Focus on Lifelong Learning - Oldham Council

Concessionary status
Learners entitled to a concessionary rate do not pay any
fees for qualification courses that are funded by the Skills
Funding Agency. If you are in receipt of a benefit, proof
of this must be shown when you enrol for your course.
Please bring original documents as we are unable to
accept photocopies.
All our courses are for adults aged 19 years and over.
Circumstances that qualify for a concessionary rate on
qualification courses with codes beginning with letter V.
You are:
• in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance
• in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance
(work-related activity only)
• studying a Maths or English (Skills for Life) course
• aged 19-23 on 31st August 2012 and studying at
Entry Level, Level 1 or 2 course (not ESOL) without
having already obtained a Full level 2.
• aged 19-23 on 31st August 2012 and studying your
first Full Level 2 (Full level 2 equates to GCSE level
A- C)
• aged 19-24 on 31st August 2012 and studying your
first Full level 3
You will also be entitled to the concessionary rate if you
are unemployed, you want to enter employment and will
benefit from skills training to do so and you are in receipt of
one of the following benefits.
• Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit (excluding
Single Person Discount)
• Income Support
• Working Tax Credit with a household income of less
than £15,860 (Child Tax Credit is not eligible)
• Pension Guarantee Credit
(Saving Credit only is not eligible).
• Asylum seeker in receipt of Asylum Support
assistance and have permission to work
To claim this concession you must sign a declaration form
confirming that you want to enter employment as well as
bringing proof of the income based benefit
If you have difficulty paying the course fees and are on a
low income you can apply to the Discretionary Learner
Support Fund for financial support when you enrol.
Learners entitled to a concessionary rate for nonqualification
courses that are funded by the Skills Funding
Agency pay a reduced fee.
Circumstances that qualify for a concessionary rate on
courses with codes beginning with the letter C.
You are in receipt of:
• Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit (excluding
Single Person Discount)
• Income Support
• Job Seekers Allowance
• Working Tax Credit with a household income of less
than the designated threshold (£15,860 per annum).
Child Tax Credit is not eligible
• Pension Guarantee Credit (Saving Credit only is not
eligible).
• Employment and Support Allowance (work related
only)
• Asylum seeker in receipt of Asylum Support
assistance.
Specialist courses/workshops
and small groups
Specialist courses are offered at a higher hourly rate.
There is a partial concession on these courses for people
in receipt of the benefits shown above.
We also run some cost recovery courses. These are set at
a competitive rate but have no concessions.
Refunds
We only give a refund if your class closes or if you give
advance notice before the course start date that you will
not be taking up your place on a course.
Other requests for refunds will only be considered in
exceptional circumstances. There is more information on
this in the Policy and Procedure for Fees and refund of
fees.
Although we will do our best to provide our courses and
services as published, we may need to alter, postpone or
cancel courses or services or any aspects of them without
incurring liability. We make every effort to find a suitable
alternative for you should this happen. For example, a
course may close or merge because we have not enrolled
enough learners.
Please note: Although we always do our best
to provide our courses, facilities and services as
agreed, we may need to alter, postpone or cancel
the services or any aspects of them without incurring
liability if circumstances arise beyond our control.
All information about Oldham Lifelong Learning
Service is, as far as possible, accurate at the time of
publication.
72 If your course fee is £60 or more you can pay in 3 equal monthly instalments