Academic Regulations Policies

Pre-requisites and co-requisites for the courses: These are as set in the Qualifications Framework and under the Units of Competency.  Some sections of the course are designed to be pre-requisite or co-requisite and you should follow the guidance of the administration in this regard.

Entry requirements: Although there are no formal prerequisites for the first year program, some prior knowledge or study of Ayurveda will greatly enhance the understanding and comprehension of the programme material.  Preference will be given to those dedicated and sincere in learning Ayurvedic science.

Units of Competency
In order to be awarded a Statement of Attainment for a Unit of competency, all components of the Unit must be satisfactorily completed in order for a judgment of competence to be made.

Qualification
In order to be awarded a Certificate or Diploma, all Units of Competency listed for the qualification must be satisfactorily completed before the qualification can be signed off.

Home Study requirements
The Distance Learning students will need to do at least 28 hours home study per module.

Mutual recognition of qualifications issued by other RTOs
If you have attained any Units of Competency listed for the course you are undertaking with us, you are able to gain immediate credit.  
These qualifications or Statements should bear one of these statements:

This Statement of Attainment is recognised within the NZQA
The Qualification certified herein is recognised within the NZQA

If you are supplying the evidence of this through a photocopy of the original, the photocopy must be notarised as a true and exact copy by a Justice of the Peace.

Recognition of Prior Learning
The process of RPL depends on the evidence you provide that matches the Units of Competency.  This evidence must be:

Valid:  it must match the competencies as set out in the RPL manuals

Authentic:  it must be clearly identifiable as evidence that relates to you

Sufficient:  enough evidence must be supplied, in great enough depth to allow for accurate assessment

Current:  generally, evidence must be related to skills and knowledge gained in the past five years, although this may less critical when applied to traditional and cultural academic content.

In all cases, you should be guided by the information provided by our specialist assessors.  More details on the RPL process are given in the RPL manuals.  A form enabling you to request a manual accompanies the enrolment form.

Leaving the course early

A Statement of Attendance is able to be provided for the satisfactory completion of any practical workshop, retreat or seminar which forms an underpinning component of the requirement for a Unit of Competency, but not the full Unit of Competency.

A Statement of Completion is able to be provided for any distance education component which forms an underpinning component of the requirement for a Unit of Competency, but not the full Unit of Competency.

A Statement of Attainment is able to be issued when a Student completes all the requirements for a specified Unit of Competency in accordance with NZQA.

A Qualification when all the aggregate components of a qualification are attained, the student will be issued with a Diploma or Advanced Diploma as detailed in the Training Package and under NZQA.

If you wish to leave a course before completing any component which would lead to the issue of any of the above qualifications, you should discuss this with AIAS and also obtain advice on deferment of studies, the implications for refunds and other relevant student issues.

Assessment

Units of Competency may be assessed in different ways:

• As written or verbal testing to ensure that you understand the underlying concepts for your therapy
• By completion of written assignments and Home Study Program workbooks
• By practical demonstrations of competencies in workshops, intensives and industry placements
• By formal on-the-job assessment in specific instances
• By RPL processes

All assessments are conducted as a means to you to improve your own performance over time.  Practical assessments are designed to mirror industry working conditions and cover:

• Skills required performing the therapy/ task
• Client contact skills
• Occupational health and safety
• Checking for understanding of required knowledge