FREE courses: see page 6 TA MESIDE COLLEGE ADULT COURSE GUIDE 2019/20 #ICanBe Tameside College Beaufort Road Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 6NX NUMBER ONE Further education college in Greater Manchester *source DfE 2019 For 16-18 year olds and Apprenticeships FUNDING YOUR STUDIES MAKING SURE FUNDING FOR YOUR STUDIES YOU CAN ENROL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS ON The College wants to make enrolment as fair LOW INCOMES OR IN FINANCIAL as possible as popular courses fill up fast. HARDSHIP To make sure that you don’t waste your journey Even if you don’t meet the requirements for free study, please bring with you either payment for your you could still get help with your tuition fees through course or current dated documentation to gain the adult support fund. Contact The Student Hub on 0161 908 6789 for further information. a supported place (i.e. proof of receipt of a means tested benefit, wage slip dated within FINANCIAL SUPPORT 3 months of the start of the course if annual If you are studying on a course which is Government gross salary below £17,550 or letter of support funded you may be able to get help towards costs such from your employer etc). as books, travel, equipment and childcare. Contact The Student Hub on 0161 908 6789 for further information. Many of our adult courses are free, but if you have to pay course fees: TUITION FEE LOANS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (HE) COURSES PAYING FOR YOUR COURSE FEES New part-time and full-time students enrolling on HE COURSE The tuition fees shown in this courses are eligible for a student loan to cover tuition FREE Adult English and You can pay forFREE your courseESOL Skillsguide refer to the cost of the fees. Loans are not dependent on your income and do by cash, cheque, credit/debit course in this academic year. not affect any benefits you may receive. They accrue maths courses at card or directfor debit. Life If youcourses The at only exception to this Tameside College Tameside College interest at a preferential rate and are not repayable until wish to pay by direct debit is when the course duration you are earning more than £480 a week, £2,083 a month you must bring with you is 2 years and an Advanced or £25,000 per year. Day or evening courses your bankIf English details is including not your firstLearner loan is used to available throughout the year. full address,language account we have number day andpay for the course. In this Brush up on your skills, make and eveningsort code. courses throughoutcase the fee paid is for the duration of the course. FOR MORE INFORMATION applications for jobs or help This theoption year is innot reading, available writing, with the kids’ homework. forspeaking, some short listening, courses maths and a andTuition IT fees don’t include VISIT: minimum tuition fee applies. professional body You can pay over up to six membership fees, personal instalments, depending tools, equipment or DBS www.gov.uk/student-finance on the tuition fee. The first checks where required. or call: 0300 100 0607 payment must be made when you enrol. Tuition fees will be confirmed at the time of enrolment. If your company is paying for your tuition, please bring Individual eligibility and a letter from your employer entitlement will be assessed on letter headed paper so at the time of enrolment. the College can invoice them directly. Your college place will not be secured until you have met these conditions. FREE Introduction courses at If your annualnnuual grossrroo Tameside College FREE courses if salary is lessleess than We have a range of FREE you are working £17,550 thee courseccoouurrrs introduction courses available. will bebe FREE.FFRRE Choose from: • Working in Food Service and Catering • Motor Vehicle Professions For further course information call: 0161 908 6789 | Apply online: www.tameside.ac.uk/on 3 • Vehicle Paint Spraying • General Housekeeping • Customer Service • Employability Skills ADVANCED LEARNER LOANS If you are aged 19 or over and studying at Level 3 or above you can apply for an Advanced Learner loan, to help with the cost of your course. Loans are not dependent on your income and do not affect any benefits you may receive. It’s easy to apply and you will only start making repayments when your income is more than £494 per week; £2,143 per month or £25,725 per year. ELIGIBILITY HOW TO APPLY To qualify for the loan you must To apply for an Advanced be: Learner loan you can go online or download the form from the • Aged 19 or over on the first Student Loans Company. You’ll day of your course (there’s no get a letter confirming your upper age-limit) and starting loan usually within 2 weeks your course on or after if you apply online, however 1 August 2019. postal applications may take • Living in the UK on the first longer. You need to complete day of your course and your loan application before have lived in the UK for you enrol. three years immediately before this. Other students REPAYMENTS may be eligible, more You pay back your loan (plus information can be found at interest) in the April after you http://www.gov.uk complete or leave your course and are earning more than • Enrolling on an eligible course £494 per week, £2,143 per at Level 3 or above which month or £25,725 per year. includes: A levels, Access to You pay interest from the day HE Diplomas, other Diplomas the first payment is made to and Certificates. the College until your loan has been paid back in full HOW MUCH WILL YOU GET? Your repayments will stop Funding will depend on the if your income drops below type of course you wish to £25,725 a year. Your monthly take. The minimum loan you repayment amount will be 9% can get is £300, however you of any income you earn over don’t have to borrow the full £25,725. fee amount; you can pay the remainder of the fee yourself. ACCESS TO HE Applicants to Access to HE courses will have their Advanced Learner Loan written off if they progress onto and complete a HE course. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: Earning Earning Earning £25,725 www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan or below £27,000 £30,000 or call: 0300 100 0619 No Pay back £9 Pay back £32 repayments per month per month 4 www.tameside.ac.uk Next to each course in this guide and on the website YOUR GUIDE TO FUNDING you will see one of these icons: N NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT Tuition fees are payable by all students. Discounted fees are not available. M ENGLISH AND MATHS GCSE maths, GCSE English and functional skills maths and English course fees may be free if you haven’t already obtained a grade 4 (C) or above in these subjects. 1 ENTRY OR LEVEL 1 If you are a Greater Manchester resident, and meet the unemployed criteria, or are employed, including where the low wage flexibility may apply, (or are aged 19-23 and non GM resident) and don’t already hold a qualification equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, and you need to study at Entry or Level 1 to progress to Level 2, tuition fees will be waived. 2F FULL LEVEL 2 If you are a Greater Manchester resident, and meet the unemployed criteria, or are employed, including where the low wage flexibility may apply, (or aged 19-23 and non GM resident) and don’t already hold a qualification equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, tuition fees will be waived. 2 OTHER LEVEL 2 If you are aged 19 or over, meet the unemployed criteria, or earn less than £17,550 annual gross salary, and already hold a qualification equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, tuition fees will be waived. If you are aged 19 or over and don’t meet the unemployed criteria, and already hold a qualification equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, tuition fees are payable. If you are aged 19-23 and do not already hold a qualification equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, full fees are payable. If you are aged 24+ and meet the unemployed criteria, or earn less than £17,550 annual gross salary, tuition fees will be waived. If you are aged 24+ and don’t meet the unemployed criteria, or earn less than £17,550 annual gross salary, tuition fees are payable. 3F FULL LEVEL 3 If you are aged between 19-23 and you don’t have a qualification equivalent to 2 A-Levels, tuition fees will be waived. If aged 19 or over, and do have a qualification equivalent to 2 A-Levels at the start of the course please refer to the section on Advanced Learner loans on page 4 of this document. A OTHER LEVEL 3 OR ABOVE (NOT HIGHER EDUCATION) If you are aged 19+ at the start of the course please refer to the section on Advanced Learner loans on page 4 of this document. H HIGHER EDUCATION Financial support could be available through Student Finance England. G GOVERNMENT FUNDED Tuition fees will be waived if: (Not in paid employment) You are in receipt of Job Seeker’s Allowance or Employment Support Allowance or you are in receipt of Universal Credit, or a means tested benefit accepted by the college.