At Bournville College we try to remove any barriers to studying. You may be eligible for a free course or free tuition, depending on your circumstances, for example:
- FREE courses for those aged 16-18
- FREE tuition for anyone on income based benefits
- FREE courses through the Train to Gain scheme
- FREE tuition for anyone embarking on their first Level 2 qualification (all students) or Level 3 qualification (19 to 25 year olds)
- FREE Prince’s Trust, Entry to Employment, Literacy and Numeracy courses
If you are on an income based benefit, your tuition fee will be free but you will still be liable to pay the College registration fee and any awarding body costs. Examples of income based benefits are: Housing Benefit, Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, Council Tax Benefit, Pensions Guarantee Credit and Working Tax Credit (household incomes under £15,050). Regrettably, the following are not eligible for free tuition: Attendance Allowance, Carer’s Allowance, Child Tax Credit, Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Pensions Saving Credit. Please note that there are some courses to which concessions don’t apply – ask us for more information. For further details of our fees policy, please click here. (link to Early Enrolment information document)
In addition, our Welfare Team are on hand to help identify the range of support available to learners, as well as providing accurate and up-to-date advice and guidance on fulfilling the various requirements and eligibility criteria. Some of the support options currently available include:
Learner Support Funds (LSF) Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
Care to Learn (C2L) Adult Learning Grant (ALG)
Lone Parent Option (LPO) Career Development Loan (CDL)
To find out more, call us on 0121 483 1111.
Cancellation policy
Course programmes will run subject to sufficient enrolment numbers. If a programme is cancelled by the College due to insufficient numbers, then a full refund of any fees paid will be made. If the date and/or time of the course is changed by the College and you are unable to attend on the new day/time, then a refund of any fees paid will be made.
If you cancel prior to the course starting, you will receive a full refund less a £10 administration charge. If you enrol and then cancel after the course starts, then the College is unable to refund any fees paid and any instalment payments outstanding will still be due for payment.
