Many GoLearn courses are funded for FREE to all through the Department for Work & Pensions. Depending on your circumstances, fee-paying courses may be FREE or you may be eligible to pay a 70% Reduced Fee. We also provide a learner support fund to help cover the cost of childcare, transport, resources, and exam fees (where applicable).
For more detail on our fees and finance, view our current Fees Policy.
We do everything we can to make learning affordable to everyone. The Full Fee detailed on our course pages is an already subsidised cost which takes into account the Department for Work & Pensions’ contribution to your learning. For some courses, such as our English and maths, Family Learning and Mental Health curriculums, our classes are free to all learners who have never previously attended those courses, or achieved a similar learning aim.
For courses which are fee-paying, we offer a 70% or 100% fee reduction for learners who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford their learning. To be eligible for either the 70% Reduced Fee, or to attend your course for free, you would need to fall into one of the four fee remission categories detailed below. Our Fee Remission categories are set inline with the Department for Work & Pensions’ funding rules, and are subject to annual change in advance of courses which start in a new academic year.
If you need further advice, you can call us on Freephone 0800 988 0308 or contact us via email: adult.learning@leics.gov.uk. You can also visit us in-person at one of our centres.
If you are unemployed, including economically inactive, you are entitled to receive our mainstream courses for free. Note: We cannot apply fee remissions on non-funded courses.
If you are in work, and your gross annual salary (before deductions) is below £26,800, you are entitled to receive our mainstream courses for free. You are required to submit evidence to confirm that you meet the criteria for earnings threshold within two weeks of starting your course. This could include wage slips, Universal Credit statements or an employment contract. Note: We cannot apply fee remissions on non-funded courses.
If you do not meet the Unemployed or Earnings Threshold criteria above, but are in receipt of state benefits, you will be entitled to 70% Reduced Cost for our mainstream courses. Note: We cannot apply fee remissions on non-funded courses.
If you do not meet any of the criteria above, but your annual income is below £28,733.50 (before deductions), you will be entitled to pay the 70% Reduced Cost for our mainstream courses. Note: We cannot apply fee remissions on non-funded courses.
If the total fees payable for your course is over £50 you can break the cost of study up into a number of easy payments.
The number of instalments you can pay in varies depending on the amount you need to pay and the length of the course. Any materials and exam fees will need to be paid upfront as part of the first instalment. Instalment plans need to be put in place manually but you can apply online for your place as normal. During the application process you will be asked if you would like to set-up an instalment plan for your course(s); if you select ‘yes’ you will receive instructions on how to set this up after your place is confirmed.
The number of instalments you can pay in, varies depending on the amount you need to pay and the length of the course. The table below details the numbers of instalments you can pay for a course in:
| Total course fees: | Course is 5 weeks or less: | Course is between 6 – 9 weeks: | Course is 10 weeks or more: |
|---|---|---|---|
| £50 – £125 | 2 instalments (60%, 40%) |
2 instalments (60%, 40%) |
2 instalments (60%, 40%) |
| £126 – £200 | 2 instalments (60%, 40%) |
3 instalments (50%, 25%, 25%) |
3 instalments (50%, 25%, 25%) |
| £201+ | 2 instalments (60%, 40%) |
3 instalments (50%, 25%, 25%) |
4 instalments (40%, 20%, 20%, 20%) |
Terms and conditions for paying by instalments can be found in the GoLearn Fees Policy 2026/27.
At GoLearn, we know that course fees alone are not the only financial costs learners face. Our Discretionary Learner Support Fund (DLSF) is available to help cover the hidden cost of learning like childcare, transport, resources, and exam fees.
You can claim up to £540 (per child) to help cover the cost of childcare whilst you are in class, up to £155 to cover the cost of transport, and up to £78 to cover resources like textbooks and stationery. If your exam fees are not already included in your course costs, you may also be able to use the DLSF to cover this cost.
All claim limits detailed above are per course, per term. So, if you are enrolled onto two courses with GoLearn! in one term, then your claim limit for transport would be £310 for that term (£155 multiplied by 2). Childcare claim limit is also per child.
Rules and eligibility criteria apply and, if you would like more information, please click the link below to view and download our DLSF Flyer, or call us on freephone 0800 988 0308. Alternatively, you can email us at adult.learning@leics.gov.uk and we can arrange a suitable time to call you.
GoLearn! Discretionary Learning Support Fund 2026/27 (PDF, 396 KB)
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