Unversity Exchange under a Tier 5 YMS

Hello, I am a student at a Canadian university, and in January I am doing an exchange to an English university for 5 months. However I am also hoping to work for 4 months after my schooling in England finishes, so I got a Tier 5 Youth Mobility visa for my time in England, because the Tier 4 student visa wouldn't allow me to work for that long after only 5 months of study. Everything I have read says that I'm allowed to participate in privately-funded studies under a tier 5 visa, yet I havent heard of anyone doing a study abroad program under Tier 5. Has anyone done this or heard about it? Any information would be really appreciated!!!

You are correct. I feel like I got info to this effect when I got my visa, but confirmed it on the website of the Home Office anyway.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... dance1.pdf

I think the only reason people don't do it is because it's a non-traditional route and they just haven't thought about it, or because they want to have the option to work and live in the UK for the full two years after their graduation. The tier 5 is definitely a better option if you have to work while on exchange. The tier 4 limits you to twenty hours a month.