PATA Courses

Course Fees

Course fees are the responsibility of the learner.  If an employer, parent or other body is accepting responsibility for paying the course fee, clear evidence and details of who must be provided during the application stage. 

Short courses/workshops:  Payment must be made at the time of booking for short courses and workshops, other arrangements apply for longer courses (national qualifications).

Cancellation and non attendance 

Notification of cancellation of a course or workshop by PATA:

• PATA reserves the right to cancel any course with insufficient numbers and will give 5 working days notice. A full refund will apply.

• If PATA have to cancel due to circumstances beyond their control and is unable to give 5 days notice then an alternative date/course will be offered prior to any refund.

• In some instances a training credit may be issued for cancelled/postponed learning – this will have an expiry date.

Learner Cancellation – short courses and workshops

• 15 working days before the start date = 100% refund 

• 10 working days before the start date = 50% refund 

• Less than 10 working days of the start date = no refund

• Non attendance = no refund

• Non attendance or cancellation of FREE (funded) courses will incur a ‘no show’ charge of £55.00 to cover administration costs  

Due to the costs involved in administering any changes, a £10 admin fee may be charged in the following instances:

• Changing the name of the person attending
• Errors on the booking form (e.g. spelling a name incorrectly where this results in needing to reprint the certificate)
• Payment in full not received 24 hours before the course start time
• Where the feedback survey has not been completed by the closing date and a request for a CPD certificate is made

For more details, download the documents below.