We are pleased to confirm the pricing for our products and services for the 2025-2026 academic year.

 

Ensuring Fair & Competitive Pricing

At VTCT Skills, we continuously review our fees and charges to ensure they remain fair, competitive, and reflective of the high-quality products and services we provide. Our pricing structure is designed to uphold our commitment to excellence while maintaining affordability for our valued customers. In 2025/26, while we have implemented a small increase in our qualification fees, our End-Point Assessment fees and Annual Fee remain unchanged.

Investing in Qualifications & Services

We continue to make significant investments across our qualifications, assessments, systems, and support services to align with evolving industry needs and respond to key policy changes shaping the sector. This commitment ensures that we provide the most relevant, high-standard products and services available.

Expert-led Support

Each year, we host over 50 free-to-attend events for our customers and learners, including Collectives, advisory boards, network meetings and product-specific sessions, all designed to enhance understanding, provide insights, and foster industry collaboration.

Our dedicated team of sector specialists and technical experts are on hand to offer trusted expertise and guidance. Their knowledge and dedication empower our customers to navigate challenges with confidence in a rapidly changing landscape.

Delivering Meaningful Impact

As a registered charity, VTCT Skills takes pride in ensuring that every penny of surplus we generate is reinvested to make a meaningful impact. Our unwavering commitment to education, excellence, and affordability remains at the heart of everything we do. To learn more about the impact VTCT Skills has, please see our 2023-24 annual report here.

Annual Approval Fee

The Annual Approval Fee is set at £850 per annum, invoiced in August. However, certain exceptions apply:

  • EPA-only centres
  • Centres with an annual expenditure exceeding £10,000 (includes qualification and EPA)
  • Centres in their first year of approval
  • For schools delivering secondary education to learners aged 14 to 18, the annual fee is reduced to £350

Cohort Fees 

Centres providing Level 4 & 5 Non-medical Aesthetic qualifications will have a minimum cohort fee of £600. In instances where the student numbers for examination fall short of the set minimum fee, the difference will be invoiced to meet the £600 threshold.

Record of Achievement Books 

The prices of our Record and Assessment books will increase slightly from the 1st of August. Note that the minimum order quantity for these books remains at 2 copies, with any subsequent order sizes also in multiples of 2.

Pivot point

From September 2025, a simple new pricing and billing structure will take effect to enable better planning and availability of resources:

  • Learner Licences – New flat rate of £30 per student, with no minimum purchase cost.
  • Educator Licences – One free educator licence with every 12 learner licences purchased (also available to purchase separately)
  • Easier Transactions – only pay for the licences you use.

Pivot Point Lab licences can now be purchased as part of the learner registration process with our hairdressing, barbering, beauty and nails qualifications.

 

Should you have any queries or require further clarification on the fee changes outlined above, please do not hesitate to contact us. We value your support and understanding as we work to maintain the quality of service provided by our centre.