New Access to Higher Education courses provide adults the chance to boost their career or retrain

Chesterfield College are helping adults who want to boost their career or develop new skills needed in the current economic climate by running a range of new Access to Higher Education courses.

The access courses, starting in September, have been developed to give people the qualifications and skills they need for university level-study which can open doors for a range of careers in a sector where skills are in demand. They are now available in a range of subjects from nursing and public services to computing and business.

The courses are often free, or affordable financial support is available to cover the cost. For anyone aged 19-23, studying their first Level 3 course, the access courses are free. For anyone aged 24 or over, an Advanced Learner Loan, which works in the same way as a student loan, will cover all of the course fees. Learners don’t start paying this loan back until they start earning at least £25K per year. If they progress to university and complete a degree course, Access to Higher Education course fees are written off meaning students won’t owe anything.

The college is providing a call back service to help anyone interested in finding out more. Click here to register for a call from a member of the specialist team and read more about how the access courses work.

Chesterfield College is also holding a series of virtual events to help people get the information they need to make the right choice about their future study options. The college is inviting school leavers, and adults who want to retrain or develop their skills, to join any of their virtual events taking place throughout May and June.

A virtual open day takes place on Wednesday 3 June between 4 and 6pm and a new series of ‘Live at Lunchtime’ chats on Instagram are taking place on Mondays and Wednesdays.

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