Learning Vouchers

Do I buy a course place or a learning voucher? 

If you are buying for yourself, please buy a course place. If you are buying for anyone else, buy a learning voucher and pass that learning voucher to the person who will be attending. They will need to book onto the course, using a learning voucher supplied by their funder. 

I need to buy for someone else or a couple of people – what is a learning voucher? 

A learning voucher gives you flexibility and helps you manage the timing of when you release the vouchers to the participant/learners. After purchase, you can pass the code supplied to the learner, who returns to the store where they can book onto the start date of a course that suits. They can access the subject area that suits their needs and yours, and on a start date any time up to 6 months from date of purchase.* And as the purchaser, you could buy, for example, 3 learning vouchers at Level 5 when your training budget allows, then allocate them to staff throughout the following 6 months. 

I need to buy for at least ten people

We have extra support for purchasers buying learning vouchers at this volume, including a dedicated Partnership Manager. We also have discounts available when bulk buying – talk to the team on [email protected] to find out more. 

How does a learning voucher work? 

The organisation/person paying for the course purchases learning vouchers at the correct level for their organisation: 

• Level 5 vouchers can be used on any Level 5 (diploma level) short course; without the need to specify the subject 
• Level 6 vouchers can be used on any Level 6 (degree level) short course in the same way 
• Level 7 vouchers – these vary according to the number of Masters level academic credits, so check the voucher information to ensure you buy the right voucher – three month courses with 15 credits are a different price to six month courses with 30 credits. 
• Spirometry vouchers can be used to enable people to access the Spirometry course starting on any date to suit you and/or them. There are five types of spirometry vouchers – two include access to ARTP assessment -so please check that you are buying the correct voucher for the course you want. 
• Essentials workshop vouchers can be used for any essentials workshop, with dates being added throughout the year. 
• Online refresher vouchers can be used for any online refresher except the Spirometry Refresher, with dates being added throughout the year. 

As a purchaser you buy the learning voucher through our store, then pass the voucher code to individuals when they are ready to train. This enables them to directly register onto a course with a suitable start date. This is done via the store, using the voucher code in place of payment. If you have purchased multiple learning vouchers, the codes will be sent to you on separate emails.

How does the learner use the learning voucher once I allocate it to them? 

The learner goes to to the store and chooses the course and date that suits; when they are asked for payment, they use the learning voucher code you supplied them to complete their purchase. Learning vouchers either relate to courses at a certain level, or to specific courses such as in the case of Spirometry.