Because continuing education is becoming ever more important, both from a personal and a professional perspective, a number of different types of educational financial aid have been created. They are specifically tied to professional fields, your specific status, the region in which you live, etc.
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Financial aid |
For what programs? |
Who does what? |
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are starting a degree-granting programme |
Allocations d’études (Student allowance) |
for degree-granting programmes |
Personal request made to the institution |
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work in the private sector |
Educational leave |
Personal request made to the employer (if UCL has received accreditation for the programme) |
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want to benefit from time off for training |
Crédit-temps (Time-off allowance) |
For all programmes |
Personal request made to the employer |
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work in a SME or as a sole trader in Wallonia |
Walloon Region Educational Vouchers (Chèques-Formation) |
Personal request made to the employer (if UCL has received accreditation for the programme) |
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live in Brussels and work as a sole trader or have been employed for less than 6 months |
Actiris educational vouchers |
For all programmes |
Employer makes request to Actiris |
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work in the Brussels-Capital Region |
Educational Aid |
For all programmes |
Personal request made to the employer |
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work in the German-Speaking Community |
BRAWO programme |
For all programmes |
Personal request made to the employer |
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work at an organisation that is under a Joint Committee |
Educational plans financed by industry-wide funds |
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Personal request made to the Joint Committee |
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