Rule SAC047: EFTS value of qualifications - study for more than normal hours evidence

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Rule or condition

A tertiary education organisation (TEO) must demonstrate all of the following before the Tertiary Education Commission will base a higher Equivalent Full-Time Student (EFTS) value (for study exceeding the normal learning hours per week) on learning hours:

• Learners who are awarded the qualification achieve an equivalent academic standard to those completing similar qualifications in a normal period
• Both the required learning hours and the weekly teaching inputs required for such programmes are proportionally greater than the norm to enable learners to achieve the necessary accelerated academic progress
• The TEO has informed learners accurately about their higher-than-normal expected work commitments
• The TEO has appropriate support mechanisms for learners who have difficulty coping with the programme intensity.