Enrol on a course
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Enrolment Form (English)
Ffurflen Ymstrestru (Cymraeg)
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To enrol on on a 'Choices' course please follow the steps below
1 Please read through the following:
- When to enrol
- Fees and Payment
- Financial Assistance Schemes and Reduced Fees for Part-Time Students
- Important Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
- Booking Confirmation
When to Enrol
For some courses, pre-enrolment is
compulsory, and this should be
marked clearly in the prospectus.
This is especially important for
those courses where students will
require a computer account, as it
will enable an account to be set up
and a username and password
forwarded in advance.
If you wish to
enrol on any of the courses listed
under Computer Studies, you must do
so at least two weeks before the start
of the course.
For all other courses, where possible,
we request that you enrol for your
course prior to the start of the first
class (see section ‘How to enrol’
below). If for some reason you are
unable to pre-enrol, you should enrol
at the first class.
Please enrol as early as possible because:
- Popular courses fill up quickly – ensure your place by enrolling early.
- Courses with insufficient preenrolments may be cancelled. This particularly applies to Day Schools.
- If your course is accredited, the early enrolment will give you time to apply for identification and library card before the course starts.
Fees and Payment
All full and reduced course fees are shown with the individual course entry in the prospectus or on the web. Please refer to the Financial Assistance Section below to see whether or not you qualify for financial assistance or a reduced fee.
All enrolments must be accompanied by payment and enrolment should be undertaken prior to, or at the first class (see section When to Enrol)
Payment can be taken by cheque, postal order, cash, Switch/Maestro or Visa/MasterCard or Cardiff University TRF. You can fill in your card details on the form, or attach a cheque or postal order. Please do not send cash through the post.
Where an employer (other than Cardiff University) is to pay for the course and wishes to be invoiced, the employer should provide written confirmation to this effect, which you should attach to your enrolment form.
If you are claiming all of your fees from the HEFCW Fee Waiver Scheme, please attach the Fee Waiver application form and the relevant proof of entitlement to your enrolment form.
If you are claiming a reduced fee under Centre concessions, then you should attach the relevant proof of entitlement to your enrolment form. Proof should be dated no more than six weeks prior to the date that you enrol. Please contact the Centre if you require advice on the type of proof required.
Financial Assistance Schemes and Reduced Fees for Part-Time Students
There are five types of funding available to individuals seeking financial assistance to pay for course fees.
1) HEFCW Fee Waiver Scheme
If you do not hold a first degree, and are receiving certain benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions or have registered as a job seeker for at least six weeks, you may be eligible to claim all of your course fees under the HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales) Fee Waiver Scheme.
More information on the Fee Waiver Scheme and Eligibility details.
2) Reduced Fees Offered by the Centre
If you do not qualify for any of the Financial Assistance Schemes, you may still be eligible for concessions offered by the Centre. Reduced fee rates are shown next to the standard fee rate for each course.
Eligibility
Reduced Fees are available to those who are in receipt of:
- Income Support
- Housing Benefit
- Job Seekers Allowance
- Council Tax Benefit
- Working Tax Credit
Or who are:
- Pensioners
- Registered Unemployed
- Students (please contact the centre for more details)
Evidence of Entitlement
Evidence of entitlement to reduced fees must be provided at the time of enrolment. Please contact the Centre if you have any queries regarding proof of evidence.
Conditions
Please note that reduced fees are not available if a sponsor is paying the fee. We are unable to reimburse or reduce costs for transport, refreshment, accommodation or other non-tuition fees that are part of the course administration.
If you have any queries please contact the Centre.
3) Financial Contingency Fund
The Financial Contingency fund (Access Funds / Access to Learning Fund) is government funded money administered by the Student Support Centre, which helps home students who face additional costs or experience financial difficulties whilst a student. For further information please visit:
http://www.cf.ac.uk/financialsupport/index.html
or contact:
The Student Support Centre
Email: studentsupportcentre@cardiff.ac.uk
Phone: 029 2087 4844
Fax: 029 2087 4947
Address:
50 Park Place, Cathays Park
Cardiff, CF10 3BB
4) ReAct
Are you being or have you been made redundant in the last 6 months? Do you know that you may be entitled to funding for training under the Welsh Assembly Government's ReAct Programme. For further information please contact:
Eleri Lewis
ReAct Manager
Welsh Assembly Government
Tel: 01792 765 882
Email: eleri.lewis@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Please be aware that ReAct is funded through the European Social Fund.
5) New Deal
Eligible jobseekers may apply for support to re-train or study in order to improve their skills, while receiving benefits. Various categories of support are available and Employers participating in New Deal may receive funding toward training New Deal employees.
Contact your Jobcentre and arrange to see a New Deal Personal Adviser to find out if you are eligible.
Additional information on the New Deal can be obtained by telephoning 0845 606 2626 or at www.newdeal.gov.uk
Reduced Fees Offered by the Centre
If you do not qualify for any of the Financial Assistance Schemes, you may still be eligible for concessions offered by the Centre. Reduced fee rates are shown next to the standard fee rate for each course.
Eligibility
Reduced Fees are available to those who are in receipt of:
- Income Support
- Housing Benefit
- Job Seekers Allowance
- Council Tax Benefit
- Working Tax Credit
Or who are:
- Pensioners
- Registered Unemployed
- Students (please contact the centre for more details)
Evidence of Entitlement
Evidence of entitlement to reduced fees must be provided at the time of enrolment. Please contact the Centre if you have any queries regarding proof of evidence.
Conditions
Please note that reduced fees are not available if a sponsor is paying the fee. We are unable to reimburse or reduce costs for transport, refreshment, accommodation or other non-tuition fees that are part of the course administration.
If you have any queries please contact the Centre.
Terms and conditions of enrolment
Payment
All enrolments must be accompanied by payment and enrolment should be undertaken prior to, or at, the first class
Course Cancellations and Refunds
The Centre reserves the right to cancel or curtail courses. When this happens,we will issue a full or partial refund as appropriate
Student withdrawal and refunds
If you wish to withdraw from the course, written notification must be received at least 5 working days prior to the beginning of the course, we will then process your refund. At busy periods your refund might take up to four weeks to process and will be subject to a £10.00 administration charge.
Transfers
Once a course starts, we will no longer issue a refund to a student who decides to withdraw. However, we may be able to allow you to transfer to a more appropriate course . If the new course fee is the same or lower, there will be no charge. If the new course fee is higher then the balance must be paid in full. Please note that you will only be able to transfer a course fee once.
Booking confirmation and location of classes
We will only contact you if we cannot accept your enrolment for any reason.
If you do not hear from us then should attend the first meeting at the time, date and location stated in Choices.
Timetables will be displayed in the Centre, the Humanities Building and any other University buildings indicating which rooms have been assigned t, and you should look for the room number of your class on these when your attend for the first session.
2 Complete your enrolment form.
Please complete all sections of the enrolment form in block capitals and sign the declaration at the end of the form. Forms without a signed declaration cannot be processed and will be returned for signature.
To get an enrolment form either:
- Download and print out either the English or Welsh enrolment form (both forms are in Portable Document Format (.pdf) - you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 free of charge), or
- Contact us and ask a member of our Student Services Team to send you a form.
3 Send us your completed form.
You can return your completed enrolment form and payment by post or fax
Alternatively you can enrol in person at the Centre. Our Reception is open from 9:00am to 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday,Thursday and Friday, and 9:45am to 4:30pm on Wednesday. Our friendly Student Services Team can answer any queries you might have.
We are sorry, but at present we are unable to take enrolments or payment by phone or on-line.