Enrolment – 2016
Enrolment – 2016
We are in the process of updating these fund pages for 2017.
We are in the process of updating these fund pages for 2017.
For the 2017 conditions for SAC levels 1 and 2 (competitive) funding, refer to:
Generic conditions that relate to all on-Plan funds
Specific conditions that relate to this fund only
This page sets out the enrolment process for Student Achievement Component (SAC) funding for provision at levels 1 and 2, competitive allocation (SAC(C)).
It includes information on the enrolment process, admissions, enrolment forms and applications. It also outlines the verification of identity and eligibility process and explains when a TEO should not charge fees.
A tertiary education organisation (TEO) should have a standard admission and enrolment process for Student Achievement Component (SAC) for provision at levels 1 and 2 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF), competitive allocation (for this website page, referred to as SAC(C)). We expect that the admission and enrolment process should include the steps set out below: Responsibility Action TEO Provides information on qualifications (including courses) and enrolment Student Applies to the TEO for admission and enrolment (separately or together) TEO Verifies the student’s identity TEO Confirms the student’s eligibility to study (and eligibility to attract SAC(C) funding) TEO Makes a formal offer to enrol the student on the qualification Student Formally accepts the offer TEO Records the enrolment TEO Records any enrolment changes, for example, for students who withdraw from courses within the defined withdrawal period More information on these steps is set out below. These guidelines apply to each TEO, unless specified otherwise. There are also a number of conditions and legislative requirements that relate to enrolment. See the Conditions page for more information. We expect a TEO to publish admission information before the start of each programme. This information should include: A TEO may decide to restrict the number of eligible students who can enrol in a programme. For example, a TEO could do this by requiring a student to achieve satisfactory academic progress or by setting admission limits (for example, capped enrolment numbers). If a TEO decides to restrict the number of eligible students who can enrol in a programme in accordance with with section 224(5) of the Education Act 1989, we expect the TEO to determine and publish the maximum number of students who can enrol, and the criteria and processes for selecting students into restricted entry qualifications or courses. The TEO must not, however, restrict enrolment in a programme for which SAC(C) funding is provided on the basis of private advantage (for example, restricting enrolment to those TEO's employees only). See Condition SACC020. We expect that a TEO will publish its enrolment forms. An enrolment form should collect all of the information that a TEO is required to report in the Single Data Return (SDR). To ensure an enrolment form collects all of the necessary information, the TEO should become familiar with the SDR Manual to identify the information that must be collected. The TEO could also use the Ministry of Education's generic enrolment form. To be admitted into a programme, a student should apply to the TEO. A student should do this by filling in an enrolment form and sending the form to the TEO, and providing the TEO with evidence of identity to enable the TEO to verify the student's identity, and determine eligibility to enrol as a domestic student. If a student's enrolment changes for any reason, the TEO should update its records to reflect those changes. We recommend that a TEO also sends an updated enrolment form or document to the student. Even though a TEO cannot charge a fee to students for SAC(C)-funded provision, the TEO should specify the period in which a student may change his or her enrolment or withdraw from a course (for clarity on the student’s academic record, and so that the student does not incur unnecessary course-related costs). A TEO must verify the identity of each student enrolling at the TEO. Once verified, the TEO can then check if the student is a valid domestic enrolment (i.e. eligible to attract SAC(C) funding). A TEO must verify a student's identity when the student enrols for the first time in a programme of learning that leads to a qualification with an equivalent full-time student (EFTS) value of greater than 0.03 EFTS (see Condition SACC016). The TEO can verify the student’s identity by one of the following: If a student is unable to obtain a birth certificate, you can contact us to discuss using a whakapapa statement as evidence of identity. For subsequent enrolments in consecutive years, the TEO is not required to re-verify identity. However, TEOs should assess their level of risk around identity verification and, if appropriate, should develop a policy as to when the TEO must re-verify the student’s identity. Each TEO should have a clear identity verification policy that informs staff and students about when additional evidence of identity may be required. We expect TEOs to familiarise themselves with the Department of Internal Affairs' Evidence of Identity Standard. A TEO must comply with Condition SACC017 and verify a student's eligibility as a valid domestic enrolment using the following verification methods: Type of student Verification methods A New Zealand citizen a TEO must do one of the following: a) confirm the student's citizenship status using the student’s NSN b) receive an assertion through RealMe® that the student was born in New Zealand (prior to 2005) c) sight an original or certified copy of one or more of the following documents: i) a New Zealand birth certificate ii) a New Zealand passport iii) a New Zealand certificate of citizenship d) if a student is unable to obtain a birth certificate for the purposes of (c)(i) above, contact the TEC to confirm that a whakapapa statement signed by both the student and a kaumātua is acceptable evidence of citizenship. A New Zealand resident: a TEO must sight an original or certified copy of one or more of the following documents: a) a