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Tuition fees and awarding body fees need to be paid by you or your employer unless you are eligible for fee concessions (free fees).

This prospectus shows all the tuition and awarding body fees for the courses listed.

We aim to:

Provide as much support as we can to help you get on the course of your choice.
Check out if you qualify for free fees.
Provide flexible payment methods.

Some courses do require you to buy materials and equipment and this will be advised when you speak to a Student Advisor. There is also help for those who don’t already have a full level 2 or 3 qualification - see below for more information on this.

Where a course is for more than one academic year, tuition fees are payable each year.

Making a payment

This can be in cash, by cheque, debit card or credit card and there are no charges for using your card to pay.

Easier payment terms are available

We offer an instalments service if your course fees are over £150. There is an administration charge of £15 for this service. The number of instalments available depends on the cost of your course and you will be asked to leave a deposit. Contact us for more information.

Please note that once enrolled on a course, all fees will be expected to be paid in full if you withdraw from your course.

Students under 16

If you are under 16 on 31 st August 2010 and wish to study a course at college please contact Student Services.

Do you qualify for free fees?

Fee concessions
If you fall into one of the following categories you do not need to pay tuition fees for those courses funded by either the SFA (Skills Funding Agency) or YPLA (Young People Learning Agency).

Age Related
If you are over 16 and under 19 on 31 st August 2010 you are not required to pay tuition fees or awarding body fees for those courses funded by the YPLA (Young People Learning Agency).

Benefit Related
If you are 19 or over on 31 st August 2010 you will not have to pay tuition or awarding body fees if you are in receipt of, or are an unwaged dependant of someone in receipt of any of the benefits below. This applies to courses funded by the SFA (Skills Funding Agency). You will need to provide evidence of your entitlement to the fee concession.

Type of Benefit	Acceptable Evidence
Income Support	Letter from Benefit Office clearly stating the benefit entitlement or a letter, available from Student Services, then stamped by Jobcentre Plus.
Working Tax Credit with an assessed household income of less than £15,276	TC602 Form (A3 Summary of Finance Sheet)
Job Seeker’s Allowance	Same as Income Support
Housing Benefit	Letter from the Council confirming the entitlement.
Council Tax Benefit (not discount)	Letter from the Council confirming the entitlement.
Guaranteed Pensions Credit	Letter from Benefit Office confirming the entitlement.
Employment Support Allowance	Letter from Benefit Office confirming the entitlement.

Please note that there are some courses where no concessions are available, even if you are aged 16-19 or on benefits. These courses are indicated as ‘no’ in the concessions column.

Free Tuition Fees on Full Level 2 or Full Level 3 courses

Adults wishing to take one of our full level 2 or full level 3 courses may be entitled to free tuition fees. Full level 2 or full level 3 courses are highlighted in bold.

You are eligible for free tuition fees if you are:

Aged 19 or over on the 31 st August 2010, wanting to study a Full Level 2 Course and haven’t already achieved a Full Level 2 qualification.
Aged 19 or over and under 25 on the 31 st August 2010, wanting to study a Full Level 3 Course and haven’t already achieved a Full Level 3 qualification.
A student aged 19 or over on the 31 st August 2010, wanting to study a Full Level 3 Course who hasn’t already achieved a Full Level 2 qualification.

	Summary of what is free
Fee	Age and Benefit Concession	Full Level 2 or 3 Concession
Tuition	Free	Free
Awarding body fees	Free	Payable
Material	Payable	Payable

Notes

Fee concessions do not apply to HND/HNC/Cert of ED and PGCE or HE courses, however, they do qualify for instalment plans. For advice and to find out if you can get support with the cost of these courses, speak to a Student Advisor.
Fees and fee policy stated in this publication apply only to ‘Home Students’.

Employer Paying Fees
If your employer is paying your fees, please provide a letter from them stating that they will be responsible for all tuition and awarding body fees

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If you are unsure whether you will need to pay any fees, please contact Student Services. You can phone 08080 722777*, email ‘info@rotherham.ac.uk’ or call in and see us.

Refund of Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are refundable in a small number of circumstances, for example if the course does not run or if you are unable to attend on medical grounds. Awarding body fees are not normally refundable as these are paid to a third party on your behalf.

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