Professional and Career Development Loans

Professional and Career Development Loans are bank loans that can be used to help pay for work related learning. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year's relevant unpaid practical work). The Young People's Learning Agency will pay the interest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards. The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants and bursaries.

Because the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial product, it should only be considered an option once all other student funding options have been investigated.

For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit Financial help for adult learners or contact Careers Advice on 0800 100 900.

Our learning provider registration number is 08547.