Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Teach A Trade’s relationship with you in relation to this website.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
If you wish to book a place on one of our courses, you can do this either via the website, phone, email or in person. Provided that there is an available place on the course, we will email an invoice and the course confirmation letter to you as confirmation of your booking. This will contain information regarding the course booked, start dates and payment information.
If Teach A Trade declines to enrol you for any reason or if, after accepting your enrolment Teach A Trade subsequently discovers information which gives it reasonable grounds to believe that the course is not appropriate for the you for any reason, Teach A Trade may cancel the booking and will notify you accordingly. Where this happens, unless the reason for the cancellation was your non-compliance with the terms (including, where you are booking on behalf of someone else, your failure to ensure that the Student complies with the obligations applicable to him/her) Teach A Trade will give you a full refund of any sums you have already paid.
Here at Teach A Trade we will take all reasonable steps to make courses as inclusive as possible, it is essential that you are aware of the following:
By placing a booking you confirm that you can understand spoken English, write and read proficiently in English, has a reasonable level of physical fitness and health and is either already working in their chosen industry or is intending to enter the chosen industry. If you have any doubt as to whether you meet these requirements you should discuss any issues with Teach A Trade before placing the booking (and, in the case of any issues with fitness or health, seek a professional opinion from a qualified medical expert).
Teach A Trade accepts no liability for any adverse consequences arising from you/the student’s participation in a course which arose as a result of you/the student not meeting the eligibility requirements.
All course fees are to be paid as per the invoiced instructions
Balance payments can be made by cash, credit or debit card
Teach A Trade may, in its entire discretion, accept payment in instalments (whether weekly or otherwise), although reserves the right to demand payment in full of any outstanding balance due at any time.
If paying by weekly instalments, payment must be made on the first day of each of your training blocks
If the attended course is one course only, the balance will be due in full on the start date as advised on the invoice.
Failure to pay course fees as detailed by the provided invoice may, in Teach A Trade sole discretion, result in you being unable to sit the course and any associated exam/s.
Should you wish to make any date changes to courses or any course package modules, you will be charged an administration fee of £50 for short courses and £150 for longer courses and packages. All course change requests must be made with a signed letter. Course moves will be made at the discretion of Teach A Trade and can only be made once.
Course moves can only be made if there are more than 21 days before the course start date. Less than 21 days’ notice before the course commences may be too late to make course changes due to class and tutor allocation which will have taken place.
It is your responsibility to provide the right details about you/the student at the time of enrolment. Should you need to amend a name or date of birth after the enrolment has been undertaken, you may incur an administration charge of £50. You will also need to provide proof of this in the form of some formal identification (passport / driving licence / birth certificate).
If you wish to cancel under Teach A Trade cooling off period arrangement, you must cancel within 14 days from the date on which you placed your booking.
If you cancel during the 14 day cooling off period, you will receive a full refund, minus an administration fee of £50 for short courses and £150 for longer courses.
If you cancel after your cooling off period has expired, you will not be entitled to any refund or your deposit.
Once paid, a deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable.
Once a course has commenced, you must attend all sessions necessary to complete the course (once a course has been started, it cannot be completed at a later date). You will not be entitled to any refund for any absence.
In the event of extreme weather conditions, Teach A Trade will ensure it is able to provide a full service by using a number of contingencies. You/the student must ensure he/she is able to attend and subject to the terms below, Teach A Trade will not be responsible (nor required to issue any refund or offer any alternative course dates) as a result of you not attending due to extreme weather conditions such as heavy snow, strong winds, flooding or public transport disruptions / cancellations.
Teach A Trade will review each absence and any reasons given for that absence. If the reason why you was unable to attend was due to exceptional circumstances then Teach A Trade may, in it’s discretion, offer a new date. Whether or not circumstances shall be deemed “exceptional” shall be at the sole discretion of Teach A Trade. You may be asked for supporting documents to prove the exceptional circumstances alleged.
Teach A Trade total aggregate liability in respect of all causes of action arising out of or in connection with your booking and/or the student’s participation in the course (whether for breach of contract, strict liability, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation or otherwise) shall not exceed the fee paid by you for the course;
Teach A Trade shall not be liable for any claim to the extent that it relates to loss of profits, goodwill, business opportunity or anticipated savings, injury to reputation, wasted management time or indirect, consequential or special loss or damage regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or strict liability or otherwise howsoever arising and regardless of whether Teach A Trade knew or had reason to know of the possibility of the loss or damage in question; and
If you are booking on behalf of another person (you are not the student yourself), you acknowledge and agree that any claim that is brought against Teach A Trade for its failure or default must be brought by you, not the student, and that if, despite this, the student brings a claim against Teach A Trade (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or strict liability or otherwise) you will indemnify Teach A Trade against all losses, damages, claims, costs and expenses (including legal expenses) that it suffers or incurs as a result of that claim, including any amount that may be awarded to the student.
The express terms of this agreement are in lieu of all warranties, conditions, terms, undertakings and obligations implied by statute, common law, custom, trade usage, course of dealing or otherwise, all of which are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Nothing in this agreement shall limit or exclude Teach A Trade liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, and/or for any other loss or damage the exclusion or limitation of which is prohibited by English law.
All advice given regarding career paths, abilities to join registration bodies, qualification advice or other career opportunities is correct at the point of enquiry. This may be subject to change and is beyond the control of Teach A Trade. Teach A Trade cannot be held responsible for changes to other organisations’ joining requirements or qualification pre-requisites. No refunds will be issued in the event of changes mentioned above.
Any opinions expressed by the course tutor represent his/her own views and not necessarily those of Teach A Trade and Teach A Trade shall have no responsibility for them.
Teach A Trade reserves the right to alter booking arrangements if necessary and has the right to refuse any booking application, at its sole discretion.
The course qualification route booked is the correct route at the time of booking. Qualification routes are subject to change. Should any changes be made by the awarding bodies to qualifications, Teach A Trade will endeavour to change the qualification route; however, Teach A Trade will not be liable to you in any way as a result of such changes. Changes of this nature may affect the duration and cost of the course, which you accept by placing your booking.
Teach A Trade cannot be held responsible for any accommodation booked. Any information about alternative accommodation is provided to assist in your search for accommodation only. You are responsible for your own booking and payment.
