CTC definition of education NVQ3 providers

nicsmum

Morning all, first post ever - so please be gentle.

My daughter has got a part-time job with a major chain of restuarants, she is 16 and has left school. She was intending going to a 6th form to do her A Levels but has recently changed her mind.

I know that the law has changed and she has to do something. Her company has arranged for her to do NVQ3 (using an external training company), but I believe they will be coming to store to do the training and assessments. She currently has a contract for 12 hours but sometimes picks up extra shifts.

Would this enable me to continue receiving CTC. I'm confused because on the website it says

Full-time, non-advanced education will usually be in a school or college, studying for qualifications like:
A levels, or similar qualifications like Pre-U or the International Baccalaureate
Scottish Highers
NVQ at Level 3

but also says

You can't get Child Tax Credit if your child is doing:
higher education, such as a course at university level
education provided by their employer
education provided through any office they hold - for example if your child has an official role such as scout leader or councillor, and the education is provided as part of that role


As I said above an outside training company will be providing the education/training, and it is an NVQ 3, it has been arranged by her company but is this cosndiered "provided by their employer". Sorry to ramble, but I've been trying to make sense of this. Even the Tax Credit helpline couldn't help me.

Thank you in advance,

A very bewildered mum x

FRESTER

This is education provided by a employer and you wouldn't be entitled to tax credits.

Dunroamin

The young person needs to be in FT education for you to claim child related benefits (as it says in your quote), not working FT and studying PT.

nicsmum

My query is, who is the provider of the education - is the employer who has organised it, or the training company who is actually doing the teaching and assessment.

My daughter is not working full time, just 12 hours most weeks with the odd extra shift now and then

nicsmum

Sorry sent before I was ready. It also says that an NVQ 3 is full time education, its the provision of it that I stuck on x

jacques_chirac

nicsmum wrote: »

Sorry sent before I was ready. It also says that an NVQ 3 is full time education, its the provision of it that I stuck on x

No, they give an NVQ as an example of what may count as full time education, depending on how it is provided/ hours studying etc.

On the information given, you will not have a continued entitlement to CTC.

nicsmum

Thank you, I initially thought that was the case, but when I spoke to the helpline they weren't sure and I just didn't want to not claim it if I was entitled.