Charges for 2009-10

Cost

Notes

Centre Recognition for new providers

Accelerated route

Non accelerated route

£350

£700

This fee will be charged once the centre has agreed to proceed with centre recognition and will not be refunded if either the centre withdraws or fails to gain centre recognition.

Centre Recognition for non-members

Accelerated route

Non accelerated route

£700

£1000

See above.

Annual Centre Review/Membership for existing centres (see note 2)

£400
£650
£1000
£1500

The Centre Recognition fee for current provider organisations is based on the number of learners registered in 2008-09.  Annual centre recognition entitles centres to:

• Access to curriculum advice
• Access to an agreed number of Quality Reviewer visits
• Initial quality audit and centre risk assessment report
• Access to QCA accredited qualifications and units
• Access to bespoke accreditation
• Core training programme

Annual Centre Review for non-members

£1500

Combined learner registration and credit charge (only achieved credits will be invoiced)

For 1 10 hour credit

£2.68

Access to HE registration and credit charge

For each registered Access learner who is awarded credit

£108

Access to HE – a fee of £200 will be charged per learner if statistics for the previous academic year are not received by October 15th.
All Access to Higher Education learner registrations should be received by 1 April 2010.

Agored Cymru qualifications

TBC

NOCN qualifications

For learners registered for full qualifications

Charges for NOCN qualifications are published on their web site at http://www.nocn.org.uk/products/fees-and-prices

Unit Approval

Price per unit

£25

This charge will be waived for units relating to curriculum areas that meet national and/or regional priorities. Click here for further details

Additional verification visits

Linked to high risk assessment rating

£130 per half day
£200 full day

Late Learner registration charge

Per course run

No charge to be levied in 2009-10 but deadlines should be adhered to – please see note.

The learners should be registered within 40 working days (8 weeks) form the course start date.

Replacement certificate

£15

Additional  services/ consultation

Half day
Full day

£250
£500

Training programme

To be published separately

Free to members

Bespoke training courses

£200 per session for members. 
£350 for non members.