College rights and responsibilities:
- The College reserves the right to assess applications and to offer admissions or reject applicants as it deems appropriate, in line with course entry requirements and the responsibilities placed on the College by the UK Border Agency. Accordingly, the College may ask applicants to provide additional information where necessary.
- The College reserves the right to alter dates, fees and any particulars in published material (in prospectus, brochures, or on the website) without prior notice. Equally, the College reserves the right to vary, amend or introduce regulations, terms, policies and procedures without prior notice, within reason. This does not affect students’ statutory rights.
- The College accepts no legal liability in the case of accidents, illness, loss of or damage to personal effects or mail, or for any damages or accidents caused through negligence or otherwise of a third party.
- The College reserves the right to contract any third party to provide services, including enforcing any terms of this agreement, and to store and share with any parties as appropriate, students’ personal information.
- The College reserves the right to conduct and provide its services from premises within reasonable commuting distance of its current campus.
- The College reserves the right to initiate the recovery of all outstanding fees or College property from the students, such recovery may require legal action as appropriate.
- The College will adhere to and implement good practices as advocated by the relevant accrediting and awarding bodies.
- The College reserves the right to change a student’s fee status classification in light of changes in relevant legislation or where the student has withheld relevant information.
- The College reserves the right to make special arrangements to cover exceptional/extenuating circumstances, at the discretion of the College.
Student responsibilities:
- Applicants must follow the College’s admission process as described on our website. All applications must be accompanied by evidence of qualifications and/or reference letters from employers detailing dates of employment, position held and roles & responsibilities must be supplied. Overseas students must also provide all the information listed on the application form checklist, including the evidence of their financial ability to pay the course fees and UK living expenses (£7200 pa), in line with the UK Border Agency’s (UKBA) requirements for UK student Visa under Tier 4 of the Points Based System. The UKBA’s requirements can be accessed on their website (http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/). Documents provided must be originals. Where the original documents cannot be sent, notarised copies or copies attested by the issuing authority are acceptable. The documentation required must be clear, legible and where necessary translated into English language by an approved translator,
- Student must arrive in the UK for their studies within the time allowance stated on the College admission letter (CAS). Once in the UK, students cannot defer their admission to a later session, except in exceptional circumstances and if permitted by the UKBA. On arrival in the UK, students will be assessed by the College academic staff for ability to follow their chosen course successfully. Applications for exemptions should be sent to the appropriate awarding body with the application fees mentioned on their site.
- Students are required to attend all lectures, participate in all class-tests and submit assignments on time set by the lecturer: failure to do so may result in re-sits, which may in turn affect the student’s duration of studies, fees, completion, etc. It is the student’s responsibility to apply for and register with relevant academic or professional bodies where applicable and to enter for any external examinations. Students must comply with the rules and regulations of relevant external bodies. Overseas students must follow a full-time weekday course of at least 15 hours a week and comply with all other immigration regulations and laws. Students must abide by all College regulations as amended and updated regularly.
- Under the College’s Disciplinary Regulations students may be expelled for grossly improper conduct, including the provision of false or forged documentation in their application, or any conduct that interferes with the well-being of other students, staff or the reputation of the College. Students will be required to pay for any damage they cause to the premises and/or property of the College, or property in the care of the College, or their accommodation arranged by the College. Students will be required to pay any charges incurred by them under College financial regulations (see below). No refund of fees will be granted to expelled students and they will remain liable for any extant fees and charges.
- Students must notify the College promptly of any change to their UK address and/or telephone number, and of any reason for absence, such as sickness.