Course Write-Up (for Certificate and Diploma Programmes)1 Key items For official use Course name: Course developer: Self-developed Externally-developed Jointly-developed Qualification to be awarded upon course completion: Qualification to be awarded by: Brief description of course (including learning objectives, focus areas etc.) Mode of delivery (e.g. online, face-to-face, blended modes etc.) 1 Face-to-face Blended Online Please fill in a separate write-up for each course. 1 Key items For official use Total contact hours2: _____(full-time) Total contact hours: _____(part-time) Information on external course developer (for externally developed courses) Name: Country of origin: Status in country of origin: (details of registration, accreditation by official bodies etc) Other information, if any (e.g. any validation, accreditation, articulation pathway etc.) Is the course validated by an external education institution? YES NO (If yes, please provide further details here and attach a copy of the necessary supporting documents. Details of the education institution, country, period of validation agreement, copy of validation agreement etc) Is the course accredited by any external organisation? YES NO (If yes, please provide further details here and attach a copy of the necessary supporting documents. Detail of the organisation, country, period of accreditation agreement, copy of accreditation agreement etc) 2 Refers to direct, face-to-face instructional contact with a teacher. 2 Key items For official use Is there any articulation arrangement for the course? YES NO (If yes, please provide further details here and attach a copy of the necessary supporting documents. Details of the course(s) that students can articulate into as well as education institution(s) offering the course, requirements for articulation – minimum GPA etc, validity period of articulation agreement, copy of articulation agreement etc) Is there any other form of association, collaboration or affiliation with any other organisation or persons, either local or foreign, in respect of this course? YES NO (If yes, please provide further details here and attach a copy of the necessary supporting documents.) For courses with industrial attachment, PEIs are required to submit the following: 1. Supporting document (e.g. course approval letter) from one of the following: (a) relevant government ministry or statutory board overseeing the profession or industry which the course pertains to; (b) local public institution or agency that developed the course, or (c) professional bodies that are recognised as the authority in the field/industry the course pertains to. 3 Key items For official use 2. Written agreement with relevant industry partners to allow students in the course to be attached as trainees at their places of business (The written agreement should specify, amongst others, the attachment duration, estimated number of students as well as the responsibilities of the PEI and industry partner) 3. Plan for monitoring the progress of students on industrial attachment 4. Commitment by PEI to protect the fees of students for the entire course duration, including the period of industrial attachment, until students have graduated from the course. I, _______________________________________________________, (NRIC/Passport no. ____________________) manager of (name of manager) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ declare that: (name of PEI) (a) the course been approved by the Academic Board; 4 (b) the Academic Board has approved the deployment of teachers for the course in accordance with Regulation 26 of the Private Education Regulations; (c) the assessment methods and procedures for the course has been approved by the Examination Board, and (d) all information provided in this application is true and accurate to my knowledge. __________________________________ (Signature of manager) _____________ (Date) 5