West Malling – South East, South London and North London

Regional Learning Development Officer: Matthew Walters

Matthew Walters, West Malling RLDOMatthew grew up in an Army family with officer parents and now an officer sibling. He has studied Addictive Behaviours and, before becoming an RLDO, spent the last 24 years working in homelessness sector in street outreach, housing, welfare rights, money advice work, and management, predominantly in employment, training and education. Matthew is currently Corps Sergeant Major at his home corps and lives in Kent with his wife Rachel and their son, James.
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Deadlines for Post-graduate Applications and Augmented Board

The deadline for applications to be received for post-graduate study is as detailed in the table below. Applicants will be required to attend an Augmented Board as part of the application process. Line manager approval(To be received by LM at the latest by:) ​SISTAD funding application(All paperwork to be received by SISTAD by:) ​Augmented board(To

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How We Decide What is Funded

We are bound by the relevant learning and development policy and procedures for employees​, officers ​and Territorial Envoys. Each application is considered on its own merit. Learning and Development Officers are available to support and guide you through the funding process. The criteria that applications are judged against are: Funding cannot be given for courses

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Funding Limits

In line with the current procedures for learning and development, applicants must be aware of the funding limits when applying for courses. Courses up to and including certificate level (Higher Education Level 1), S/NVQ awards and QCF awards level to Level 5:£3,500 Courses at diploma level (Higher Education Level 2) and QCF awards Levels 6

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Accommodation Needs

If you have particular accommodation needs on one of our residential courses, please do get in touch with us. If you are concerned that a start time (e.g. 9am) is early when taking into consideration travel needs, please do talk to us as we may be able to arrange accommodation for the night before.

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