ILA Scotland

As of March 2007, Fitness Scotland has been an approved ILA Scotland training provider enabling all of our training opportunities to go through the Skills Development Scotland backed scheme. 
ILA Scotland is a simple way to get up to £200 a year towards the cost of learning something new.  It's a Scottish Government scheme for people with an income of £22,000 a year or less or who are on benefits.  The money is not a loan - so you don't have to pay any of it back.

To qualify for ILA Scotland funding you must:

1.       be 16 or over

2.       have an income of £22,000 a year or less

3.       be ordinarily resident in Scotland

Example Applications

(a) Use £195 of your funding towards the Theory Course and still have £5 left in your ILA Scotland to put towards the next stage of your training
(b) Use the full £200 towards the Gym or Exercise to Music Level 2 Course and that leaves you just £250 to pay….its like getting a 50% discount before you have even started
(c) If you are lucky enough for your company to be paying for you to complete the full Level 2 award, you can always use your £200 towards payment of our many workshops including Mature Movers, Stability Ball, Salsa-cise and many more.
 
Process

1. Call 0808 100 1090 for an application pack, complete and return it with proof of income
2. Receive your ILA Scotland confirmation and book onto any FS course quoting your ILA Scotland number to claim funding
3. Once you have attended the course you will receive a token from ILA Scotland which must be returned to the FS office immediately and we will do the rest

Important Notes

1.This could be your first step to a better salary or doing something you really enjoy
2. With so many courses on offer you are sure to find something of interest
3. Learning can be a way to meet new people and have a bit of fun
4. If you are not sure about which direction to follow, call and speak to one of many ILA Scotland advisors who will be more than happy to help you apply or chat to you about what you are looking to do
5. The most important thing to remember is that this money is not a loan – so you don’t have to pay any of it back!
For more information please visit www.ilascotland.org.uk