FUNDED SHORT COURSES
 

The AEB funds education and training for adults aged 19 and above and is a great resource to:
 

Address skill shortages and enable employers to upskill their workforce

Support employees who need to develop in their roles

Help adults improve their job prospects by gaining the new skills and knowledge needed to progress into the workplace or to an apprenticeship

Kick start careers by supporting adults into employment
 

Benefits to you

Take the first step on the career ladder

Gain new skills to support career development

Support a career change

Expand your professional skills set

Boost progression opportunities
 

Courses available

For a full list of our courses, please click here.
 

Funding criteria and eligibility

For learners to be eligible for the course they must:
 

Be aged 19 or above on 31st August within the 2021 to 2022 academic year

Live in England

Have lived within the EU for a minimum of 3 years

Not have already completed the qualification

Not be on any other funded training (e.g. apprenticeship)

Reside in an area where AEB funding support is available – we will help you ascertain this by completing our contact form

In addition, to access a Level 3 Diploma course, learners must:
 

Be unemployed OR

earn under the national living wage (i.e. earn less than £18,525 annual gross salary) OR

earn above the national living wage, but do not already hold a full Level 3* or equivalent qualification or higher
 

* = Definition of a full level 3 qualification - Level 3 is the level of attainment which is demonstrated by a:

• GCE at the advanced (A) level in 2 subjects

• GCE at the AS level in 4 subjects

• QAA Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma at level 3

• Technical, or applied general qualification at level 3

• Core maths at level 3

Please find the AEB Learner Handbook here.