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Courses in Your Community PART-TIME COURSES FOR ADULTS 2021-2022 Contents bradfordcollege.ac.uk contents 03 Welcome to Bradford College 04 How to Apply and Enrol 5 - 7 Fees and Finance Information 8 - 10 Accredited Courses in the Community 12 - 20 Community Learning Courses 22 - 24 Distance Learning 25 - 34 English and Maths 36 - 38 Forster College 40 Venue Locations 2 For further details contact us on: 01274 088 088 or email: [email protected] Part-time Courses for Adults for Courses Part-time Welcome to Bradford College Our part-time courses for adults aged 19 and over are offered at our city centre campus and a variety of centres in the Bradford area and also online. Offered at different times of the day, we aim to ensure that classes fit in with your work and family commitments. Whether you want to take up a new hobby, study for your own personal development or bradfordcollege.ac.uk learn new skills for a career change or job promotion, we’ll have the course for you. For full course details and further information visit bradfordcollege.ac.uk, call 01274 088088 or email [email protected] OVER 185 YEARS FIT YOUR STUDY IN WITH IMPROVE YOUR LEARN A OF WORK AND CAREER NEW EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE & EMPLOYMENT FAMILY LIFE PROSPECTS HOBBY Open Events Our Open Events are the perfect way for you to find out more about studying at Bradford College. There is no need to visit our campus, you can simply visit our website on the dates listed below and take a virtual tour of the College! You can also chat to Admissions and Engagement Teams, Careers Advisors, Student Services and Tutors to receive information and advice about courses, careers, support and so much more! 2021 See our Sat 13 Nov website for 2022 updates! Sat 12 Mar Wed 6 Jul Sat 12 Nov For details of times and to pre-register your place visit: bradfordcollege.ac.uk/openevents How to apply see page 4 3 How to Apply and Enrol to How How to Apply and Enrol Applying for one of our part-time courses is easy. Choose a course you’d like to study and look in the relevant section below to see what you need to do next. You can apply and enrol for all of our courses online, with staff bradfordcollege.ac.uk on hand to help you every step of the way. Accredited Courses in the Community (pages 8-10) To apply for any course within the Accredited Courses in the Community section, please either apply online at bradfordcollege.ac.uk/apply or call us on 01274 088088. These courses require an interview (this may be online or over the telephone) and we will contact you with an interview date. Once you have attended your interview we will provide you with enrolment details. Enrolment will take place between July and September 2021. Community Learning Courses (pages 12 - 22) If you would like to study one of our Learning for Leisure courses, please visit bradfordcollege.ac.uk/apply or call us to request a paper application form on 01274 088088. Distance Learning (pages 22-24) If you are interested in applying for one of our Distance Learning courses please email our Distance Learning team at [email protected] with the details of the course you are interested in. English and Maths (pages 25-34) 19+ English and Maths you will have the opportunity to Please note if you are applying for To apply and enrol for a 19+ English complete your initial assessment and English , Maths or ESOL you must have and/or Maths course, please speak to a tutor about your course. been in the UK for at least 6 months contact Admissions either by email prior to enrolling and will be required [email protected], ESOL Courses to produce evidence of this at the call 01274 088088 or visit Call us on 01274 088088 or apply enrolment stage. bradfordcollege.ac.uk/apply. We online at bradfordcollege.ac.uk/apply. will support you with the enrolment For more information on ESOL courses process and on your first day at college see pages 28-32 Forster College (pages 36 - 38) To apply for our courses delivered at Forster College please email [email protected] or call us on 01274 765272. For more information about Forster College visit bradfordcollege.ac.uk/study/forster-college 4 For further details contact us on: 01274 088 088 or email: [email protected] Fees and Finance Information and Finance Fees Fees and Finance Information Financial Support and Guidance bradfordcollege.ac.uk Information for those studying accredited community courses Learner Support Fund – (Community Interpreting, ITQ qualifications students aged 19 and over and British Sign Language