How to pay

We’re looking forward to welcoming you on to your chosen course. Here are some tips on paying for your studies with us

Employer paying?

Paying with a company card at the time you enrol online is the quickest and easiest way.

Alternatively, you can ask us for an invoice. We will need a purchase order before we can raise an invoice so it’s a good idea to get one from your finance people as soon as possible. You will need it when you come to enrol.

You’ll be added to the course as soon as payment is received and your learning journey will begin!

Funding yourself?

For all our CIPR courses, you can choose to pay in monthly instalments or in full at the time of enrolment.

Pay by instalments

When you pay by instalment, monthly payments will be taken automatically by Stripe, our payment processing service.

There’s no interest or additional fee to pay in instalments. The monthly payments are detailed on the course pages.

Payments will be taken every month on the same date as you made the first payment. So if you enrol and make the first payment on the 22nd of the month, future instalments are payable on the 22nd of the next month and so on until the course is paid for. The payment plan starts from when you enrol.

Remember, we need the full payment or the first instalment before you can join a course. Also, as our terms and conditions set out, you are liable for the full course fees even if you decide not to continue.

Other things to consider

Our CIPR courses include registration, awarding body and professional student membership fees which we collect on behalf of the CIPR.

Make sure you check our terms and conditions for information on course cancellation etc.

Need advice on paying for your course?

Call and chat with Shelley who can explain the process
+44 (0) 203 862 6910

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Your questions answered

There may be funding available in your area, so it is always a good idea to do some research as there may be schemes that we aren’t aware of. The CIPR occasionally has funding schemes and we'll update here when the next one is announced.

It's great news that your employer is investing in your development. The quickest and easiest way to pay is with a company card. (We can provide a receipted invoice after payment.) If your employer wants to pay by bank transfer on receipt of an invoice - no problem! The first thing to do is get a purchase order - you will need to upload it when you enrol. This is really important as without it we aren't able to raise an invoice. (If your company doesn't operate a PO system, just get in touch and we'll explain what we need to get the invoice raised correctly.) Allow plenty of time. We need payment before you can join the course and we know that sometimes company payment processes can take a while. So act now to get it all sorted in time. If you need any help or advice, just give us a call or message on WhatsApp - we're here to help!

For CIPR courses: Your course fee is a combination of the PR Academy tuition fee and the CIPR awarding body fee (like an exam fee), a CIPR registration fee and since 1 June 2025, CIPR Professional Student membership. For all our courses: For the tuition fee, PR Academy provides all your tuition via our bespoke online learning centre - our Study Hub. It includes an extensive online library with around 60 books, all the resources you need for your course and, depending on the course and learning option, tutorials, assignment idea feedback, live online sessions, plus we mark your assignments. Check out our Study Support Package. You don’t need to buy any books unless you would like to.