CLT Statement about Higher Education – Explained in Detail

CLT is ...

1. A Mentoring Centre for quality education specializing in advanced e-learning technology
   Mentoring means that a trained experienced professional comes alongside a student to train, counsel and advise in order to impart academic knowledge and practical skills for any kind of job. This is not limited to higher education but may include such courses that form a part of programmes. Higher education is defined by law as offering a registered programme or a registered unit standard. We therefore talk about quality education. The method is advanced since we use all that technology has provided us including the Internet through a multitude of web-sites.

CLT does ...

1. Mentor students who have already enrolled for programmes that lead to qualifications
   Since CLT is not registered to offer higher education – which means offering programmes and issuing qualifications – and since the student wishes to earn a qualification – the student must first decide to register with an institution which has such a programme and then we will enrol the student for the mentoring of such programme.
2. Enrol students for a fee to provide mentoring
   We do not register the student with the institution such as UNISA or Calvary University. That the student must do on his or her own. Any administration done is for the sake of mentoring for which a fee is asked.
3. Follow any curriculum the student has received
   CLT does not take responsibility for the curriculum. It is drawn up and delivered by the institution. Our mentoring is needed because this aspect is often inadequately done by universities which sometimes have a success rate of 5 to 7% of the students finishing their qualification. We will provide improvements to what is basically planned or offered to make sure the student can reach the desired outcomes of the programme.
4. Help students with formative evaluation as part of our modern coaching/mentoring process
   CLT does not do a final examination/evaluation for a programme in order that a qualification is presented by means of an issued degree certificate. Any evaluation done is formative (in-training evaluation) which is part of the mentoring process which gives a constant feel to the student that one after the other outcomes are reached.
5. Give students advice on planning a life long learning path and a suitable study direction
   Universities often lack in this department. Proper mentoring should include advice as to all the possibilities at different universities. This we do provide, even before prospective students have registered anywhere.

CLT does not ...

1. Offer Higher Education learning programmes
   We have withdrawn our registration for all programmes we had in mind. None of the short courses our students are mentored for lead to a qualification. They are not recognizable unit standards. Since we do not have the whole, we don’t have the parts. Student, however, may take the attendance certificates and have them recognized by institutions who may adopt those courses as part of their curriculum which makes up their programme(s).
2. Enrol students for such programmes
   CLT nor any of its associated mentor centres can or will register a student for a programme or qualification.
3. Take responsibility for delivery of curricula
   Every bit of training direction of accredited programmes for which we do mentoring is determined by the providers of the registered programmes. We have the right to add any amount of work, text books, formative tests, practical work, projects and assignments we deem necessary to prepare the student for the programme they are registered for with whichever higher educational institution such as UNISA, Tukkies or Calvary University.
4. Evaluate students on behalf of universities
   All evaluation done is formative. We will not make the final decision nor any evaluation which grants the qualification for which the student is registered. We have no formal agreement or permission to do so.
5. Confer qualifications on behalf of universities
   Students must register with a university of choice in order to present outcomes to receive qualifications. CLT does not confer any qualification nor does it do so on behalf of any institution. A Graduation is merely an occasion of recognition of academic success reached by the student in which the mentors played a role.
6. Perform an act on behalf of any university
   Students must register themselves with any higher educational institution and see to it that they keep in touch.
7. Is not a Higher Educational Institute in the RSA.
   CLT has made it clear through documentation and through disclaimers on its Website what its position i.r.o. education is. It has been scrutinized in the past and is still being regarded as able to deliver quality education on a higher education level, but it does not deliver “Higher Education” as per definition in the Education act 101 of 1997 which specifies whole programmes which are issued by means of qualification certificates.