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COURSE DELIVERY FORMAT

Premier Sports College uses two types of course delivery formats. Prospective students should make themselves aware of which system is used for the course they select to undertake. While most of our courses are delivered using the modular system it is important to know which system is used for a specific course and more importantly how the system impacts on the commitment and work of the student.

  • Modular system
  • Academic system

Modular Format

This format allows the student to dictate the pace at which he or she works and progress through the course. The principle key issues include:

  • No start-up dates – participants can start the course on a date that is suitable to their needs. Within 24 hours of enrolling, the student is up and running.
  • A course participant is enrolled for a set number of days – depending on the course. This type of data will always be provided in the course descriptor.  The duration of a course or module could be 50, 60 or even 80 days. It varies form course to course.
  • As soon as a prospective participant enrols (pays fee) they are required to complete an application form and as soon as this form is received, they are sent all access details to their specific course or module by email
  • One advantage to the participant of this format is each participant can progress at individual pace most suited to their own need – this can be at quicker or at a slower pace depending on the study time they may have or not have available to them.
  • Those who complete a course in less than the dedicated duration are awarded their certificate with 7 days of course completion
  • Those who complete a module in a course in less than the dedicated duration are encouraged to progress to the next module as soon as they are ready.
  • Those who have less commitments elsewhere can progress quickly through a course
  • Those who have many commitments can ask for a time extension at any stage for any course or for all or any modules within a course and progress at their own pace.
  • If at any stage the circumstances of a participant changes they can speed up progress or slow down progress as it may suit.
  • After each module a student may take time off by postponing his or her enrolment in the next module by email request.
  • The important thing about this system is that it is participant driven and is a student wishes to take time off, they can extend their course duration time by emailing an extension request.
  • The down side is that the participant must be conscious of the duration element at all times. If time runs out, the participant is deleted automatically.
  • However a reminder email is sent to each participant with a fixed period of time of the end of the course/module. It is at this stage a participant should request extension if he or she is behind in their work.
  • Some assessment is by Multi-Choice Questionnaire and some is by written essay. Some can be by submission of training programmes or plans. It depends on the content and standard of the course.

Academic Format

This format follows the normal college education system of terms and weekly lectures. The principle key issues include:

  • There are specific start-up dates – each course will indicate the next registration date for a particular course.
  • A course participant is enrolled for a term which can be as a short as 6 weeks and for as long as 3 months
  • As soon as a prospective participant enrols (pays fee) they are required to complete an application form and as soon as this form is received, they are sent all access details to their specific course or module by email
  • Participant of this format can only progress on a weekly basis because a set number of lectures become visible to the participant each week and this include assignments, workshop and lectures
  • This system works exactly like a normal 3rd level college.
  • It is not possible to complete a course or module in less than the dedicated duration. However students who have plenty of time available can study 2 modules or course at the same time.
  • Participants can only progress to the next module when the module is finished and all work completed..
  • There is no time extension allowed.
  • If a student needs time-off after a module, they postpone entry to the next module for the duration of a term..
  • However the first week of each module is an Introduction week and the final week is an Assessment week. If a student needed some time-off, he or she could complete the module final assessment early in week 8 and take the rest of that week and the Introduction week off to allow for relaxation from study, for instance.
  • Some assessment is by Multi-Choice Questionnaire and some is by written essay. Some can be by submission of training programmes or plans. It depends on the content and standard of the course