1. Application Forms & Interview
1.1 All applicants are required to complete the appropriate application form, including naming referees, where appropriate, and submit it by the due date according to the course handbook for the programme.
1.2 Where the programme has no fixed admission date, the application procedure will not commence until a completed application form is received.
1.3 All students are called for interview. Interviews normally take place after the receipt of references, so students are advised to allow sufficient time for this to occur.

2. Payment of Fees
Initial fees must be paid before enrolment unless an individual arrangement has been made for payment by stages.

Full Time and Part Time
3.1 Applicants must indicate whether they intend to register as full or part time.
3.2 Full time students must fulfil the requirements set out in the Amida policy document on Full Time Students. Failure to do so will result in redesignation as a part-time student.
3.3 Part-time students must meet the minimum requirements for each programme as set out in the relevant course handbook. within the time span stipulated.
Points 3.2 and 3.3 should be noted carefully, especially in the case of overseas students whose immigration status may hinge upon them continuing to fulfil the requirements.


4. Attendance


4.1 Students are issued with a tabella upon which to record attendance and all other aspects of completed work that correspond to specific course requirements. Records of attendance are also kept at the centre. At the completion of each course, the student submits a portfolio of completed work and this includes the tabella, which should correspond with the records.
4.2 Where students are falling behind with their attendance requirement, this will be raised with them initially verbally of by phone or e-mail.
4.3 If problems persist, the student may be reclassified to part-time status or required to complete additional assignments in order to make up lost ground. In these cases the new requirement will be specified in writing.
4.4 In extreme cases, students may be required to leave the course or recommence.
4.5 There are provisions to allow students with good reason to take time out from course programmes provided this is agreed in advance and stays within parameters agreed in writing.
4.6 In cases of sickness, students should ensure that the centre is informed at or before the time when this will affect the student's ability to meet course requirements. Medical certification may be required and students should be prepared to supply this if requested.
4.7 Where students fail to arrive or persistently fail to fulfil course requirements, they may lose their place on the programme.