approved qualification at level 3 and above.
Will I be eligible?
If you are 19 or older, have lived in the UK for more than three years, and are studying an approved qualification, you are likely to qualify for a loan.
In certain circumstances, you may still be eligible even if you have not lived in the UK for three years. All applications are assessed by the Student Loans Company, and their decision is final.
What is an approved qualification?
The government reviews and selects which qualifications are eligible for advanced learner loan funding each year. On our course pages, you can easily see whether a loan is available as a funding option for each qualification.
How does it work?
The process is quite straightforward. You apply for the loan online using details supplied by us, then once your loan has been approved, you can start your qualification. The student loan company will pay us directly so when your application is complete, there is nothing else for you to worry about apart from getting qualified!
What about paying it back?
You won’t pay anything at all until the April after you’ve finished your training. Then the amount you will need to pay back will depend on how much you earn.
If you started your course between 1st September 2012 and 31st July 2023, you will be on repayment plan 2. This means that you will only repay when your income is over £27,295 a year.
If you started your course on or after 1st August 2023, you will be on repayment plan 5. This means that you will only repay when your income is over £25,000 a year.
Once you are earning the relevant amount, you will only need to repay 9% of your income over the threshold.
For more information including a repayment calculator, please go to