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University of the West of Scotland


IT Academy

Pricing and Funding

Please note that module fees are subject to change each academic session.

Short Courses

Short Course Delegate – Non Undergraduate (Non student & In-class only)

  • £100 per day of a fixed term course
    i.e. 5 day course = £500.

Academic Courses

  1. Standard Undergraduate (Home/EU resident, both In-class & Online)
  2. Government Fee Waiver for Standard Undergraduate (Home/EU resident, both In-class & Online)
    • £0 per module based on part-time study as long as the individual meets the Government Fee Waiver criteria.
    • Government Fee Waiver is only available to a maximum of the standard priced Standard Undergraduate module, to a maximum of 5 modules in any one full academic session / year.
  3. International IT Academy Undergraduate (Non Home/EU resident)
    • £730 per module based on part-time online study and where the individual does not meet the Home/EU student funding criteria (from September 2011)
    • £1425 per module based on part-time in-class study and where the individual does not meet the Home/EU student funding criteria
    • More information on the New Student Information page

Individual Learning Accounts (ILA200)

If you are over 16 and earn £22,000 a year (or less) then an ILA200 account could help you fund your chosen course.

  • More information at the Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) funding page and at the ILA Scotland website
  • IT Academy students on Academic modules may be eligible for £200 funding
  • IT Academy delegates on Professional courses may be eligible for £200 funding

Part-time Fee Grants (formerly known as ILA500)

If you are over 16 and earn £22,000 a year (or less) then a Part-time Fee Grant of up to £500 could help you fund your chosen courses.

  • More information at the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) website
  • IT Academy students on Academic modules may be eligible for a Part-time Fee Grant of up to £500 if the individual is studying a part-time Higher Education course and completes at least 40 academic credits (normally 2 modules) per year
  • IT Academy delegates on Short Courses will not be eligible for a Part-time Fee Grant

Help for Scottish Businesses

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) currently offer 'Flexible Training Opportunities' which give Scottish businesses with under 150 employees the chance to apply for up to £5,000 towards training costs.  The deadline for businesses to register their application is 31st March 2012 and the training must be complete by 30th June 2012.

Further funding information

CISCO Networking Academy
Certified Internet Web Professional
CompTIA
Adobe Authorised Training Centre
Microsoft IT Academy Programme
Oracle Academy
SAP University Alliances

IT Academy
School of Computing
University of the West of Scotland
E-Block South
Paisley Campus
Paisley
PA1 2BE

Tel: 0141 848 3540
Fax: 0141 848 3542

E-Mail:
itacademy@uws.ac.uk