Adonai College Admission Guide

Selection and admission of students
Policy
Intent and objectives

This policy governs selections and admission of students at Adonai College. Objectives

1. The selection and admission policy supports selection of applicants who are capable of
succeeding in their chosen the program. To this end:
1.1 Admission requirements are designed and monitored to support selection of applicants
who are capable of succeeding in their program, on the basis of merit.
1.2 Selection decisions are fair,consistent,as objective as possible and transparent

2. The College is committed to social inclusion and provides access for students who are
under-represented in tertiary education. To this end, selection decision may be considered
on equity considerations.

3. Selection and admission supports College strategy and profile planning by ensuring that the
college:
3.1 maintains its reputation for excellent learning, teaching and research training by
demonstrating appropriate admission standards and
3.2 flexibly adjust intakes to courses and programs in response to its strategic objectives
and changes in the availability of applicants.

4. Selection and admission complies with relevant legislative, regulatory and reporting
requirements.

Scope
All programs and courses on the Adonai College scope of registration or which Adonai College
accredits.
Exclusions
None
Policy provisions
Responsibility

The Selection Team( HOD, Lecturer in Charge and Principal) is responsible for
coordinating the College`s selection and admission activities to:

• ensure compliance with this policy and;
• ensure that the selection and admission supports the College`s academic, business
  and social inclusion strategies.

Admission requirements

• In order to be eligible for selection an applicant must satisfy College-wide entry
  requirements and program entry requirements.
• Satisfaction of these requirements per Adonai College an applicant to be considered for
  a place; it does not guarantee an offer of a place. Where selection is from a pool of
  applicant it may be competitive.
• Program entry requirements are published in against each program.

College entry requirements

College entry requirements are College-wide and comprise:

• the college age at which applicants may be admitted to programs or courses
• the minimum academic requirement or equivalent or training requirements, for admission to each level of program and
• English language for admission to programs or courses unless a student is taking a bridging course.
• English language requirements are stated in the Selection and procedure.

Program entry requirements, selection tasks and selection methodology

Program entry requirements may include:

• a specified level of previous study, or equivalent;
• a specified minimum level of achievement in previous study or equivalent and
• Specific prerequisite courses or subjects and subjects minimum scores in these.
• Every program must have documented program entry requirements, selection tasks (if
  used) and selection methodology.
• Program entry requirements and selection tasks must be designed to measure an
  applicant`s capacity to succeed in the program
• Program entry requirements are approved as part of the program approval process.
• Selection methodology and any selection tasks are approved by the relevant College
  Board.
• Amendments to program entry requirements (if used), or selection methodology may
  be made by the relevant College Board.
• Program entry requirements and selection tasks an applicant must satisfy to be eligible
  for selection, must be used to select applicants for the program wherever it is taught. All
  applicants must satisfy the minimum program entry requirements. Where the program
  is in high demand applicants may need to satisfy a standard higher than the minimum
  program entry requirements.

Selection methodology

• A selection methodology will be defined for each program.
• Applications will be not be pooled (held for competitive selection at a later time).
• Heads of Departments are responsible for selection of applicants. Heads may delegate
  responsibility for selecting applicants.

Integrity of selection decisions

• Selection of applicants for Adonai College programs is conducted with fairness and
  integrity.
• All applicants must be selected according to formally approved admission standards,
  comprising College entry requirements, program entry requirements, and selection
  tasks (if used), in accordance with the approved selection methodology for the program.
•  Staff involved in selection decisions must comply with the College`s policies and
  procedures regarding the disclosure and management conflict of interest.

Information for applicants

• The official source of information regarding program entry requirements is the program Guide.
• Information for applicants will accurately reflect the program entry requirements as listed in the Program Guide.
• Information about selection tasks is published in program summaries.
• If an applicant is not successful in their application for a program, the may be offered a place for which they are eligible, either in the same program at another location, an alternative program, or a bridging program.

Offer

• Offers an admission to any program shall be made only by:
• An Officer of the College expressly authorized to do so by the Selection Team, or
• Staff of partner institutions may assist with selection of applicants in accordance with College-wide entry requirements, however, offers may only be made by officers of the College authorized to do so by the Selection Team.
• The College reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission and/or cancel the enrolment of a student where an offer was made on the basis of incomplete or inaccurate information supplied by the applicant or a certifying authority.
• The College reserves the right to cancel a program that is not viable, and to cancel any offers of admission to the program that have been made.
• The decision to cancel a program and offers of admission to the program will be made by the Management Team

Equitable access to tertiary education

• The College is committed to providing equitable access to education. This involves
  adjusting selection methodology in order to conduct merit-based selection of applicants
  from groups who are under-represented in the student population.
• The college maintains specific schemes, procedures, guidelines and targets to facilitate
  access of designated groups.
•  The College is committed to facilitating access to education for indigenous applicants.
• Program information will describe the inherent requirements of the program in
  sufficient detail to make these clear to prospective students, including those with
  disabilities.

Profile

• The College has annual profile process to plan the number of places to be offered in its programs. The annual profile targets are approved by the Principal taking into account advice from the Selection Team.
• The Selection Team may approve sub-targets relating to aspects of the College’s academic, business and social inclusion strategies.
• The Selection Team may approve quotas of places for students.

Deferment

• Heads of departments have discretion to offer deferment.

Internal applications

• Students currently enrolled in an Adonai College program, at any level, may make an
  internal application for another Adonai College program.
• Internal applicants must satisfy the same entry requirements as other applicants for the program. The college has discretion, however, to give preference to an internal applicant above an external applicant, in accordance with the selection methodology for the program.

Articulation

• The college is committed to supporting the articulation of graduates between Adonai
  College programs.

Refusal of admission

Admission maybe refused to applicants who could otherwise be eligible for admission in
the following circumstances:

• the applicant has outstanding fees owing to Adonai College;
• the applicant has been expelled or excluded from Adonai College or from another tertiary education institution for reasons of unsatisfactory academic progress, for reasons of health or for reasons of discipline (or for any combination of these reasons);
• the applicant has been expelled or excluded from Adonai College in the opinion of the relevant College Principal the applicant`s conduct would provide reasonable grounds to take action to exclude the person from study had the applicant been a student of the college.

The college may refuse admission because of an applicant`s inability to satisfy the inherent requirements of a program. If an applicant has been excluded from Adonai College or any other institution they must disclose the fact of and reasons for their exclusion, together with details of any penalty, at the time of their application.

If non-disclosure is discovered, assessment of the application will be halted until the
applicant explains the reasons for non-disclosure.

Readmission

Adonai College students whose enrolment lapses may reapply for admission to their program and will be subject to the same requirements as all other applicants at the time of applying.

Applicants who have met the entry requirements but have previously been excluded from Adonai College or any other institution demonstrate that they have an improve likelihood of success in the program for which they are applying.

Review of decision

An applicant may seek a review of selection decision by the process set out in the
selection and admission procedure. To be considered, the review submission must meet
the grounds stated there.

Waiver of requirements

College-wide entry requirements may be waived in exceptional circumstances.

Adonai College is Registered and Accredited

Adonai College is an (Namibia Qualification Authority (NQA) accredited training provider. It is regsistered with the Namibia Training Authority (NTA). Adonai College is also a City & Guilds approved center.

For more details, inquiry and support on the admission/application guidelines, use the contact information below;

P.O. Box 2158, Windhoek

146 Bach Street, Windhoek West

info@adonaicollege.org