Individual ownership of items

TEOs must not use SAC funding and fees or compulsory course costs to directly or indirectly provide individual post-study possession of material items.

Certain items may be exempt in accordance with Condition SAC126[1]. Items may, at our discretion, also be exempt if they have a minimal residual value or useful life in the general marketplace.

The reasons for these exemptions must be documented in accordance with Condition SAC127 and we may require TEOs to provide this documentation to us.

In addition to the policy stated above, TEOs can assess the validity of learners retaining items by distinguishing between:

• the need to provide items during a programme of study for educational benefit
• the lack of need for learners to retain possession of items after the programme of study.
  

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  Condition SAC126: Personal gain from enrolment exemptions

  Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) must not use Student Achievement Component funding and fees or compulsory course costs to directly or indirectly provide individual post-study possession of material items. Certain items may be exempt only if all of the following apply:

  • They are personal to individual learners
  • They cannot be made available to several intakes of learners, for example for health and safety reasons
  • Without them, learners are unable to complete the compulsory requirements of their programme of study.

  TEOs must document the reasons why particular items meet these exemption criteria.