Terms & Conditions
All Courses
The prospectus and website are intended as a guide to course content only. The Academy reserves the right to make any changes to any course content or programme if necessary. The Academy cannot be held responsible for any changes to funding criteria imposed after enrolment. All bookings and enrolments received by the National Design Academy made on-line or by post, are accepted only on the basis that these terms of enrolment apply to everyone. Certificates for any course will not be issued unless all course fees have been received in full.
Full Payment: Once you have enrolled onto your course, you have fourteen days in which to change your mind. If you telephone to inform us that you wish to cancel, you must then confirm this in writing. Your course fee will be refunded to you less an administration fee of £50. After fourteen days a student is deemed to have started the course. Due to the volume of administration involved with the enrolment and registration of a student, course fees / registration fees cannot be refunded after this point.
Extended Payment Plan: Although fees are due in full before the start of every course, as a concession, students may pay fees by monthly instalments. Students using this payment plan are still liable to make all payments in full, even if they cancel the course or fail to attend.
Instalment payments will be collected on 1st day of each month. For enrolments before the 20th of the month, the first instalment will start on 1st of the following month, for enrolments after 20th the first instalment will be one month later. Please note that in instances where cheques are not honoured or card payments are declined, the appropriate bank charge will be passed on to the student. Changes to start dates will not alter the schedule of payment instalments.
Foundation Degree & BA/BA Honours Degree Courses
Extended Payment Plan: Although fees are due in full before the start of every course, as a concession, students may pay fees by monthly instalments. The total course fees have been split into 10 monthly payments per level for the FdA or BA (Hons). Students using the extended payment plan are liable for all payments per level even if they decide to cancel the course. Should you cancel your course, then the funding is cancelled and we cannot transfer your place to another student, therefore, course fees cannot be refunded under any circumstances.
Diploma Courses
All Diploma fees include the National Open College Network Qualification Fees of £105 and are paid to NOCN to cover registration, administration, moderation and certification of your national qualification.
Studio Based Courses
Where a deposit is paid on enrolment, the balance of the course fee is due in full 30 days before attending the studio course. The number of students per course is limited; therefore once Tutors have been contracted to teach, course fees cannot be refunded. Students are advised to insure themselves against the loss of their course fees in case of accident or illness. However, we will transfer a student onto a later course, provided that we receive notice of this request in writing at least 14 days before the course. A £50 administration charge will be made per transfer.
Workshops:
Where a student is unable to attend a pre-booked workshop, providing we receive 14 days notice in writing, the Workshop fee will be transferred, less a £10 administration fee. The Academy reserves the right to make any changes to any course content or programme if necessary, including the cancellation of any studio course or workshop with full refund offered to the student.
&OE 2010
