Customer notice: There will be disruption to online services on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th January.

Adult Learning Service Liverpool

Paying online or by phone

On Thursday 16th January we are carrying out essential maintenance to our payment system between 9.30am and 5.15pm. Do not pay online or by phone, or submit applications that require payment during these hours. Apologies for any inconvenience.

New courses starting in January 2025

Are you looking to improve your skills, qualifications, or employment prospects next year? We have a range of high-quality courses on offer from January 2025. View the full course list now.

How to pay for a course

How much?

The course fees will be given to you at the information and assessment sessions. If a course costs £70 or more, you can ask to pay in three instalments.

Lots of our courses may be free of charge if you are in receipt of certain benefits or earning less than £33,958. 

How to pay

The course fees will be given to you at the information and assessment sessions. More information about how to pay will also be given. 

Free employability courses

Any of our listed courses marked with an * are employment related or lead to a nationally recognised qualification. If you receive Job Seekers Allowance, Employment Support Allowance (Work Related Activity Group only) or Universal Credit, these are free of charge unless it clearly states that the course is a ‘full cost course’.

Courses marked with ** are also employment related and in addition to the benefits listed above, if you receive Income Support, Housing/Council Tax Benefit, Working Tax Credit, ESA (Support Group) these are also free of charge unless it clearly states that it is a 'full cost course'.

To qualify you will need to show us proof of your benefit status. Proof we accept is a recently dated letter from a Job Centre Plus or similar clear evidence stating the benefit you claim.

Please contact us if you need to know more or download our fees and remission policy below.