FEES

You can pay by cash, credit or debit card (Mastercard/Visa/Switch/Delta) or a cheque made payable to London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, with your guarantee card details written on the back.

Please note where a refund is approved we are able to do this immediately for card payments but for fees paid by cash or cheque it will be processed within one week. Most fees include basic equipment but you may need to buy additional materials. Fees for accredited courses include the examination fee unless otherwise stated in the course details. If only one fee is shown against a course, there are no concessions.

There are three fees for most courses:

Full fee for residents of UK or other EU countries.
Concessionary fee for UK residents in receipt of means tested benefits.
Non EU fee for people who are not eligible for subsidy from the Learning and Skills Council. These fees represent the full cost of providing the course.

CONCESSIONS

Concession fees are available to people who are in receipt of job seeker’s allowance, income support, incapacity benefit, severe disability allowance or other means tested benefit. Evidence will be required in the form of a letter dated within the last six months showing entitlement to benefit.

CONC £R

Where you see this symbol £R there is no charge for tuition, just a registration fee of £18 This is only paid once per academic year, however many courses you enrol on. On some courses you may still have to pay for materials and the examination fee if applicable.
If only one fee is shown against a course, there are no concessions. Most fees include basic equipment but you may need to buy additional materials. See course information sheets for details.

PLEASE NOTE

There are now fees for ESOL classes and there is no automatic concession for people aged 60+. There are still no course fees for UK or EU residents attending literacy or numeracy courses or for those aged between 16 and 18 years

PAYING FEES

Fees for year long courses can be paid in full or in termly instalments. However, if fees are not paid by the beginning of each term you may lose your place. For one term courses we can only guarantee your place once you have paid your fees. We recommend that for ten week courses that continue the following term, you pay by the beginning of the preceding term. After this date places will be open to new students.

INVOICING YOUR EMPLOYER

We can invoice your employer for course fees. You must bring written proof that your employer agrees to pay and an additional charge of £25 will be made.

REFUNDS

A full or partial refund of your course fee will only be made when:

1. We close, merge or  re- schedule your course and you cannot get to the alternative.
2. Your attendance is dependent on creche provision which is not available.
3. There is a medical reason supported by a certificate or doctor’s letter.

An administrative charge of £10 will be made for this refund.

We do not provide refunds where individual sessions have to be cancelled, but will make every effort to offer an alternative session.

For refunds within the above categories:

If the admin manager approves your refund it will be processed and a cheque sent to you.

If you paid by debit/credit card, we are able to give you a refund directly onto the card you originally used.

Fees are correct at time of going to press. In exceptional circumstances however we may need to update the amounts to be charged. You should check that you have the correct fee before enrolling.
Please note: The criteria for concessionary fee eligibility may change after publication.

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