Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012
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PART 5 Code of Practice and International Education Mark | ||
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Code of Practice for provision of programme to international learners. |
60.— (1) The Authority shall, as soon as practicable after the establishment day, establish and publish a code of practice to be complied with by providers of programmes of education and training to international learners in the State for the purposes of obtaining authorisation from the Authority to use the international education mark under section 61 . | |
(2) Before establishing a code of practice under subsection (1), the Authority shall consult with An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas and such providers and other bodies as the Authority considers appropriate and, in relation to providers of programmes of education and training in English as a foreign language, the National Tourism Development Authority. | ||
(3) The Authority shall publish the code of practice established under subsection (1) in such form and manner as it thinks appropriate (including on the internet) specifying the date on which the code shall come into operation. | ||
(4) A code of practice established under subsection (1) may include different provisions in respect of different providers or providers of different classes. | ||
(5) The Authority may amend or revoke a code of practice established under subsection (1). | ||
(6) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a code of practice established under that subsection shall specify requirements relating to— | ||
(a) arrangements for the protection of learners, | ||
(b) the collection of fees from enrolled learners, and | ||
(c) requirements in relation to the tax compliance of a provider. | ||
(7) In making provision of the type referred to in subsection (6)(a), arrangements for the protection of enrolled learners may include arrangements set out in section 65 if that section would otherwise not apply. |