Enhanced learning credits+service leavers..

[ex_matelot]

Have just found out that as a service leaver (Left a year ago) Im still entitled to use my learning credits for ten years!!I thought this was too good to be true and enquired further,I was assured It was the case and was told £1000 etc etc for up to 10 years.

Has anybody made use of these as a civilian?What courses can they be used on and..do they wrap you up in so much red tape that its hardly worth pursuing?

Cheers.

[pma 32dd]

Different service to your nom de plume but this might help

http://www.learning-forces.org.uk/

[ex_matelot]

Thanks PMA, will have a look.

Anybody here got personal experience of using them as a civvy?Is it all as straight forward as they lead you to believe?

[Ginger Beer]

Only difference as I understand it, is that they are taxed once you have left whereas they are tax free amounts whilst serving.

The rest of the criteria should remain the same, except for the courses needing to be in the interests of the service once out:confused:

Ginge

[Shaky Ken]

I left the RAF this time last year, and the last signature I got from my boss was on my learning credits chit for an OU course. Sent the form direct to the OU and they knocked 80% off my course fees. Well worth the paperwork - considering it was only a single sheet!

[ex_matelot]

Cheers all,

Have just sought out and phoned the navy elcas office at Collingwood,they directed me to here..http://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com

Now to decide what im going to specialise in!!

[rafloo]

How can they be tax free if youre in the Forces but Taxed if your not???? Is that legal?

[Tourist]

So what is the most entertaining/frivolous thing that anyone has managed to get ELC's to pay for

[airborne_artist]

So what is the most entertaining thing that anyone has managed to get ELC's to pay for?

SAC learns pole dancing on resettlement (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4526607.stm)