Access to Higher Education - Registrations 2023-24
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the regulator for the Access to Higher Education (AHE) Diploma, has implemented a change to the requirements associated with learner registration. The period of learner registration for Agored Cymru AHE Diplomas is 42 days (end of week 6 from the start date of a programme).
Requirements
- Learners undertaking any AHE Diploma, whatever their mode of study, must be registered and certificated for units to a maximum of 60 credits.
- Centres must ensure that registrations are submitted to Agored Cymru within 42 days of the start date of the course on which learners are enrolled (first day of attendance including induction period).
- Learners who join the course after the prescribed first day of attendance must each be registered on an additional programme run (as a distinct cohort) that includes their specific start date from which the 42 day registration period will apply.
- Learners must register against units to the value of 60 credits by the end of week six. Amendments to unit registrations can be requested up until the end of week 12 or before the learner makes a formal application to a higher education course through UCAS or any other application process, whichever date occurs first.
- Centres will be charged for any approved changes to registrations outside of the stated registration period. See charges 2023-2024 for information.
- Guidelines
- Credit transfer / RPL application form
Registration deadline
In order to comply with the QAA requirement to register learners on AHE Diplomas against all units to the value of 60 credits within 6 weeks of their start date, centres must submit registrations no later than 16th October 2023. This is based on a notional start date of 4th September 2023.
Learners who enrol late must be registered on a separate programme run.
Please note that for January 2023 intakes, centres must submit registrations no later than 19 February 2024. This is based on a notional start date of 08 January 2023.
Please contact accesstohe@agored.cymru if there are any learners starting after the notional start date and indicate the date when these learners started. In these cases, a later registration deadline will be considered and formally approved where appropriate.
Fees
A registration fee will be charged soon after registration.
Amendments to Registered Units
Centres will not normally be permitted to amend registrations. Agored Cymru will consider any exceptional circumstances. Requests must be submitted using the Request to Amend Registrations form and sent to accesstohe@agored.cymru. Centres will be charged a late fee for all approved registrations outside the stated registration period.
For further information read the guidance.