Leicester College Terms and Conditions
Learner Declaration
I declare that the details given on this form are correct and accurate and that I will abide by the regulations of the College. I understand that unless all fees are paid I will not have a place on the course. I also understand that fees are generally not refundable and should I withdraw from the course, fees paid or owed all remain payable. Course fees are still chargeable where students withdraw from their course. If you have applied to the Learner Support fund for a refund of fees paid, please be aware that a refund may onlybe made if you have no outstanding debt with Leicester College. Full details regarding the College fees and refund policy can be found on our website www.leicestercollege.ac.uk.Privacy Notice
The Leicester College privacy notice can be found here under Applicants (please download/print a copy to keep for your records): Leicester College privacy notices.Advice and Guidance Statement
The advice and guidance that I have received about this learning programme included the implications of my choice of programme, entry requirements, the qualifications that I will achieve and the support that is available to help me achieve them. I have been informed of the course costs and any additional costs associated with the course and advised of any financial support that is available if I am in receipt of a means-tested benefit. I have not received any financial advice in relation to the Advanced Learner Loan.ESFA – How We Use Your Personal Information
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). It is to inform students how their personal information will be used by the DfE, the ESFA (an executive agency of the DfE) and any successor bodies to these organisations.For the purposes of relevant data protection legislation, the DfE is the data controller for personal data processed by the ESFA. Your personal information is used by the DfE to exercise its functions and to meet its statutory responsibilities, including under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and to create and maintain a unique learner number (ULN) and a personal learning record (PLR). Your information will be securely destroyed after it is no longer required for these purposes.
LRS Standard Fair Processing Notice
The information you supply will be used by the Chief Executive of Skills Funding, to issue you with a Unique Learner Number (ULN), and to create your Personal Learning Record. Further details of how your information is processed and shared can be found at www.learningrecordsservice.org.ukRefund Policy
Our refund policy is available to view here.For Higher Education Students – Office for Students (OFS) Privacy Notice
The Office for Students (OfS) process personal information to enable us to fulfil our public tasks including our responsibilities as the lead regulator for higher education in England. This function is directed by the secretary of state and is in accordance with our legal obligations including those described in the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. We also have a role in monitoring the performance by higher education providers of their ‘prevent’ duty under the Counter-terrorism and Security Act 2015.Personal information is also used for:
- promoting and administering our services
- maintaining our accounts
- administrative purposes
- supporting and managing our staff
- awarding and assessing benefits, grants and loans
- journalism and media
- property management
The OfS tries to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. For this reason, we take any complaints we receive about this very seriously. We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of personal information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate.
Disclosure of personal information
There are circumstances when we may disclose personal information without consent. For example, when we need to share personal information with:
- he organisation concerned in the investigation ofa complaint and with other relevant bodies
- law enforcement agencies to prevent and detect crime
- other Government departments, agencies or non-departmental public bodies
- researchers or consultants acting on our behalf to produce anonymised statistics.