Application Form

    1. Personal details


    Sex










    Preferred method of contact:

    Please note that you may be contacted for information, advice and guidance regarding the course you inquire about, as well as other course opportunities and learner events.

    2. Residency




    Please note: if you are a family member of someone who has been resident within the EEA for the last three years, and you have not been ordinarily resident in the EEA for the last 3 years you can still be eligible if you are an EU or EEA citizen.

    Are you a Refugee?

    Are you an Asylum Seeker?

    How would you describe your ethnic group or background?

    3. Employment status

    Tick all boxes that apply to you:

    Are you in receipt of any of the following? Tick all boxes that apply to you:


    4. Health conditions, learning difficulty and disabilities

    Do you consider yourself to have a health condition, disability, or learning difficulty?

    If yes, please tick all that apply:

    5. Prior attainment

    Which level of qualifications have you achieved prior to this enrolment (any subject)? Tick all that apply to you:

    6. Evidence of ID and eligibility to reside in the UK

    The valid ID you can produce:

    Do you have a National Insurance Number:

    7. Courses you are interested in




    8. Data protection

    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).

    We collect data about learners and the 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.

    For more information about the ILR and the data collected please see the ILR specification at ILR specification.

    For more information about how your personal data is used and your individual rights please see the DfE Personal Information Charter at Personal Information Charter and the DfE Privacy Notice at DfE Privacy Notice.

    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 our 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 https://www.ico.org.uk

    9. Declaration

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