Lewis Secretarial and Computer College
Enrolling on a Course
Once you have received all the information you need and you have decided to enrol on a course - please email us and confirm the course you would like to enrol on and the start date you have chosen. CLICK HERE TO ENROL
We shall then send you our Enrolment Form which you will need to complete and return to us by email and pay the registration fee if not paying in full at the time of enrolment.
You need to make the first instalment payment/payment in full by the course start date.
Once the Enrolment Form and registration fee have been received, we shall confirm your place on the course for the start date you have selected.
What equipment do I need?
You will need to have the following to study a course with us:
Email address - which accepts emails with links in and will enable you to download course material. (Some work emails will put a block on this and you may need to use a different email).
Computer - with sound facilities - needed for audio and shorthand courses as well as PowerPoint.
Office 2007 or 2010 - as a Lewis Student you are able to purchase Office 2010 through a Student Discount website where our College is registered - at a greatly reduced price.
Printer - you will need to print off some of the course material ie instructions, mock exams, exercises.
Text Books - you will need text books to learn Shorthand, Legal Administration, Medical Audio and Medical Terminology. Details will be provided.
Course fees - payment options
Studying a course is an important step in your career planning, and it is important that you think long term and not short term when deciding on which course to study.
Gaining a wide a range of qualifications as possible, will obviously increase your job opportunities and give you a wider range of choice and places where you could work.
Deciding on how to fund your course is part of the decision making process. There are many options to enable you to save money or make it easier for you to budget for your course – so there is no need to worry.
You can include the cost of the exam fees with the course fees - keeping the payments all in one, or pay for your exam fees separately later on in the course.
Instalment Payment Schemes
We have different instalment payment plans to help you keep within your monthly budget making your training affordable.
Details are provided when you enquire about one of our courses.
Professional and Career Development Loans
The Government provides loans, through certain high street banks which are similar to loans available for University students.
You are not required to pay anything back until after the course has finished and no interest will accrue on the loan during that time.
For further details please see: Professional and Career Development Loans.
Employer
Some employers will fund or part fund your course and it may be worthwhile discussing this with your employer or HR department.
We are more than happy to discuss our courses with your employer and provide any additional information they may require.
If your employer is paying for the course, they have an additional 30 days from the date of booking to pay for the course and will still benefit from the 10% discount.
Employers can also pay in instalments if they prefer.
Bank Loan
Some students prefer to use their own bank to help fund their training - meaning they can then benefit from the full 25% discount if they pay in full. They can then decide with their Bank how quickly they wish to repay the loan. Because of the 25% discount getting a loan is a very cost effective way of funding a course. Students then have the best of both worlds – a discount to offset interest charges on the loan, with the benefit of paying over a period of time to suit their budget. This is a very popular way to fund courses.
It is a good idea to approach your own bank first of all and then compare other banks to see what they can offer. It is important to take financial advice when taking on a loan.
Quite often you can apply for a loan online and receive the decision within 24 hours.
You can find out more information by clicking on these links:
- Barclays Bank Loans
- Lloyds Bank Loans
- Royal Bank of Scotland Loans
- Natwest Bank Loans
- Santander Loans
- Co-operative Bank Loans
- Nationwide Bank Loans
- Post Office Loans
It is important that you seek professional financial advice when taking out a loan. The above is for information only.