<print letter on college or training organisation’s letterhead or add branding> <enter learner’s address> <enter learner’s address> <enter college or training organisation’s address, if required> <enter learner’s address> <enter learner’s address> <enter today’s date> Dear <enter learner’s name> Learning and funding information We are pleased to offer you a place on the following course: Course: <enter course name> Place of study: <enter place of study> This letter gives you information about your course and the cost of your studies. It explains how to pay, where to find information and get advice. It also gives you essential information you will need if you decide to apply for a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan (see below). Keep this letter safe as you may need to refer to it again. Paying for your studies The total college or training organisation fee you need to pay is <enter fee £0000.00>. You can pay all or part of the fee yourself. You must pay this in full before you start your course. Contact us for details of how to pay. You can also apply for a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan to cover all or part of the fee. About 24+ Advanced Learning Loans The Government has introduced these loans to help learners, aged 24 and over, in further education pay the college or training organisation fee. For further information on 24+ Advanced Learning Loans go to: nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advancedlearningloans Impartial money advice It is important you consider your own circumstances and look into all options. You can access free impartial money advice from The Money Advice Service at moneyadviceservice.org.uk Applying for a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan If you decide to fund all or part of your studies with a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan: apply online to Student Finance England (SFE) or download an application form at nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advancedlearningloans SFE will process your application and write to you to confirm if your application has been successful SFE will pay the loan for your fee directly to your college or training organisation. Information you will need to complete a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan application Name of college or training <enter name of lead college or organisation training organisation> (You must enter this college or training organisation information on your application. This may not be your place of study. Colleges and training organisations often operate from a number of different locations. Your place of study is shown on the front of this letter.) UK Provider Reference number <enter UKPRN of lead college or training organisation> Course Trainer code (if applicable) <enter Course Trainer code if applicable. If not applicable state ‘not applicable’> Course name <enter course name> Course code <enter course code> Start date <start date in format DD/MM/YYYY> End date <end date in format DD/MM/YYYY> Sub-total of college or training <enter fee before VAT £0000.00> organisation fee VAT (if applicable) <enter VAT amount £0000.00> Total college or training <enter total college or training organisation fee (Enter this amount organisation fee £0000.00> on your application.) The amount of loan you can get The minimum loan amount you can apply for is £300. The amount you can get is based on the fee charged and maximums set by the Government. The Government maximum loan for this course is <enter maximum for this course £0000.00>. If the total college or training organisation fee shown in the table above is more than the Government maximum, you will have to pay the difference yourself. Let us know what you decide Please contact us by <enter date> to let us know how you intend to pay. Yours sincerely <enter name of signatory> <enter position of signatory>