The Lingfield Instructor Group

Paying in instalments - UK bank account holders only:

Course fees may be paid in 3 or 6 equal amounts & paid in monthly instalments. There are several ways to pay instalments however, they cannot all be paid by credit card at the moment.  2 ways to pay instalments:

1.

a) Pay the first instalment immediately at any time by Paypal to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This is quick and easy.

b) During office opening hours you may pay the first instalment immediately by Credit, or Debit Card over the telephone 01398-371177

a) & b):

At the same time email us to advise name, address, fee & course. We will set up your course the same day if it is a working day.

Pay the balance of 2 or 5 instalments by

• Standing Order directly from your bank account or
  
• Post Dated cheques.
  
• Date each payment exactly one month apart
• Send the cheques / copy of the standing order form to this office with a completed enrolment form & complete an online registration form for email courses (as though paying by cheque). 
  
• We must see documents/proof from your bank that the Standing Order has been set up.
  

Note: The standing order form must be delivered or posted to your bank the same day you pay the first instalment (or next working day if it is a weekend).  The rest of the cheques / copy of the standing order form must also be posted to us the same day along with documented proof from your bank.

2.

Pay all the 3 or 6 instalments by cheques or Standing Order and send the cheques or a copy of the standing order with Enrolment Form.

Standing Order form - see 'Note:' above.

Cheques should be made out to PClements which is the title of the working account for the equine courses.

• The 1st cheque should have the current date (same as the enrolment form)
  
• The other cheques must be dated exactly the same date on consecutive months.
• On receipt of the first payment, email courses should be up and running within 24 hours, postal courses within 10 working days.

Overseas Students

Overseas Students must be English speaking and competent with written English too.

Extra postage for overseas students :

• Level 1 - £30 (EU Countries) or £40 (outside EU)
• Level 2 - £30 (EU Countries) or £40 (outside EU)
• Level 3 - £30 (EU Countries) or £40 (outside EU)
• Short Courses - £10 (EU Countries) or £20 (outside EU)

Full Tutor Support

Available for Level 1 only : + £46.00.  For those who struggle with reading or writing Full Tutor Support is available. However, answer guidance is provided with the Long Course Study Packs. Most people find that this is sufficient to help them with their assignments and set work questions - you can check your work as you progress through the course.   All students have FREE TUTOR SUPPORT and may write, email or telephone their tutor for help and advice during their course.

Shared Courses

Available for Level 1 only : + £40.00.    Shared courses are an option available on the Level 1 long course only.This option allows one parent and child, or husband and wife, living at the same address to share the course material. Should your circumstances fall outside these criteria please telephone the office to discuss your situation personally. However, please note that we cannot offer this to friends and may require proof of relationship in certain circumstances. The cost is just £40.00 for the extra person. All students must complete an enrolment form.

The assignments for both students should be sent in at the same time which will be checked by their course tutor. The BHS exam option is available to both.  The extra £40.00 for the shared persons fee must be sent at the same time as enrolment forms. It cannot be split between instalment payments.

BHS Horse Owner’s Certificates fees:

To sit these BHS exams with Lingfield Correspondence

• Level 1  or  2 exam £50

• Level 3 £55

You do not need to decide just yet whether you wish to sit the BHS exam.The fee is payable towards the end of your course.

Invigilation Fees

• BHS Exams are usually held at your home - no exam centre nerves or venue fee
• We appoint a local professional person to bring the exam paper to you
• They are all friendly people who rarely have any knowledge of horses
• Fees are usually in the region of £12-15 per hour payable directly by the student to the invigilator

We follow the BHS exam guidelines very strictly.For this reason no Lingfield Correspondence student has ever had an exam result or Certificate withdrawn.

Lingfield Equine Certificates

Available at the end of both long and short courses to those who successfully complete the required assignments (in house exam). There is a small admin fee of £15 to cover the tutor checked assignment and issue of an LEC certificate at the end of your long course.

The Lingfield Certificate and Intermediate Diplomas states that the student has "Successfully completed the theory for the BHS Horse Owner’s Certificates" at the relevant level.

Funding and Grants

It is worth checking the following organisations and schemes: Business Link, Lantra, Rural Enterprise Schemes, Defra if you are a smallholder or farmer, and also your local Citizens Advice Bureau to see if there are any charities offering support for learning.

The job centre may also advise if there is any funding or support available for you in your particular circumstances

Those aiming to start a business or work as a self employed person would do well to contact Business Link. This is a national organisation which may prove a useful source of funding via the EU. Even as a one man band/sole trader you are a ‘business’ e.g. riding instructor, grooms service, livery yard or mobile tack shop. You might get help with buying a new computer, training or even setting up a web site.