Individual Learning Account Scotland

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Individual Learning Account Scotland
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Welcome To ILA Scotland

• Policy context
• Scottish Executive funding
• successor to ILA1
• more robust procedures
• delivery partners SAAS and learndirect scotland
• ILA Scotland 200 launched December 2004
• ILA Scotland 100 launched August 2005

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ILA Scotland Overview

• Why ILA Scotland
• widen participation in adult learning
• introduce new, non-traditional learners, to
  learning
• prioritise the needs of certain learner groups
• target funding more effectively, focusing on
  low-income learners
• support the development of a quality learning
  provider base
• ensure a good quality learning experience for
  all learners

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ILA Scotland Overview

• What is ILA Scotland?
• grant to encourage learning
• basic eligibility
• ordinarily resident in Scotland
• aged 18 or over
• ILA Scotland 200
• personal earned income of 18,000 or less pa
• funding of up to 200 per learner year
• launched December 2004

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ILA Scotland Overview

• What is ILA Scotland?
• ILA Scotland 100
• everyone who meets basic eligibility criteria
• funding of up to 100 per learner year
• courses to develop skills that employers are
  looking for
• launched in 2005

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ILA Scotland Overview

• How does ILA Scotland work?
• learner must register with ILA Scotland
• request application pack by calling 0808 100
  1090
• ILA Scotland funding of up to 200 per learner
  year
• funding can be used for one single course or
  several smaller
• courses
• learner must pay personal contribution
• minimum 10 per learning episode

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ILA Scotland Overview

• Eligible ILA Scotland learning
• learning must be ILA Scotland registered
• www.ilascotland.org.uk
• 0808 100 1090
• a wide range of eligible learning for ILA
  Scotland 200
• learning exclusions

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Success Through Partnership

• Partnership Activities
• display of ILA Scotland materials
• ensure staff are familiar with ILA Scotland
  resources
• advise ILA Scotland of local events
• inclusion of ILA Scotland information in
  communications
• internet/intranet
• newsletter
• case studies
• discuss further opportunities for partnership
  working

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ILA Scotland Contact
For partners 0141 285 6065 clairee_at_learndirectsc
otland.com or colinr_at_learndirectscotland.com
www.ilascotland.org.uk/Partner For learning
providers 0141 285 6104 www.ilascotland.org.uk
/Provider For learners 0808 100
1090 www.ilascotland.org.uk