ELCAS Courses - Training for the Armed Forces

ELCAS stands for the Enhanced Learning Credits Administrative Service. It’s a government scheme set up specifically to support people transitioning out of military service by providing funding for your qualifications. The scheme works through partnership with a wide a selection of education and training providers across the UK.

ELCAS can be used to fund qualifications across a range of professions, including electricians, construction workers, engineering and tech, security, and most relevant to us, fitness instructors and personal trainers.

The amount of support that you’re entitled to varies depending on your length of service, with longer service lengths granting you access to more funding.

Specifically, ELCAS works through yearly claims, and you can claim up to three times in total (3 separate years)

• If you have 4-7 years of service, you can claim £1000 each time
• If you have 8 years+ service, you can claim £2000 each time

ELCAS funding is for up to 80% of a training course, up to the value of the amounts accrued. You will need to pay a 20% contribution towards the cost of your chosen course. The lower the price of the course, the smaller amount your personal contribution will be.

For more information around claiming visit ELCAS Claims

No. Only approved courses (at level 3 or above) delivered by approved providers are eligible for ELCAS funding. The simplest way to check is by using the ELCAS approved provider search function.

If your course is eligible you can contact ELCAS to receive a Claim Authorization Note (CAN), which you can then present to the course provider when you book.

Leaving the military and changing career is a big step. Fitness courses provide you will a well-proven path to get you highly qualified and earning within a reasonable timeframe. Providers have been working with ELCAS for years, they’re affordable, and they get you into the workplace in under 18 months, whereas university courses would cost close to ten times as much and take double the time.

What’s more, The UK fitness industry is currently worth over 5 billion pounds, with almost 7000 health and fitness clubs serving more around 7 million members every year. The industry is also varied, with work opportunities including fitness instructors, class instructors, personal trainers, gym managers, assistance managers, tutors and educators.

We have been producing elite personal trainers for over 25 years and are a preferred supplier of resettlement training packages. Below are a number of reasons to choose a course with us as you transition into civilian life.