Date of implementation: 1 August 2018

Centre Charges for Members Fee Notes
Centre recognition for new centres 800.00 A non-refundable standard fee is charged for the centre recognition process and will be invoiced at the beginning of the application.

Additional charges may be applied where further support from Agored Cymru is required to achieve compliance.

This charge is instead of the annual fee for recognised centres in the first year of working with us.
Annual fee for recognised centres 530.00 The annual fee for all recognised centres is the same. This allows centres to:
  • maintain their recognition status
  • deliver accredited units and qualifications
  • access curriculum advice
  • access scheduled and bespoke training
  • receive external quality assurance (EQA)
  • access customer service support
Lead centres in partnerships 10% rebate per partner on centre review fee up to maximum of 100%.  
Learner-related charges   Fee Notes
Credit charge   3.12 All credits that are achieved will be invoiced. Please contact your allocated Centre Manager for details of any bespoke packages we can offer your particular centre.
Minimum activity charge for all centres   560.00 Equates to approx 180 credits. Payable in advance (August 2018).
Full qualifications   Individual qualification charges available on request.  
Access to Higher Education Diploma   £130.00 per registration. See guidance within charges letter.
Late submission of awards   10.00 per course run. An award is considered to be late if the claim is received more than 6 months (182 days) after the end date of a course.
Course runs Where the course run requires manual input 2.00 Charge per run.
Replacement certificate   25.00  
Training   Fee Notes
Scheduled training courses Newly recognised centres 4 free spaces are available across the following courses, within the first 12 months of becoming a recognised centre:
  • Introduction to Assessment
  • Introduction to Internal Quality Assurance
 Programme to be published separately.
  Recognised centres The following events are free of charge to recognised centre employees only:
  • Induction for New Centres
  • Introduction to Administration Processes
  • Breakfast briefings
  • Centre network meetings
All other Training and CPD events will be charged at the advertised rate – please see website for details.		 All training charges will be payable up front to avoid disputes over cancellations or substitutions.
  Cancellation fee Minimum charge of £50 per delegate for non attendance at any free event.

There will be no refund where courses are charged at £50 per person.		 Occasionally, circumstances will arise that result in the need to cancel, reschedule or postpone an event, due to an unforeseen occurrence.

Agored Cymru reserves the right to cancel courses when unforeseen circumstances arise. In this circumstance, all delegates will be refunded or reallocated a place in the rescheduled event.
    All other courses Attendees will receive a 50% refund when a cancellation is made no later than 10 working days prior to the event.

There will be no refunds where a cancellation is received less than 10 working days prior to the event, or for non attendance.		  
Requested training courses   If you would like training delivered on your premises, please email events@agored.cymru to discuss.  
Other centre charges   Fee Notes
Approval of new units Price per unit Please contact your allocated Centre Manager for a quote.  
Additional external quality assurance Per half day 200.00 plus travel and subsistence. For the provision of additional support to maintain recognised centre status.
Project work/ consultation   Fee to be negotiated.  
Quality Mark   Individual quotes available.