| ITA Funding |

ITA is funding that’s available from Skills Development Scotland’s Individual Training Accounts (ITA), which can be used as full or part payment towards courses that are available from Hawkhill Training Services.

You could be entitled to £200 worth of funding to build up your skills to get a job, and because it’s not a loan, you don’t need to worry about paying it back!

To ensure Individual Training Accounts meet the needs of learners and the overall aims of the scheme, training providers must demonstrate the quality and outcomes of their courses. 
ITA courses are selected and monitored according to the positive outcomes they can offer learners and their career prospects. Individual Training Accounts aim to improve work-related skills and qualifications, with the aim of getting learners the qualifications they need to better their career prospects.

They align to the training definitions set out by the Scottish Government.

All ITA Courses must be in one of the curriculum area’s aligned to the Scottish Governments Labour Market Strategy Plan which includes:

·         Social Care
·         Transport

By increasing the employability of those seeking employment and those who are in low paid work looking for progress, Individual Training Accounts allow employers access to a trained and motivated workforce.

You could receive up to £200 towards a single course or training episode within a 12 month period. 
ITA Funding could be right for you if you meet the following criteria:

• 16 or over, not in education or involved in any other SDS funded programme;
• Unemployed and looking to get back into work;
• Employed in a low-income job, earning less than £22,000 per year and looking to progress in your career;
• Resident in Scotland

To be accepted for funding through Skills Development Scotland’s Individual Training Accounts (ITA), evidence must be provided to Skills Development Scotland’s Lifelong Learning and Employability.  Evidence must be provided as part of the Booking Process in order to validate and secure a candidate’s space on a course.

It is the responsibility of the Training Centre (Hawkhill Training Services) to validate that learners applying for ITA Funding meet the funding eligibility set out by SDS.
We do this by requesting evidence from candidates which must be provided after the submission of an application for ITA Funding

Evidence Provided must be:

• original documents, or
• copies that are signed, valid and legible.

You will not be eligible for ITA Funding if you are:

• in school
• in further or higher education
• participating in training funded by Community Jobs Scotland or Skills Development Scotland (including Modern Apprenticeship training, Employability Fund training or Work Able Scotland training).

If you are currently in work, you must show that your income does not exceed £22,000 a year.  This can be evidenced by means of:

• valid P60 form (year end tax certificate) from HMRC or;
• three most recent payslips

If you are self-employed, you must show that your income for the previous year did not exceed £22,000. This can be evidenced by means of:

• a clear and valid copy of your HMRC tax return, or
• a clear and valid copy of an SA302 given to you by HMRC

If you receive benefits, you could be eligible if you receive certain qualifying benefits. These are:

• Jobseekers Allowance
• Income Support
• Invalid Care Allowance
• Incapacity Benefit
• Child Tax Credit
• Pension Credit
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Universal Credit.

This can be evidenced by means of:

• a clear and valid copy of letter from the Department for Work and Pensions, dated no earlier than three months before the date of booking the course
• a legible screenshot of your latest payment through Univeral Credit, which must show your full name, address and payment amount.

If you are not in receipt of benefits, unemployment or are self-employed you must complete a null status declaration form, which must be signed and dated.

Evidence to support your ITA Funding Application can be provided to our Training Centre after the submission of your ITA Application by the following methods:

1. In person – by bringing with you, original copies of the evidence listed above to our Training Centre located at 33 Hawkhill, Dundee, DD1 5DH. 
   Please ensure you bring photographic ID with you.
   1. Your evidence and ID will be photocopied, and you will be required to sign and date each page individually.
   2. These will then be countersigned by the Trainer
   3. These will then be uploaded to Skills Development Scotland as part of the Proof of Income requirement (POI)
      
      
2. By email – Provide your Proof of Income evidence by email by sending scanned copies to info@hawkhilltraining.co.uk 

Your email must include

1. 1. Your full name
   2. Your National Insurance Number
   3. Contact Telephone Number
   4.  A scanned copy of your Photographic ID
   5. A scanned copy of your Evidence to support your Proof of Earnings (POI)

Proof of ITA Eligibility MUST be received, verified and processed by our Training Centre prior to any learner placements being secured on our ITA Funded Courses.

 You can apply for SDS ITA Funding by clicking the button below

In order to apply for funding from Skills Development Scotland for ITA, please click the button below.
This will take you direct to the SDS ITA Website to apply for funding on the courses delivered by Hawkhill Training.

Where the overall cost of a Course exceeds the full amount of your ITA Funding entitlement, learners will be responsible for making up any remaining amounts including VAT if applicable.

Example: 

Where a learner wishes to participate in a course which costs £250 – ITA Funding will cover the first £200, and the learner will be responsible for paying the remaining balance of £50.
Any outstanding balances must be paid in full prior to the course starting.