Enrol on your course
Thank you for taking the time to enrol on the course(s) below at Macclesfield College.
Please check the course(s) are correct below and then fill out the form below, completing all sections as required, to ensure a smooth enrolment process.
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Personal details
Contact details
Emergency contact
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Further details
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Eligibility for Funding
We are asking the question(s) below to ensure we are able to accept you on the course and receive funding for your place on the course.
We need to collect more information to determine your eligibility for funding, please answer the questions below.
Learner Support
We are asking some of these questions to ensure you are able to access appropriate support to help you achieve your potential whilst studying with us. Some of these questions are asked as the Government requires us to collect certain information to support the advancement of equality and diversity.
Previous Qualifications
Choose a level of qualification and examples will appear below to help guide you.
Entry Level example qualifications:
QCF qualifications at Entry level
Certificate in Adult Literacy, Numeracy, ESOL at Entry Level
RQF qualifications at Entry Level
English and Maths qualifications at Entry Level
Key Skills at Entry Level
Functional Skills at Entry Level
Essential Digital Skills qualification
Level 1 example qualifications:
GCSE / O Level (at grades D–G or fewer than 5 at grades A–C)
CSE grade 2 and 3
1 AS Level (for AS qualifications regulated before 1 September 2015)
QCF qualifications at Level 1
Foundation 14–19 Diploma
Functional Skills
Certificate in Adult Literacy, Numeracy, ESOL at Level 1
Level 1 Key Skills
Level 1 Principal Learning
Introductory Diploma,
Introductory Certificate
GNVQ Foundation
NVQ Level 1
RQF qualifications at Level 1
Technical Awards in the Key Stage 4 Performance Tables
Essential Digital Skills qualificatons
Level 2 example qualifications:
Vocational and technical qualifications at level 2 (not on the level 2 and level 3 legal entitlement list)
Functional skills at level 2
ESOL (skills for life)
Technical Awards in the Key Stage 4 Performance Tables
Performing Arts Graded Examination qualifications
Full Level 2 example qualifications:
GCSE / O Level (5 or more GCSEs grades A*–C)
GCSE (9–1) (5 or more GCSEs grade 4 or above)
2 or 3 AS Levels (for AS qualifications regulated before 1 September 2015)
CSE Grade 1 (5 or more)
1 A Level
Higher 14–19 Diploma
QCF Diploma level 2
QCF Certificate level 2 at 13 or 14 credits undertaken before 2014 to 2015
Level 2 Principal Learning
NVQ Level 2
GNVQ Intermediate
Technical Certificates in the 16–19 Performance Tables
QCF Certificate level 2 at 15 credits and above
From 1 August 2015 vocational qualifications of 150 GLH or more that are on the level 2 and level 3 legal entitlement qualification list.
Level 3 example qualifications:
Vocational and technical qualifications at level 3 (not on the level 2 and level 3 legal entitlement list)
Core Maths
Technical qualifications (part of T levels)
Components of international baccalaureate
Performing Arts Graded Examination qualifications
Pre U qualifications
Full Level 3 example qualifications:
A Levels (2 or more advanced level passes)
4 or more AS Levels (for AS qualifications regulated before 1 September 2015)
QCF Diploma Level 3
QAA Access to HE
Advanced 14–19 Diploma
GNVQ Advanced
NVQ Level 3
AVCE double award
Tech Levels which are in the 16–19 Performance Tables
Applied Generals which are in the 16–19 Performance Tables (from 1 August 2015)
QCF Certificate at Level 3 which is 30 to 36 credits
From 1 August 2015 vocational qualifications of 300 GLH or more that are on the level 2 and level 3 legal entitlement qualification list.
Level 4 example qualifications:
QCF Award Level 4,
QCF Certificate Level 4,
QCF Diploma Level 4
HNC
RQF qualifications Level 4
Certificates of higher education
Level 5 example qualifications:
QCF Award Level 5,
QCF Certificate Level 5,
QCF Diploma Level 5
HND
RQF qualifications Level 5
Foundation degrees
Level 6 example qualifications:
QCF Award Level 6,
QCF Certificate Level 6,
QCF Diploma Level 6
RQF qualifications Level 6
Bachelor's degrees, graduate certificates and diplomas
Level 7 and above example qualifications:
QCF Award Level 7,
QCF Certificate Level 7,
QCF Diploma Level 7
QCF Award Level 8,
QCF Certificate Level 8,
QCF Diploma Level 8
RQF qualifications Level 7,
RQF qualifications Level 8
Masters degrees, postgraduate certificates and diplomas
Doctorates,
PhD
Employment
We need to collect more information around your unemployment, please answer the questions below.
