Engineering & Motor Vehicle - Leeds City College

COURSE ENQUIRIESYou can contact the College directly to discuss whatcourses are available. You can do this by telephone(0113 386 1997) or you can come along to any ofthe main campus sites to sit down and talk throughyour ideas with a member of staff.FEES & FUNDINGCourses are normally free for students on fulltimeprogrammes who are aged 18 or underon 31st August of the year you are enrolling,although there may be some course-specificcharges, e.g. for a CRB check where applicable(£44) or for equipment you may need to buy, e.g.scissors for a hairdressing course.Tuition fees are also likely to be free for adultsover 19 who:• Are in receipt of Job Seeker’s Allowanceor Employment Support Allowance in theworkrelated activity group.• Are unemployed and in receipt of IncomeSupport or Incapacity Benefit.• Are unwaged dependants of those in receipt ofIncome Support, Incapacity Benefit or WorkingTax Credit.• Are undertaking their first full Level 2 course (allages over 19).• Are undertaking their first Level 3 course (aged19 to 24 only).• Are undertaking an Adult Basic Skills course(literacy or numeracy).• Are enrolling on GCSE English or Maths, whodo not have a grade C or above (age 19 to 24).This applies to UK / European Economic Arearesidents only. Exam and other fees may be payable.Most other students aged 19 or over will paysome fees, depending on their circumstances.Fees are payable on enrolment; fees of £100 ormore can be paid over up to 5 instalments, with25% payable at enrolment.All full time students are expected to pay for anycourse books, equipment, materials, exam re-sitsor CRB checks needed as part of their studies.Some courses may also require the purchase ofuniforms for practical work.FEES & FUNDING: Discretionary LearnerSupport FundsStudents who are experiencing financialdifficulties can apply to the College’sDiscretionary Learner Support Fund and may gethelp with items such as travel, books, materials,equipment or childcare. You can get advice fromany of our Campus Help Zones. We will needto carry out an assessment of your householdincome to confirm whether you are eligible.FEES & FUNDING: 16 – 18 BursariesThis is a Government scheme which replacedEMA in September 2011. Students in ‘vulnerablegroups’ (young people in care, care leavers,young people in receipt of income supportliving independently and disabled young peoplereceiving both Employment Support Allowanceand Disability Living Allowance) will receive aguaranteed bursary of at least £1,200 per year viathe college instead of EMA.leedscitycollege.ac.uk | course.enquiry@leedscitycollege.ac.uk | 0113 386 1997 15