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Covering the Cost of Your Course
£84 TA212-CLPC Deane Road
If you are aged 60 or over at the start of the course, you will be entitled to have your fees waived, whether you are in employment or not. You will need a bus pass, birth certificate or driving licence to enrol, as proof of your age. If you’re under 60, you may be entitled to have your fees waived for beginner type courses if you receive one of the following benefits - evidence of benefit must be dated within 3 months of enrolment date:
• JSA • ESA (WRAG) • Universal Credit • Income Support • Working Tax Credit • Housing Benefit • Council Tax Benefit (not single person discount)
Courses with AD or CLFS in the course code
£3,022 BA152-AD15 Deane Road
£70 CO444-CLFS Deane Road
Up to Level 2
Carpentry & Joinery Diploma Level 2: C&G i Q 2 £1,828 TI002-AD02 Deane Road
You may be entitled to have your fees waived for a course up to Level 2 if you: 1) Are unemployed and receive an eligible benefit and are taking the course to help you find employment or improve your current employment situation and the course is relevant to your job prospect. Evidence of benefit/s must be preferably dated within 3 months of enrolment date and not more than 6 months prior. Eligible benefits are:
• JSA including National
Insurance credit only • ESA (WRAG) • Income Support • Working Tax Credit • Housing Benefit • Council Tax Benefit (not single person discount) • Universal Credit - Work Preparation Group, Work Focused Interview Group, Work
Related Requirement Groups
2) Work and earn less than £20,888 per year: This will need to be evidenced by one wage slip dated within 3 months of the COURSE START DATE or your current employment contract which states your gross wage.
3) If you don’t already have a full Level 2 qualification in any subject and need to study at a lower level in order to progress to Level 2: A full Level 2 qualification is equivalent to one A Level pass, two or three AS Levels, five or more GCSEs grades A*-C/9-4 or an NVQ 2. There are other qualifications which are equivalent to a full Level 2 so please ask if you are unsure. You will be asked to sign a self-declaration at enrolment.
Level 3 courses if you are aged 19 - 23 at the start of the course
Level 3
Carpentry & Joinery Diploma Level 3: CITB i Q 3 Various 10/09/2022 09:00 10.5 36 Free* or
You may be entitled to have your fees waived if you do not already have a full Level 3 qualification in any subject. A full Level 3 qualification is equivalent to two or more A Level passes, four or more AS Levels, or an NVQ 3 Diploma (subsidiary or above). There are other qualifications which are equivalent to a full Level 3 so please ask if you are unsure. You may be asked to sign a self-declaration form at enrolment. There are new opportunities for adult learners to undertake selected Level 3 qualifications for free, especially Greater Manchester residents. For more details please see our latest fees information at www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/fees You may be able to take out an Advanced Learner Loan: Please visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans for more information. If you have any questions about whether a loan is right for you please contact The Money Advice Service via moneyadviceservice.org.uk or call 0300 500 5000.
Full cost recovery courses with IG in the course code
You may be able to take out an Advanced Learner Loan: Level 3 or Higher Please visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans for more information. If you have any questions about whether a loan is right for you please contact The Money Advice Service via moneyadviceservice.org.uk or call 0300 500 5000.
For Access to HE Diploma courses only:
If you use an Advanced Learner Loan to pay for your Access to HE Diploma course and you go on to successfully complete an applicable HE course the outstanding balance of your Advanced Learner Loan may be cancelled. Please see our separate ‘Advanced Learner Loan’ information sheet.
Full Cost Courses
DIY Plastering (No 1) £ Tue 25/09/2022 18:00 3 10 PL888-IGD1 Deane Road
See below for details on how you can pay for your course. All learners pay for these courses.
Residency of Learners (Not applicable to full cost courses) If you are a non-UK national and have been living in the EEA/EU/UK for 3+ years then you will need to upload evidence of your EU Settlement Scheme status. This can be your EUSS share code. If you are have one of the following immigration statuses then you will be required to upload evidence of this: • Refugee status • Discretionary, Exceptional or Indefinite leave to enter or remain • Humanitarian protection • Leave outside the rules • Afghan Locally Engaged Staff under the intimidation policy • The husband, wife, civil partner or child of any of the above • Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 leave • Calais leave to remain • Asylum Seeker and has lived in the country for 6 months or longer
How can you pay for your course?
1) You can payforyourcourse in full bycredit/debit cardwhenyou enrol online. You cannot currentlypayonline byinstalments butwe hope to bring this facilitytoyou soon. 2) You can also enrol online ifyou do not have to paythe fees oryou are using an Advanced LearnerLoan to payforthe course. Youwill need to upload evidence ofyourbenefits and income as applicable. Instalment payments maybe available forin-college enrolments forcourses over£150 and more than 12weeks long. The total cost ofthe course is split into sixequal payments.Youwill need to paythe first onewhenyou enrol. Ifyou enrol beforeyourcourse starts in Septemberthe second paymentwill not come out until 1st October.Youwill needyourbankcard and branch details. These must be inyourname. All fees must be paid before the course end date and therefore the numberofinstalments maybe reduced. Ifyou do not payforyourcourse,youwill need to bring evidence ofyourbenefit orincome.
Information you may need to enrol
For more information on the evidence you need to provide during the enrolment process please visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/fees We advise you to read this before starting the enrolment process. If you have applied for a course and received an offer you may need to upload/bring details of your existing qualifications. Your invitation to enrol will have further guidance.
If you are struggling to enrol online then you can visit us in College for support. Please see our website for enrolment support times
Course Key
i Interview required before you can enrol or make a payment.
Full-cost course. Free or reduced tuition fees do not apply. You can pay online for most full-cost courses.
Free*
Free Level 2 course tuition for anyone who does not already hold a full Level 2 qualification or higher in any subject. Enrolling on eligible courses only.
Free* Free CLPC course for anyone aged 60 on 31st August of the year the course starts, or aged 60 on the start date of the course. Q Learners enrolling on these courses must bring their prior qualification certificates with them to enrolment.
Free or Conc
Learners may be entitled to a free course or concession (reduced fee) depending on their circumstances. Contact your nearest centre or visit www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/fees to check if you are eligible.
Free*
Free Level 3 course tuition for anyone aged 19-23 (aged 19 on 31st August/aged 23 on the day they start the course) who does not already hold a full Level 3 qualification or higher in any subject. Enrolling on eligible courses only.
• EligiblelearnersmayonlyreceiveoneFree*courseatLevel2andoneFree*courseatLevel3. • Ifyoureceivefreecoursetuition,youmaystillneedtopayothercostssuchasmaterialsorexamfees. • Some£(full-cost)coursesmaybeavailableforfundingatotherinstitutions. • TheCollegereservestherighttocancelcoursesifstudentnumbersareinsufficientforthemtorun,andto changecoursequalificationsifthequalificationisnolongereligibleforpublicfunding.
