Debit & credit card
Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted at checkout. Card payments are processed by Stripe — we never see or store your card number.
Available for one-off payments and instalment plans
Payment & Fees
Everything you pay, when you pay it, and how. One published tuition fee per course, no registration surcharge and no hidden assessment fees.
Last reviewed September 2026
How You Can Pay
Choose whichever suits you. Card and digital wallet payments are processed securely by Stripe; bank transfers and sponsor invoices are arranged with our finance team.
Apple Pay & Google Pay
Offered automatically at checkout on a supported device or browser. The same Stripe protections apply as to a card payment.
Available for one-off payments
Bank transfer
Available on request for learners paying the full tuition fee, and for employers or sponsors settling an invoice. Contact us and we will issue an invoice with our bank details and your unique payment reference.
Available for full payments and sponsored learners
Employer or sponsor invoice
If your employer is funding your studies, send us a purchase order or a letter of sponsorship on company letterhead and we will invoice them directly. Your place is confirmed once we receive the purchase order.
Payment terms of 30 days from the invoice date
Paying in Instalments
Level 7 Diplomas and most longer programmes can be paid monthly. Instalment plans are interest-free — the total you pay is the same as the published tuition fee.
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Pay a deposit
A 25% deposit is taken at checkout. This confirms your place on the intake and releases your first unit.
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Spread the balance
The remaining 75% is split into equal monthly payments across the duration of your programme — typically 6 to 10 months depending on the course.
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Payments collect automatically
Each instalment is taken from the card you used at checkout on the same day of the month. You will get an email reminder 3 days beforehand.
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Settle early whenever you like
You can pay off the outstanding balance in full at any point from your learner portal at no extra cost.
Instalments at a glance
- Interest
- 0% — instalments never cost more than the full fee
- Deposit
- 25% of the tuition fee, taken at checkout
- Plan length
- 6 to 10 monthly payments, set by the course duration
- Credit check
- None — instalments are arranged directly with educateU
- Setup or admin fee
- None
- Early settlement
- Permitted at any time, with no penalty
Terms that apply to every instalment plan
- Instalment plans are available to individual learners only. Employers and sponsors are invoiced on 30-day terms instead.
- Your place on the intake is confirmed once the deposit clears. Access to later units continues as long as your plan is up to date.
- If a payment fails we retry it after 3 working days and email you. If it fails again, campus access is paused until the account is brought up to date — your progress and submitted work are never deleted.
- A missed payment does not cancel your enrolment. Contact learner support before a payment is due if you need to move a date or change plan; we would rather rearrange than suspend access.
- Certificates are issued once the full tuition fee has been paid and all units have been passed.
What Your Tuition Fee Covers
One fee, published on each course page. Here is exactly what sits inside it and what does not.
Included in your fee
- Registration with the awarding body
- All learning materials and unit guides on the online campus
- Named tutor support and written assignment feedback
- Formative feedback on one draft per unit
- Marking, internal verification and one free resubmission per unit
- Your digital certificate and transcript on completion
Charged separately
- Optional printed or couriered certificates
- Additional resubmissions beyond the first free one per unit
- Recommended wider reading and textbooks not supplied on the campus
- Top-up degree fees charged by a university partner
- Any bank charges applied by your own bank on an international transfer
Payment Questions
If your question isn't answered here, our learner support team can help before you commit to anything.
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What currency are fees charged in?
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Is VAT added to the fee I see?
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Will I get an invoice or receipt?
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Can I change the card my instalments come from?
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