Applying

You can complete your application for courses online using the instructions below. If you are struggling with the application, please contact us by email info@waes.ac.uk or phone on 020 7297 7297, between 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. If you are not able to do this, you can come along in person and visit our centres to get help with your enrolment (see operating hours on our Contact Us page). 

If you come into a centre to complete your enrolment, you will need to bring the following documentation with you: 

• ID: your passport and proof of pre-settled/settled status in the UK (if you are an EEA citizen), or your residence card or applicable visa if not. 
• If required, proof of benefit status – this must be dated within the past 3 months. 
• If required (if you earn less than £25,642.50), proof of income – which must be dated within the past 3 months. 

If you have difficulty with the application process or do not have access to a computer where you can complete this, please call us on 020 7297 7297 for assistance – our phone lines are open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. 

If you have any questions, the answers might be on our Frequently Asked Questions page, please have a look. 

Course places fill fast, so make sure you enquire and enrol early. 

How to Apply or Enrol Online 

Beginning your study at WAES is easy. Please do try to apply online but if you are unable to do so for any reason, you can visit one of our WAES centres, where our team will be able to assist you in-person.  

Step 1: 

Take a look through our course offering to view all the details including course content, dates, times and venues.

Step 2: 

On each course page, you can choose the date and time that best suits you under ‘Available Dates’, and press ‘Apply for this course’ to add the course to your basket. Some courses allow you to enrol directly, for example short courses or those where up-front fees are required, in which case press ‘Enrol on this course’.

When you have added your courses, press ‘Apply Now’ or ‘Enrol Now’ from the basket, and you will then be taken to our online application portal.  

Step 3: 

On the online application portal, you will need to have an account.

• If you are completely new to WAES, press ‘Create An Account’ and fill in the required information.
• If you have applied or studied with us before, press ‘Sign In’ and use the login details you created previously – if you cannot remember your password there is a ‘Forgot Password?’ option, as long as you are still using the same personal email address you used to set up the account.
• If you are currently studying at WAES or have only finished your course in the last few months, you may be able to sign in using your WAES Microsoft account by pressing ‘Current Learner’.

Once logged in, the system will then take you through a series of steps so that you can complete your application and book an Interview, if applicable.

If you are a new learner at WAES, you will need to provide your ID and the certificates of your highest level qualifications. For a qualification course, where applicable, you will also have to provide proof of benefits or proof of low income, dated within the last 3 months. 

You can also access the application system/enrolment portal by clicking on waesportal.waes.ac.uk and logging in. There is a facility to search for the course you would like to enrol on and you can start an application or come back to an application you have already started by logging in to the portal. 

For more detail, you can view our admissions policy.

Advice and Guidance for Choosing a Course 

Our advice and guidance team are available to help you decide which course will suit you, and you can contact them for: 

• information about courses and securing your place 
• career advice 
• help with choosing the right course for you. 

We work closely with Westminster City Council services to enhance the learner experience. Contact us if you would like more information about this. 

Call 020 7297 7297 or email info@waes.ac.uk – we are here to help. 

Course Enquiries 

If you would like to make an enquiry, you can call or email us. Our team of advisers would be pleased to offer guidance and to help you select a suitable course. Contact us via 020 7297 7297 or info@waes.ac.uk 

Course places fill fast, so make sure you enquire and enrol early. 

Please note: we can only accommodate small numbers of visitors to our sites and at this stage we are doing enrolments at our Lisson Grove and Pimlico centres only. Please enrol online if possible or phone us on 020 7297 7297 or email us at info@waes.ac.uk