Managed Service on behalf of
Graduate Sponsorship
The Local Authority is committed to growing a
well-qualified workforce and therefore is continuing to offer
sponsorship to those who meet the criteria below:
- Only one candidate per
setting can apply for funding (including Registered Childminders)
unless the setting is in a 30% disadvantaged area when it will be
max of 2. Funding will only be offered to candidates that are
working in a setting where there IS NOT a graduate already employed
(unless they are to be the second graduate in nominated 30% areas)
*if you are unsure if your setting is in a 30% area or not,
please contact a member of the workforce development team on 01522
552756
- Candidates MUST have been employed in their
current position (or registered as a Childminder) for 6 months
minimum, prior to making an application for funding
- Candidates MUST be working for a minimum of
25 hours per week in a single setting (for a minimum of 35 weeks
per year) in a leadership role
- Candidtes MUST be working in an early years
PVI setting in Lincolnshire. *The decision is based on
the address of the setting, not the address of the growing
graduate, for example if you live in Grimsby but work in Louth you
would be eligible to apply but not if the situation were the other
way around.
- Candidates must be committed to working
towards Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) within 2 years of
completing the Foundation Degree
- Applicants must hold a GCSE (A-C) or
equivalent in both English & Maths (these must be recognised as
appropriate for entry to the EYPS pathway
GCSE English or equivalent
(definition)
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“EYPS candidates must have a GCSE grade C or
above in English and Mathematics, or a recognised equivalent, to
complete one of the EYPS training and assessment Pathways”
“Level 2 key skills in application of number
and communication, and certificates in adult literacy and adult
numeracy, are not sufficient to meet this requirement.
Although they are at the same level of the national qualifications
framework (NQF) as GCSE A-C grades, they do not cover the full
breadth of knowledge demanded by GCSEs.”
“Equivalency Testing” provide equivalent GCSE
testing for students who have not reached the standard grade in
previous learning institutions.
“If you are unsure about the equivalence of a
qualification gained overseas, please contact the National Academic
Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) at ECCTIS Ltd, Oriel House,
Oriel Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1XP (Tel: 01242
260010).”
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It should be understood by the student that they will be
responsible for paying the difference if the course fees exceed the
sponsorship amount.
A maximum of £1000 will be paid per annum to
support the cost of the Foundation Degree level 5 / BA level 6 (as
long as it is a recognised degree that would be accepted on the
full EYP pathway).
Student loans should be available from each
educational organisation, it should be noted its is the
responsibility of the candidate to investigate this.
| Full-time and part-time students who start their course
after 1 September 2012 begin paying back their student loan once
they earn more than £21,000 year.
Repayments for courses starting after 1
September 2012 won't begin until April 2016.
For example, if your course finishes in June
2015 and you get a job paying £25,000 in September 2015, you start
repayments in April 2016.
If your income falls below £21,000 a year,
your repayments stop.
If you're a part-time student earning more
than £21,000 a year you start repaying your loan in the April four
years after starting your course. This applies even if you're still
studying.
Students can pay back all or some of their
loan at any time without incurring an early repayment charge.
www.direct.gov.uk
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Note: funded trainees will be expected
to remain within the early years workforce for 2 years following
graduation or they may be required to repay a percentage of
payments made.
FUNDING APPROVAL FOR THE 2012/2013
PERIOD DOES NOT MEAN THAT FEES FOR APRIL 2011 ONWARDS WILL BE
GUARANTEED, if a course continues beyond this period a
further application will be required as Government funding
allocations vary in their criteria and target audience – a
completed application form will be required for each request for
funding
If the funding awarded has not been claimed
within 3 months of the approval, applicants will have to re-apply
for the funds and will be subject to any new criteria at the time
of application.
If you have any queries regarding this process
please don’t hesitate to contact a member of the Birth to Five
Service Workforce Development Team on 01522 552756
Click on the button below to download
the Sponsorship application form
