HE fee assessment in England

This three-part training course offers UKCISA members an introduction to the regulations that determine who should be charged ‘home’ fees and who can be charged ‘overseas fees’ for higher education in England.   

We will cover key concepts of fee assessment and explore the ‘home’ student fee categories that assessors come across most frequently. The course is highly participative, and between sessions, delegates will be required to do extra reading in preparation for the next session.   

This course will help you to: 

• Understand the key terms and concepts that arise in fee status assessment work. 
• Identify requirements for the most commonly-used categories of ‘home’ fee-paying students. 
• Discover resources to help you in your day-to-day work, and keep up to date. 

This course will be delivered in three parts. Delegates must attend all three sessions:  

• Session 1: Thursday 21 November 2.00pm – 4.00pm
• Session 2: Friday 22 November 10.00am – 12.00pm
• Session 3: Friday 22 November 2.30pm – 4.30pm

In advance of the training, delegates will be asked to download various written materials from the UKCISA website. These will be used for reference throughout the course. 

This course will touch briefly on the question of what counts as ‘ordinary residence’. However, we know that some members would like to talk about that topic in more detail than this course allows, so in 2024-25 we will also be running a separate workshop ‘Spotlight on ordinary residence in fee assessments’, for any members who would like to explore that particular topic in greater depth. 

Who should attend?  

This course is for staff who are fee assessors. We welcome those who are new to the role of assessing fee status.  

We also welcome those who are familiar with fee assessment and would like an overview to refresh their knowledge. If you are looking for training specifically on the question of what counts as ‘ordinary residence’ in a particular place, take a look at our new 2024-25 workshop ‘Spotlight on ‘ordinary residence’ in fee assessment’. 

Suitable for: Fee assessors  

Minimum experience level: No prior experience required  

The full list of courses we currently offer can be found here.

Previous attendee: 'This was really excellent for a beginner and has provided a solid foundation, on which I can build upon by referring to the guidance documents.'