Adult Courses Guide 2024/25
SUPPORTING YOU TO STUDY
We have a wealth of support on offer at City College Plymouth to help you focus on your studies and make the most of your time with us.
Free daily meal Every student, regardless of your age and household income, is entitled to a free meal on your timetabled days. Free breakfast for daytime students . Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 11.00am throughout term-time in the student food court. Free dinner for night school students . Monday to Thursday 5.00pm to 7.30pm throughout term-time in the STEM cafe. Bus travel All students carrying a valid College ID card receive free travel between the College, Plymouth Railway Station and the city centre using the Citybus number 36 service. Beryl Bikes Located at Kings Road, Picquet and TIMS, Beryl Bikes will provide you with a convenient and eco-friendly way to travel across the city, and to and from our various sites. To get started, all you need to do is download the Beryl Bikes app to your smartphone. The app will guide you through the simple process of signing up, finding available bikes, and unlocking them using your phone. Student Learning Fund Students aged 19 and over can apply for support from the Student Learning Fund if their household income is less than £30,000 per year. The Student Learning Fund can help towards the cost of: • childcare* (if your household income is under £35,000 you can apply for support with childcare costs) • compulsory course-related costs • IT equipment voucher • meals • travel - for students living more than three miles from the College. *Childcare support is not applicable to students who are in receipt of Universal Credit and working and already receiving childcare paid via the Universal Credit benefit.
Most of our students study for FREE! Don’t let the cost of studying stand in your way - depending on your eligibility, you may be able to join one of the thousands of City College Plymouth students who study for free. You may be entitled to a FREE level 1, 2 or 3 course if you: • are aged 19+ • have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years • are eligible to study in the UK according to the terms of your residency visa if applicable, provided your course will be completed before the end date of your visa • are earning less than £25,000 a year (gross salary), OR are unemployed, available for work and in receipt of state benefit • would like to study adult functional skills in English or maths, or essential digital literacy if your digital skills are assessed as being below level 1, even if you earn over £25,000 a year • would like to study GCSE English or GCSE Maths and you do not already hold grades 9 to 4 or A* to C in these subjects, even if you earn over £25,000 a year • are aged between 19 and 23 and this is your first eligible** full level 2 qualification, meaning that you don’t already have the equivalent of five GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 or A* to C, a BTEC First Certificate or an NVQ Level 2, even if you earn over £25,000 a year • are aged between 19 and 23 and this is your first eligible** full level 3 qualification, meaning that you don’t already have the equivalent of two A Levels at grades A to C, a BTEC National Certificate/Diploma, Access to HE Diploma or an NVQ Level 3, even if you earn over £25,000 a year.
Please note: free courses are funded by various adult education funding schemes which are subject to change. The information in this guide is correct as of May 2024. Please see our website or speak to our Customer Services team for the latest information.
** See our website for full terms and conditions and examples of qualifying state benefits or fully funded courses.
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