Learner Services
Here to support you
At Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, our Learner Services Team offers friendly, impartial advice to help guide you through your time at college.
Support includes:
- Help with course choices, applications, and fees
- Advice on learner loans and grants
- Career and training opportunities
- Higher education, health, and wellbeing support
Visit Learner Services on campus or online, we’re just a conversation away.
We are here to help you.
Click here to download the Learner Services flyer in PDF format.
Accessing Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a weekly payment of £40 to help 16 to 18 year olds with the costs of further education.
Payments are made every 2 weeks as long as you meet your school or college’s attendance requirements.
To find out more about EMA, here is the ‘The little book of EMA’
Further Education Finance
Welsh Government Learning Grant: FE
Welsh Government Learning Grant FE is an income-assessed grant that aims to encourage more people to continue with their education.
It provides funding to help with the costs of your education if you’re aged 19 or over. If you’re studying full-time you could get payments of up to £1,919 a year or, if studying part-time, you could get up to £959 a year.
Click here to video the Guide to Welsh Government Learning Grant Further Education
Financial Contingency Fund (FCF)
The Financial Contingency Fund can help towards the purchasing essential equipment, PPE and other related costs to your course. You may also be eligible for support to help pay towards your costs of a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service - formerly CRB) checks (subject to course requirements), educational visits, transport and childcare.
If you are aged 16 to 18, have previously received Free School Meals and your household is in receipt of Universal Credit you will be eligible to receive up to a maximum of £19.50 a week towards purchasing lunch whilst at college.
We also have a grant to help buy ICT equipment that is essential for your course.
Visit the financial support page for further information.
Please use your college network login and password when completing your application for financial support. Your personal tutor will provide you with your college network login and password when you enrol on your course.
Talk don’t walk
Need to talk about your course? Worried you may have chosen the wrong course?
If you're thinking of changing course, speak to your personal tutor, come to learner service or fill out the Google Form on eDrac Learner by 27 September. Our team is here to help you make the right decision.
Coleg Llandrillo Learner Services Manager
Welcome to Lisa's induction video, where she shares valuable insights into the wide range of support available to learners through our Learner Services team.
Coleg Menai and Meirion-Dwyfor Learner Services Manager
In this video, Alison explains how Learner Services can help guide students onto the right course to suit their goals and needs.
Learner Services Advisor
Meet Helen, a Learner Services Advisor, who will introduce how she and the team can support our students throughout their learning journey.
There are English subtitles in this video.