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Terms of Agreement and Payment Policy   

1.    Ethology Academy CC (hereafter referred to as “Ethology Academy”) presents different correspondence courses on animal behaviour to students in South Africa and all over the world. The points below set out the basic terms of agreement with students

2.    The courses are offered to students who have completed Grade12 or are older than 18 years.

3.    On enrolling for any course and submitting the enrolment form, students acknowledge that they have read this document and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document.

4.    The enrolment term commences on Monday 9 January 2012 and will be terminated at the end of February  or as soon as the required number of enrolments is reached. Late enrolments will be at the discretion of the management of Ethology Academy.

5.    The fees for the different courses for 2012 are as follows:

Basic courses: R5000

Advanced Dog and Cat courses: R5400

“Add on”  courses : R2500

Grooming course: R5400

Animal Assisted Activity course: R5400

Horse Advanced Course: R6000

6.    An annual increase in the enrolment fees will be subject to the consideration and decision of the administration of Ethology Academy and guided by the general inflation rate of the country. 

7.    The course fees include the professional time of the presenters and lecturers, preparation and dispatch of all course materials including study guides, notes, newsletters and DVDs (where appropriate), all administration relating to assignments and record keeping of student’s details, organising of seminars in student’s provinces (where appropriate), examinations (excluding supplementary examinations) and issue of Certificates, and all office and other disbursements including copies and postage.

8.    The course fee excludes possible travel and accommodation expenditures a student might incur in order to attend a seminar.

9.    On enrolling for any course a student must pay the full course fee as indicated in point 5 above.

10.  Alternatively, students who cannot pay the full course fee at the time of enrolment can pay a non-refundable registration fee of not less than R3000 for the Basic Animal Behaviour courses, R3000 - 00   for the Advanced, Companion Grooming and Animal Assisted courses, and R1500 for the Add-on courses.  The appropriate enrolment fee must be paid for each course that a student enrols for. The payment of the registration fee(s) must be accompanied by a written agreement that the balance will be paid in monthly instalments preferably by post dated cheques or a bank stop order, commencing at the end of March. The last payment must be received by Ethology Academy not later than the end of July.

11.   The registration fee(s) is not refundable, even if the student is unable or fails to complete the course.

12.  All students must complete and submit the appropriate enrolment form and financial undertaking.

13.   The new National Credit Act (which came into force on 1 June 2007) will not apply to such pay-off agreements.

14.  Electronic payments, cheques or deposit payments must be made into the following account details:

Account holder: Ethology Academy CC

Bank: Absa Bank, Wierda Park

Branch code: 336 345

Account number: 405 12421 90

15.  Students must forward confirmation of payment by fax to: (012) 654 7659 or email to hanna@ethology.co.za as soon as a payment is made. Students must please use their initials and surname as a reference when they make a payment to ensure that the payment is associated with the correct enrolment form and student.

16.   The study material related to the specific course will be despatched to the student via registered mail within 48 hours after Ethology Academy has received confirmation of payment.

17.  If an arrangement is reached in terms of point 10 above, and the student fails to pay instalments promptly, Ethology Academy reserves the right to immediately withdraw further services and withhold any further course materials, cease marking and reporting on assignments and refuse the student attendance of a seminar and examination. 

18.  Should it, for a valid reason, be impossible for a student to complete a course in the same year of enrolment, and has paid the full enrolment fee, the student can apply to carry over the enrolment for the course to the following (a second) year. The student will however be expected to pay the difference should there have been an increase in the enrolment fee plus an administrative fee of R500 per course.   To carry over a course to a second year will only be considered if the student applies in writing before the end of October.

19.  Should a student requires to postpone the completion of a course to a third year, the full registration fee applicable to that year (currently R3000) will be payable and the student must apply before the end of October.

20.  Enrolment for a course will not be transferred to a third party.

21.  A student can not transfer the enrolment for a course to one of the other courses.

22.  Ethology Academy further reserves its right to take legal steps to recover outstanding money from students who fail to honour the agreement referred to in point 10 above. If legal steps are taken to recover any amount from a student, the student agrees and shall pay the costs of such steps at a scale between attorney and client. Interest may also be charged and recovered at a rate of 15% per annum. The parties further agree to the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court in Pretoria, Gauteng.

23.  As courses are conducted mainly by correspondence, students must inform Ethology Academy of any changes in their contact details as soon as possible. Ethology Academy can not be held liable for loss of communication or post, if the correct contact details are not on record.

24.  Copyright vests in all course materials and correspondence provided. Students are not allowed to make unauthorised reproductions or copies of any materials without express written permission. The name, logo and slogan of Ethology Academy CC are further trade marks which belong to Ethology Academy CC. The unauthorised use of these trade marks is also prohibited.