Partner Zone
This part of the site has been developed to assist organisations who work with and support individuals on a daily basis.
The partner zone provides you with all the information and guidance materials you will need to help you support your service users, volunteers and colleagues to access ILA Scotland.
You can also use the partner zone to learn about opportunities to work in partnership with ILA Scotland.
ILA500 – Operational Changes - March 2011
In 2010, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning approved delivery and funding of the ILA500 scheme through the Students’ Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2007, as amended, rather than through the existing ILA Scotland regulations.
This change means that from 1 April 2011 the scheme formerly known as ‘ILA500’ will be delivered solely by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) as a ‘part-time fee grant’. There will be very little impact on eligibility rules other than students will now have to comply with the existing residency criteria SAAS administers for full-time support. This will be reflected in the application form from the start of April.
Up to 31 March 2011, students should continue to apply for an application pack at www.ilascotland.org.uk. From the 1 April 2011, students should download an application form from the SAAS website (www.saas.gov.uk). The part-time section of the SAAS website has been revised to reflect the changes and SAAS will also issue updated operational rules to all institutions.
This change should streamline the process for students and universities/colleges, as well as providing anticipated administrative and cost saving efficiencies for both SAAS and Skills Development Scotland (SDS).
Please note that this change does not affect the ILA200 scheme which will continue to be jointly delivered by SAAS and SDS.
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