Ensure you enter your 'Benefit Status', but if none of the options apply to you, please leave 'Benefit Status' as blank.
Fees
You may be eligible for funding for your course, please let us know if any of the 'Fee Remission Options' below apply to you, so that we can assess your eligibility. You may be required to upload evidence to support this in the 'Verify' section of this online form.
If none of these apply to you, our Finance team will be in touch regarding payment for your course.
If you would like to talk to someone about your funding options, please refer to our
college website
or give our dedicated team a call using the contact details on this page.
Choose this option if you are funding the course costs yourself.
You will be sent a link for payment to your personal email address by our Finance team.
Please note that your course payment must be made before attending the first session.
Choose this option if your employer is funding your course costs.
Please upload a confirmation letter or email to help us verify this in the 'Verify' section of this form.
Choose this option if you intend to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to pay for your course.
You will receive a Learning and Funding Information Letter (LAFIL) from us to assist with your loan application when you are offered a place on the course.
Choose this option if you intend to apply for an HE Loan.
HE Loans are only available for HNC and HND courses.
Choose this option if you are enrolling on a funded course and you are in receipt of JSA.
Please upload evidence of your benefits in the 'Verify' section of this online form, showing your name and address. Until this evidence has been received and approved you will continue to be invoiced for your course.
Please note funding is not available at Macclesfield College for learners living in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority as they have their own funding arrangements.
Choose this option if you are enrolling on a funded course and you are in receipt of ESA.
Please upload evidence of your benefits in the 'Verify' section of this online form, showing your name and address. Until this evidence has been received and approved you will continue to be invoiced for your course.
Please note funding is not available at Macclesfield College for learners living in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority as they have their own funding arrangements.
Choose this option if you are enrolling on a funded course and you are in receipt of UC and your take home pay as recorded on your UC statement (disregarding UC payments and other benefits) is less than £952 a month (sole adult benefit claim) or £1534 a month (joint benefit claim).
Please upload evidence of your benefits in the 'Verify' section of this online form, showing your name and address. Until this evidence has been received and approved you will continue to be invoiced for your course.
Please note funding is not available at Macclesfield College for learners living in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority as they have their own funding arrangements.
Choose this option if you are in receipt of benefits (other than JSA, ESA or UC) and your take home pay as recorded on your UC statement (disregarding UC payments and other benefits) is less than £952 a month (sole adult benefit claim) or £1534 a month (joint benefit claim).
Please upload evidence of your benefits in the 'Verify' section of this online form, showing your name and address. Until this evidence has been received and approved you will continue to be invoiced for your course.
Please note funding is not available at Macclesfield College for learners living in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority as they have their own funding arrangements.
Choose this option if you are working but you earn less than £25,750 annual gross salary.
Please upload evidence in the 'Verify' section of this online form of your wages for example a wage slip or UC statement dated within three months of your start date or a current employment contract. Until this evidence has been received and approved you will continue to be invoiced for your course.
Please note funding is not available at Macclesfield College for learners living in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority as they have their own funding arrangements.
Choose this option if you are enrolling on an English or Maths course.
This fee remission is available to all learners enrolling on English or Maths who have not previously attained a GCSE in English or Maths at Grade 4 or above (or a comparable or higher qualification) OR who have been assessed as having a skill level lower than Grade 4, this should have been confirmed at your initial assessment.
Choose this option if you are enrolling on a Full Level 2 qualification, are aged 19–23 and you haven't already gained a Full Level 2 qualification
Some examples of Full Level 2 qualifications are:
GCSE / O Level (5 or more GCSEs grades A*–C)
GCSE (9–1) (5 or more GCSEs grade 4 or above)
2 or 3 AS Levels (for AS qualifications regulated before 1 September 2015)
CSE Grade 1 (5 or more)
1 A Level
Higher 14–19 Diploma
QCF Diploma Level 2
NVQ Level 2
Choose this option if you are enrolling on a Full Level 3 qualification, are aged 19–23 and you haven't already gained a Full Level 3 qualification.
