Fee and Enrolment Information

Fees:

Fees payable are listed against each course on the Courses pages. Some of our courses are funded by Nottinghamshire County Council ACLS (Adult & Community Learning Service) and they have their own requirements which are detailed below following the WEA Course Fees information.

WEA Course Fees 2010/2011

Multiple course fee discount: 
If you are a  full fee-payer attending two or more courses at the same time you will receive a 10% discount on the second or further courses. In this case the full fee is payable for the longest course

Changes to concession A:  We will no longer be offering a concession to those receiving any of: Incapacity Benefit; Invalid Care Allowance; Severe Disablement Allowance; Disability Living Allowance Attendance Allowance.  If you receive any of these benefits you can apply to the Region's Learner Support Fund for help with course fees if your gross household income is less than £15,276

If you receive any of these benefits your course(s) will be FREE:

Jobseeker’s Allowance (income or contribution based); Income Support; Employment and Support Allowance (income related); Working Tax Credit (with a household income below £15,276 a year); Housing Benefit; Council Tax Benefit (but not Council Tax discounts); Pension Guarantee Credit only.

Asylum seekers in receipt of a letter from Asylum Support (AS) and who have been in the UK legally for six months

If you are an unwaged dependant (as defined by Job Centre Plus) of someone who receives one of the means-tested benefits listed

 

If any of the above apply please bring evidence of your benefit status to the first session.

Help with Fees – Applications to Learner Support Fund

In order to be eligible for help with course fees or for free childcare it is essential that you provide evidence of a low household income (below £15,276 a year).

As evidence of a low income we will need to see one of the following:

Wage slips (3 months)
P60
Tax Credit Notification
Bank Statements (3 months)

All evidence provided must be current and/or applicable at the time of enrolment.

WEA Courses funded by Nottinghamshire County Council Adult & Community Learning Service

The fees for a 20 hour course are £40 (£2.00 per hour)
If you receive any of these benefits you will not pay a fee: Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based); Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit (but not single person’s discount); Income Support; Employment and Support Allowance; Working Tax Credit; Incapacity Benefit; Pension Credit (not savings credit); an unwaged dependant (as defined by Job Centre Plus) of someone who receives one of those benefits listed above.
No concession for learners on Invalid Care Allowance; Severe Disablement Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; Attendance Allowance.
Financial help with course fees is only available in cases of extreme hardship and a separate application is required.

Enrolments

When to book:

It is advisable to book a place on the course(s) of your choice in advance. Bookings are being taken now for courses starting in September. There are limited places available on each course (generally a maximum of 12). Therefore it is in your own interest to reserve a place as soon as you can, to ensure that you do not miss out.

A minimum number of learners are required for a course to be viable, therefore sometimes, regrettably, courses may have to be cancelled if there have not been enough places reserved. It is for this reason also that we ask you to let us know in advance if you want a place on a course so that you and others are not disappointed.

Please let us know as soon as you can if you do not require a place you have reserved, so it can be offered to someone else. Once you have reserved your place, you need do nothing more until you attend the first session of the course, when you will enrol. If you know that you will be unable to attend the first session, please let us know when reserving your place so that we can inform the tutor. If you do not let us know in advance, we cannot guarantee your place. You do not need to send any money for course fees (if these are payable) before the start of the course; this will be collected as part of the enrolment procedure at the first session you attend.

How to book:

By telephone: 01623 427352 OR direct with venue where indicated

By email: omansfield@wea.org.uk

By post: WEA Office, Community House, Wood Street, Mansfield, Notts NG18 1QA