courses) studying on an accredited You may not have to pay course fees if you are studying a certificated or course accredited course and: Some of the courses in this •• You are aged 19-23 on the start date of your course and are studying on an prospectus are eligible for Entry Level or Level 1 course and will progress to Level 2 funding through the Learner Support Fund. This fund offers •• You are aged 19-23 on the start date of your course and are studying on your help with books, materials, first full Level 2 qualification childcare, and travel costs to •• You are aged 19-23 on the start date of your course and are studying on your students who are on benefits or first full Level 3 qualification have a low household income. •• You are aged 19-23 on the start date of your course and would like to study a For advice and guidance, visit full Level 4 qualification and do not already hold a full Level 3 qualification. Student Services on the ground If your employer or sponsor is paying your fees, please provide us with a letter floor of the David Hockney from the company. This must be an original letter on the company’s Building, or email, call or find us letter-headed paper. online at: We cannot accept copies, handwritten letters, and emails. If you are in receipt of bradfordcollege.ac.uk/ any of the benefits outlined on page 10, you must bring proof as specified or, if learnersupportfund you are enrolling by post, attach a copy to your application form. studentfunding@ bradfordcollege.ac.uk Please note: Fee concessions are not available for learners aged 24 and over studying on an accredited course at Level 3 or above. 01274 088349 Advanced Learner Loans THE LOAN IS ANYONE 19+ AVAILABLE FOR CAN APPLY STUDENTS STUDYING A COURSE LEVEL 3-6 REPAYMENT LINKED TO NOT SUBJECT TO HOW MUCH YOU EARN CREDIT CHECKS AFTER QUALIFYING VISIT BRADFORDCOLLEGE.AC.UK/ADVANCEDLEARNER 5 Fees and Finance Information and Finance Fees Fee Concessions 2021 – 2022 The College offers a range of fee concessions on many If you are aged 24 and over you may have to pay fees unless part-time and community courses (including non-accredited you are unemployed or earning a low wage. Students aged community courses) for UK/EU/EEA students. All other 24 and over undertaking an accredited course at Level 3 or EEA (includes EU) nationalities who enter UK on or after 1 above will need to take out an Advanced Learner Loan or self- January 2021 must be treated equally to citizens entering fund their course. the UK from all other nations of the world and need to Any student aged 19 and over (including those aged 24 bradfordcollege.ac.uk prove they have the necessary Home Office immigration and over) who is unemployed or earning a low wage and/ permission to legally reside in the UK.. Students must be or is on one of the following benefits may be eligible for resident in Bradford MDC, Leeds City Region or areas of fee concessions on accredited and non-accredited courses: England outside devolved authority areas to qualify for Jobseekers Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance, potential funding. Please contact us on 01274 088088 Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, for more details if you are unsure about this. Income Support or other benefit not already listed. You may not have to pay course fees if you are studying a Students enrolling to non-accredited (Learning for certificated or accredited course and: Leisure Courses) may also be eligible for fee waivers if You are aged 19-23 on the start date of your chosen they are: course and are studying: •• 19+ Employed and on Working Tax Credit with an •• An Entry Level or Level 1 course and will progress to a earned income which is less than £17,374.50 full Level 2 •• 19+ Employed, no Benefit, and household income •• Your first full Level 2 or Level 3 course less than £17,374.50 •• Your first full Level 4 course and do not already hold a Courses with no fees full Level 3 qualification •• English and Maths Courses pg 26-28 •• GCSE English and/or Maths and have not previously and 32-34 (excluding ESOL) achieved a grade A*- C / 9 – 4 •• Distance Learning pg 23 •• A course which you began aged 16-18 (‘19+ Continuer’) 6 For further details contact us on: 01274 088 088 or email: [email protected] Fees and Finance Information and Finance Fees Evidence and Eligibility Evidence must be provided at online enrolment where individual circumstances will be assessed. Please see the table below for a list of the evidence you will need to hand during your online enrolment. You may be asked to share/upload this evidence.