So what does attendance entail?
Attendance is the time that you spend on-site or on our online platform to ensure that you're progressing on your bootcamp.
For online programmes, attendance entails being active on our education support platforms and the handing in of tasks on the student dashboard. Our platform automatically tracks this by capturing login times and sign-ins to online mentor calls, tutorial and work sessions. On-site attendance is taken by our lecturers and on-site mentors.
We recommend that you spend at least 8 to 10 hours a day on campus or online as a full time student and 4 to 5 hours as a part-time student. We do, however, understand that some students work faster than others and might not require as much attendance as is recommended. If this is the case then you and your mentor need to discuss this so that a note can be made on your student profile. Obviously, if you are behind then the recommended attendance will be what you as a student must adhere to. If you are not attending, and this shows in your progression rate, you might risk disenrollment from the bootcamp.
If a student falls within the following criteria, they are at risk of disenrollment:
- Where an onsite student’s attendance falls below 80%, which will be checked on a monthly basis, or if they are absent without valid reason for a period of 3 consecutive days without communication regarding potential extenuating circumstances.
Study Times
| On-site | Online | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | |
| Required hours of study | 10:00-16:00 Monday to Friday required attendance at our campus | 17:00-19:00 Tuesdays to Thursdays required attendance at our campus | Minimum 40 hours per week. | Minimum 10 hours per week. |
- If a student is unwilling to resubmit a task that falls under the required 75% task grade, or if the student resubmits a task that scores under 75% or there was no attempt to apply any of the recommended changes in their resubmission.
- If a student misses the pre-scheduled check in call with support regarding their upcoming installment payment or if an online student misses 2 or more scheduled calls with a mentor.
Our responsibility
Our Education Team will motivate and support you all the way but attendance is up to you - we can’t force you to attend.
Mentors will be checking in with their students on a weekly basis each Friday and should there be poor or no attendance for a week, take this up with the student. A note will also be made on your student file to ensure there is a record of this failure to attend. If there is poor attendance for a second week then the mentor will hand over the matter to Student Success where the Student Progression Associate (SPA) will reach out to the student to discuss the matter. In the case where a student has a sponsor, the sponsor will also be notified.
Should there be renewed commitment from the student (and sponsor where applicable), the SPA will hand back the matter to the Education Team, where the mentor will assess the student’s progression and assist in getting them back on track. The mentor will keep in contact with the SPA (and the sponsor where applicable) to ensure that the student stays on track for the duration of the bootcamp.
The student’s responsibility
The student should ensure that they adhere to the recommended attendance as is set out for their specific option and mode of study. In cases where attendance is not possible, the student (or the student’s sponsor) needs to discuss this with their allocated Mentor. In a case where a student is unable to attend and needs to pause their bootcamp, the necessary pause process needs to be followed.
This said, students should ensure that they check in with their mentor at least once a week and should indicate if they will not be attending or active on our education support platforms. Should a student fall behind in progression on the bootcamp, their mentor will be reaching out to them to determine why this is happening and intervention might be put in place to ensure that the student does not fall too far behind. If there is no activity or attendance for more than 2 weeks, then the student will be handed over to Student Success for further action.