If you are aged 19-23, meet the residency criteria and do not have any of the following qualifications listed below, you may be entitled to have your course fees paid for your first Level 3 course:

  • A Levels (2 or more advanced level passes), 4 or more AS Levels (for AS qualifications regulated before 1 September 2015)

  • QCF Diploma Level 3 

  • QAA Access to HE 

  • Advanced 14-19 Diploma

  • GNVQ Advanced 

  • NVQ level 3

  • AVCE double award

  • Tech Levels which are in the 16-19 Performance Tables 

  • Applied Generals which are in the 16-19 Performance Tables (from 1 August 2015) 

  • QCF Certificate at Level 3 which is 30 to 36 credits 

  • From 1 August 2015 vocational qualifications of 300 GLH or more that are on the level 2 and level 3 legal entitlement qualification list

  • QCF Dip/Cert/Award Level 4

  • HNC, NVQ Level 4 

  • Level 4 Professional Dip/Cert

  • Certificate of Higher Education

  • QCF Dip/Cert/Award Level 5 

  • HND

  • NVQ Level 5

  • Foundation Degrees

  • QCF Dip/Cert/Award Level 6,  

  • Bachelor’s Degrees (BA)

  • QCF Dip/Cert/Award Level 7

  • Continuing Education Diploma

  • Doctorates (PHD)

  • Masters Degrees (MA)

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