Going to Uni to retrain as a paramedic

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Hiya, not sure if this board is for adults retraining but I thought it was the most appropriate!

I'm 28 with a 1yr old DS, I am planning to quit my job and go to uni next September (providing I get the relevant credits from my access course!)

Has anyone else ever left a full time career to go to university? I've never been before so will qualify for all the loans, bursaries etc

I need some help with the maintenance loan, from the gov.uk calculator they are asking for our household income for the previous year which will be x amount meaning I won't get the full amount - will they take into consideration that I am leaving my job to study and therefore our previous years income effectively means nothing?

Hope this makes sense!

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Hi! You need to apply for finance with last years income, and then you can request it to be adjusted if your income has changed by 15% or more - which I imagine it will if you’re leaving your job.

You should be entitled to maintenance loan and any bursaries or scholarships the university offers. I don’t believe paramedic science is a course which qualifies for the NHS bursary.

@Stillabitemo ah thank you! Yes Paramedic Science defintely qualifies for a 5k bursary and upto 2k more if you have dependants.