If you are in receipt of any of the benefits listed below you may enrol FREE OF CHARGE, providing you display evidence of being in receipt of the benefit ( e.g. benefit book, letter from benefits agency, pension book) this information will be treated as confidential, our administration staff will need proof for just a few minutes and will give the evidence back to you.

JOBSEEKERS ALLOWANCE

INCOME BASED STATE BENEFIT

PENSION CREDIT (Guaranteed credit only)

WORKING TAX CREDIT

UNWAGED DEPENDANT OF SOMEONE IN RECEIPT OF ANY OF THE ABOVE


Subsidies for low income learners

A student with a personal income of less than £90.00 per week will be asked to pay a subsidy of £50.00, this includes senior citizens, old age pension recipients and old age allowance recipients that are NOT in receipt of income support top-up. Students who are not in any of the above categories will be asked to pay a subsidy of £90.00 per year although this is discounted to a single £75.00 if the subsidy is paid at the beginning of the study.

FAST TRACK subsidies are offered for a number of our I.T. qualifications, the cost dependant upon the number of study hours, the amount of one-to-one support offered, and the amount of training resources that we supply. As a general rule of thumb the ECDL Essentials (ITQ Level 1) qualification can be achieved in ten weeks, at an average cost of £125.00. Please request further details directly from the Centre.

The Centre operates a LEARNER SUPPORT FUND - to help learners in financial difficulties. Please enquire at the Centre for application to the fund.

Non-accredited learning - (Personal and Community Development Learning)

From September 2011 we will be offering a small number of introductory ICT (computer) sessions, aimed at those people who want to learn new skills, but without the need for a nationally recognised qualification.

These sessions will deliver Entry level, and level 1 modules, such as Computers for the Terrified, Introduction to Windows 7 operating system, Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010, Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2010 and Image Manipulation (subject to variation and demand).

For further details please contact the Centre.