Rule SAC028: Certificates of personal study - CPI, COP - learner demand

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Rule or condition

If a number* of learners wish to take the same programme of study, the tertiary education institution must do both the following:

• Establish the programme of study as a formal qualification
• Obtain the appropriate formal quality assurance and seek the Tertiary Education Commission's approval for Student Achievement Component funding through the Investment Plan and, if sought, learner access to student allowances and the Student Loan Scheme.

*Note: The TEC does not set a specific threshold for the number of learners. The principle is that if a particular combination of courses is regularly chosen by learners, it should be established as a qualification in its own right. COPs and CPIs are intended to cater for specific individual needs; not for ongoing programmes of study.