Adult and Community Education
(Reference Code: 3665)
Calculating the EFTS factor for ACE courses
EFTS factors for Adult and Community Education (ACE) courses are calculated according to the following table.
The TEI ACE funding rate for 2009 is $4,444.44 (excl GST).
| Course Length |
Learning Type |
Course EFTS Factor |
Example |
| Up to 40 hours of learner time in total |
Tutor contact time and test time |
0.0015 EFTS units per hour |
A course of 12 hours, 5 tutor contact hours, 1 hour in a test, and 6 self-directed learning hours - has a course EFTS factor of:
(6 x 0.0015) + (6 x 0.00088) = 0.0143 EFTS units |
| Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available |
0.00088 EFTS units per hour |
| Less than 20 hours of learner time per week (part-time) |
Tutor contact time and test time |
0.0015 EFTS units per hour |
A course running for six part-time weeks for six hours a week (36 in total), with 12 hours of this involved in self-directed learning - has a course EFTS factor of:
(24 x 0.0015) + (0.00088 x 12) = 0.0466 EFTS units |
| Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available |
0.00088 EFTS units per hour |
| 20 or more hours of learner time per week (full-time), and more than 40 hours total |
Tutor contact time and test time |
0.0300 EFTS units per week x the percentage that tutor contact time and test time make up of the total learning hours |
A course running for four full-time weeks with 100 hours in total, 70 of which relate to tutor contact time - has a course EFTS factor of:
(4x 0.03 x 70%) + (0.00088 x 30) = 0.1104 EFTS units |
| Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available |
0.00088 EFTS units per hour |
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