I did my first day at college yesterday! 
Loved it!
However, I'm having issues with my funding. Basically (trying to keep this short and sweet), what I'm doing now is the 2365 Level 2, with the aim of finding an apprenticeship for next year to do my NVQ Level 3 as well as my Level 3 Technical Certificate. The problem is that I was planning to take out a Career Development Loan that would - together with my part-time job - see me through college. However, as the course I am doing now is only for a year I would need to start paying it back a month after the course fininshes, which is when I'm (hopefully! Fingers, toes and grandmas crossed) doing my apprenticeship. There's no way I'm gonna be able to afford that!
So, has anyone got any idea what I can do now? And does anyone know of any trusts or charities were I can apply for grants? Any help would be hugely appreciated!
My part-time job will help, but it's event work with casual hours which means I can't rely on it as the hours vary so much. Student loans aren't an option as they are only for people at university, not college.
I'm back at college tomorrow so I'm gonna speak to Student Services and see if they can help me.
And yes, I know I should have sorted it out before starting college but I was still hoping to get an apprenticeship, so doing the 2365 was a last minute decision.
Loved it! However, I'm having issues with my funding. Basically (trying to keep this short and sweet), what I'm doing now is the 2365 Level 2, with the aim of finding an apprenticeship for next year to do my NVQ Level 3 as well as my Level 3 Technical Certificate. The problem is that I was planning to take out a Career Development Loan that would - together with my part-time job - see me through college. However, as the course I am doing now is only for a year I would need to start paying it back a month after the course fininshes, which is when I'm (hopefully! Fingers, toes and grandmas crossed) doing my apprenticeship. There's no way I'm gonna be able to afford that!
So, has anyone got any idea what I can do now? And does anyone know of any trusts or charities were I can apply for grants? Any help would be hugely appreciated!
My part-time job will help, but it's event work with casual hours which means I can't rely on it as the hours vary so much. Student loans aren't an option as they are only for people at university, not college.
I'm back at college tomorrow so I'm gonna speak to Student Services and see if they can help me.
And yes, I know I should have sorted it out before starting college but I was still hoping to get an apprenticeship, so doing the 2365 was a last minute decision.