passport with a current returning residency class visa (a passport with a visa label) b) a passport, and letter or email, confirming current returning residency class visa (label-less visa, followed by confirmation with Immigration New Zealand, where appropriate) c) a certificate of identity from Immigration New Zealand if the student is a refugee. An Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident currently residing in New Zealand: a TEO must sight an original or certified copy of one or more of the following documents: a) an Australian birth certificate b) an Australian passport c) a passport with a current Australian resident return visa. A dependant of diplomatic personnel: a TEO must sight the original or certified copy of an authorised form from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Other types of valid domestic enrolments: a TEO must ensure that a student is an exchange student taking part in a New Zealand Government approved exchange programme at a TEO. For subsequent enrolments in consecutive years, the TEO is not required to re-verify a student’s validity as a domestic enrolment. However, TEOs should have a policy for when re-verification is required (for example, if a student’s valid domestic enrolment status when they first enrol is time-bound, or subject to change). Each TEO should have a clear eligibility policy that informs staff and students about when additional evidence of eligibility to study may be required. Immigration New Zealand (part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) is moving towards the use of label-less visas. As the visa is recorded electronically in Immigration New Zealand’s system, some students will not have a visa label in their passport. Instead, a label-less visa approval notification is sent by email or by letter to the student. Students with label-less visas may present their visa approval notification as evidence of their visa when they enrol with a TEO, and the TEO may choose to use VisaView to verify this. TEOs can use Immigration New Zealand’s VisaView online enquiry system to check whether a student who is not a New Zealand citizen can study with them in New Zealand. Please see the “VisaView Guide for Education Providers” for more information. You can also contact Immigration New Zealand if you have questions. To comply with Condition SACC015, TEOs may want to retain a download of the VisaView record, although you will be able to refer to it online as required. A TEO may allow a student to defer the start date of their enrolment in a programme. We recommend that a TEO specifies the circumstances in which a student may defer the enrolment. The TEO must ensure that it does not claim funding for a student who has deferred their enrolment until the student actually starts the programme. Recognition of prior learning (RPL) relates to previous study or experience relevant to a programme of study or training a student is currently undertaking. RPL enables a student to proceed with the study or training without repeating aspects of the qualification or re-learning skills the student has already gained through past work or other experience. A TEO must not seek SAC(C) funding for RPL credited to a student. For more information, see Condition SACC021. Across the total programme of study or training, Condition SACC009 prevents a TEO from enrolling a student in an additional course or qualification if the total enrolment for that year will exceed the annual EFTS value of the qualification being attained. However, in an exceptional circumstance, a student may elect to exceed the EFTS value (for example, if the student needs to re-sit a course in order to achieve it, the total EFTS value of that student’s enrolments at the TEO for that year will be greater that the annual EFTS value of the qualification that is attained). A TEO must not induce a student into enrolling in SAC(C)-funded provision. An enrolment that is induced is an invalid domestic enrolment – see the Eligibility page. An inducement to enrol includes any of the following: An inducement does not include: TEOs that provide SAC(C)-funded qualifications must not charge a fee to any student – see Condition SACC022 for a definition of the term “fee”. Because the definition does not include compulsory student services fees or fees for student identification cards, a TEO may still need to invoice a student, following the process below. When a TEO has confirmed a student's enrolment, we expect the TEO to provide the student with an invoice that itemises each cost. The student will be required to pay the costs specified in the invoice or arrange for them to be paid. If a student has arranged using the Student Loan Scheme, a TEO should: After a TEO has received payment (or confirmation that payment has been arranged), it should issue a receipt to the student. If, after a student has paid for an item, the TEO refunds all or some of a student’s payment (including if the TEO decides to pay for the student's costs through a scholarship), the TEO must refund the student in the manner in which the original payment was paid. This could be either to StudyLink, if the student paid using the Student Loan Scheme, or directly to the student. Refunds must be processed in a timely manner. Failure to do so can result in students incurring unnecessary interest on their loans (where interest applies).Enrolment process
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Once the withdrawal period has passed, the student then becomes a confirmed student enrolment.
Admission
Admission information
Admission restrictions
Enrolment forms and applications
Enrolment forms
Enrolment applications
Verification of identity and eligibiliy
Verification of identity
Re-verifying identity
TEO to have a policy for when additional identity verification is required
Valid domestic enrolments
Re-verifying a valid domestic enrolment
TEO to have a policy for when additional eligibility verification is required
Enrolments of students with student visas as domestic students
Visa approval notification
VisaView
Deferring start date
Recognition of prior learning
Additional learning
Inducements
TEO not to charge fees
Invoice
Receipt
Refund