I had a feeling it would happen!
I am currently on a 2 year training program. I’m almost done with year 1 and have received great grades so far! I am expected to make the next and final payment in September so I can complete the remainder of the course.
It’s expensive and even after a discount from the uni, it’s not something I could have afforded. So I applied for a sponsorship and after a long 3 months of interviews and applications etc they funded my tuition for year 1. I was told I would have to reapply for my second year but this would not be an issue and a is a “guarantee”. I remember asking what if I don’t get it the second year? They said it’s never happened as you get put on a priority list if they did a partial payment so they fund your whole learning. Great, so I thought …
I contacted them regarding the application for this year and just heard back. They are not sure if they running the program this year! They are awaiting a final response but said it’s quite late in the year and usually it’s running by now so they can’t make any promises / seems unlikely.
I’m gutted. I know I am lucky to have had the first year paid for but without completing it, I won’t receive the qualification I’m working towards. I’ve tried to see if I can self-find but not something I can do right now. The past 7 months have been tough juggling work, studying and raising Dc but every time I got a result back or good feedback, it’s felt so worth it. I still have exams and observations coming up and feel sad knowing I’ll be putting hours in but won’t be continuing in September :(
Just waiting for it to sink in. I know it’s not the end of the world and I’ll have a new dream soon enough, just disappointing nonetheless!