Some examples of Full Level 3 qualifications are:
A Levels (2 or more advanced level passes)
4 or more AS Levels (for AS qualifications regulated before 1 September 2015)
QCF Diploma Level 3
QAA Access to HE
Advanced 14–19 Diploma
GNVQ Advanced
NVQ level 3
Choose this option if you are enrolling on a Digital Skills course and your assessment shows you are working at below Level 1. This should have been confirmed in your initial assessment.
Choose this option if you are unemployed and are not receiving benefits but you want to be employed and you are undertaking this course to improve your employment prospects.
You will be required to sign an enrolment form with this statement included to confirm that this is an accurate reflection of your circumstances.
Choose this option if no course fees are applicable for this course.
Please note that all fee remissions are course dependent and will be verified by a member of our Enrolment team.
Verify
Please upload the following documents:
Government issued proof of ID (e.g. Passport, Driving licence or National ID card).
If your employer will be paying your course fees, please upload a confirmation letter / email to help us verify this.
If you are in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), Employment Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit (UC) or other state benefit, please upload evidence of your benefit(s) that includes your name and address.
If you are employed and earn less than £25,750 per annum (gross salary), please upload wage slip / UC statement dated within three months of your start date or a current employment contract.
We only accept the following file formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG and PDF.
The maximum file size of uploads is 5MB.
Consent
Once your enrolment is complete and while you are studying at Macclesfield College, we will contact you with important and vital information in relation to your course by email, telephone, text or post.
Additionally, from time to time, our Marketing team would like to send you updates that may be of interest to you about Macclesfield College opportunities, news, upcoming events, surveys and research. If you give consent below to receive these types of communications, then the College may share your personal data with organisations who conduct marketing processes on behalf of Macclesfield College, under a strict data sharing agreement.
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Macclesfield College's Privacy Statement can be found on our website:
www.macclesfield.ac.uk/about-us/policies-procedures/privacy-statement
I understand that this document confirms my acceptance of the College Learning Agreement. I understand that Macclesfield College as the data controller and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, will store the information on this form and other information relating to me while attending the College. If I am under 18 at enrolment, data on my progress and attendance reports will be sent to my parent/guardian for the duration of my course.
The information you supply is used by the Learning Records Service (LRS). The LRS issues Unique Learner Numbers (ULN) and creates Personal Learning records across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and is operated by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE).For more information about how your information is processed, and to access your Personal Learning Record, please refer to:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/lrs-privacy-notices
This privacy notice is issued by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Department of Education (DfE) to inform learners about the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and how their personal information is used in the ILR. Your personal information is used by the DfE to exercise our functions under article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR and to meet our statutory responsibilities, including under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. Our lawful basis for using your special category personal data is covered under Substantial Public Interest based in law (Article 9(2)(g)) of GDPR legislation. This processing is under Section 54 of the Further and Higher Education Act (1992).
The ILR collects data about learners and learning undertaken. Publicly funded colleges, training organisations, local authorities, and employers (FE providers) must collect and return the data to the ESFA each year under the terms of a funding agreement, contract or grant agreement. It helps ensure that public money distributed through the ESFA is being spent in line with government targets. It is also used for education, training, employment, and well-being purposes, including research.
We retain your ILR learner data for 20 years for operational purposes (e.g. to fund your learning and to publish official statistics). Your personal data is then retained in our research databases until you are aged 80 years so that it can be used for long-term research purposes. For more information about the ILR and the data collected, please see the ILR specification at:
www.gov.uk/government/collections/individualised-learner-record-ilr
ILR data is shared with third parties where it complies with DfE data sharing procedures and where the law allows it. The DfE and the English European Social Fund (ESF) Managing Authority (or agents acting on their behalf) may contact learners to carry out research and evaluation to inform the effectiveness of training.
For more information about how your personal data is used and your individual rights, please see the DfE Personal Information Charter (www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/personal-information-charter) and the DfE Privacy Notice (www.gov.uk/government/publications/privacy-notice-for-key-stage-5-and-adult-education).
If you would like to get in touch with us or request a copy of the personal information DfE holds about you, you can contact the DfE in the following ways: Using the online contact form; By telephoning the DfE Helpline on 0370 000 2288; Or in writing to: Data Protection Officer, Department for Education (B2.28), 7 & 8 Wellington Place, Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4AW.
If you are unhappy with how we have used your personal data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. You can also call their helpline on 0303 123 1113 or visit www.ico.org.uk
Please check you have completed the fields in this form correctly and once you are happy, tick and sign to accept the statement above and then press the 'Submit your details' button below to submit your online enrolment.
Your enrolment is subject to validation by the College.