Life Development Institute (PTY) LTD

47 Akwamaryn Street, Eldorado Park, 1811
Email: lifedevelopmentinstitution@gmail.com 
Website: www.lifedevelopmentinstitute.co.za  

 
             TERMS & CONDITIONS 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

All courses/diplomas/degrees are rendered to individuals as a private service.

CERTIFICATE / DIPLOMA QUALIFIATIONS / BACHELOR’S DEGREE:

See the minimum requirements for obtaining each qualification at each section above.

1.	In the event that the student has failed to complete the qualification within the set time in which the subsidy / registration is given to qualify, the subsidy / registration falls away and the student will have to re-apply for the course and the qualification upon which all previous payments are forfeited.
2.	Study material may be provided in any format, including but not limited to DVD’s, video recordings and printed documents. In the case where DVD’s and hard copy study material are handed out, it will only be printed / handed out once a month prior to the class presentation (subject to reasonable change). Electronic material are also being uploaded once a month and will be available for 30 days. Therefore if the class fees are not paid on time, the student will have to wait until the next class presentation before receiving the outstanding modules. This may lead to the student not handing in assignments on time. Where students get their study material electronically, whether through a pin code for the website or being uploaded to Drop box will also be done once in bulk for the group. Study material will not be added for students during the course of the month due to late payment since the faculty works through a scheduled procedure. Any late payment will cause the student to forfeit getting the study material selected for the specific month and may lead to failure to qualify for the degree. Life development Institute  reserves its right to change the format of any study material at any time.
3.	Failure to hand in assignments on time may result in a forfeiture of the qualification
4.	Study material may be provided by any means in the discretion of Life Development institute, including but not limited to post, electronically on Dropbox, electronically on the website. These details will be discussed with the student. Once a class has been presented and/or packaging of DVD’s or study material is opened, or links to websites has been given or study material were emailed or added to Drop box no refunds will be given (INITIAL
5.	There will be no swapping of modules by the student after the student has registered for a course. The modules have been worked out and advertised and registered for a specific qualification. The faculty/lecturer/Life development institute Pty Ltd and associates do have the right to change modules at any time with reasonable prior notice
6.	All course material given by Life development institute Pty Ltd is the sole property of Life development institute Pty Ltd and may not be copied, re- produced or handed or given to someone else for further study or usage. All assignments and case studies done by the student and handed in to Life development institute Pty Ltd are the property of Life development institute Pty Ltd and may be used as they deem fit
7.	Any student with personal differences or opinions regarding the classes, modules or lecture can make an appointment with the lecturer or Principle of Life development institute Pty Ltd, Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk, and can be discussed privately. Forcing your personal views onto fellow students will not be allowed and may result in losing your subsidy or you may be required to complete the course via e-learning (correspondence) or the student can be suspended from the course without any prejudice to the rights of Life development 

institute Pty Ltd or their associates. This includes putting the faculty in ‘n bad light or raising negative concern from other parties towards this faculty in any way not specified here. Should any of the faculty members, associates, or outside parties bring to light that negative information is being spread or makes someone feel uncomfortable, this faculty has the full right without any prejudice to the rights of Life development institute Pty Ltd to withdraw all correspondence and study material or mentorship from the student without prior notification. Please note that all payments made up to date will be forfeited by the student and the student is still bound by contract to pay the full course fees due to bridge of contract.
8.	All assignments must be handed in within 30 days after the class presentation, 30 days after receiving study material, or during the next class presentation, which ever comes first. 
9.	Any assignments not handed in on time will not be marked with the group assignments, which can result in not getting marks and not be able to graduate with your group. 10% of marks will be deducted for every week that the assignment has been handed in late. If any student misses the expiry date or fail to receive a minimum of 75% for an assignment, the student will be required to write a closed book examination at an additional cost (including venue hiring, facilitator fees for facilitating the examination as well as administrative fees for marking the papers)
10.	Study material (modules) is provided on an 'AS IS' and 'AS AVAILABLE' basis. To the extent permitted by law, Life development institute Pty Ltd and associates exclude any representations or any warranties (whether express or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness of a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy
11.	Where an assignment requires a practical and theoretical work component, both must be handed in together. If any part of the assignment is outstanding, the whole assignment will be disregarded, not marked and count as “not handed in” and above rules will be applied
12.	Unless material is part of the Faculty, or unless stated otherwise, the modules may contain advice, opinions, statements or other information by various authors or organisations. Reliance upon any such advice, opinion, statement or other information is at the student’s risk and to the extent permitted by law, Life development institute Pty Ltd and associates disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such information by any user of the modules or by anyone who may be informed of such information 
13.	Where the study material contains links to websites and resources provided by third parties, those resources are provided for informational purposes only. Life development institute Pty Ltd has no control over the additional information from the books, resources and its authors and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from the use thereof.
14.	If any student requires a consultation with the lecturer or any personnel of Life development institute Pty Ltd, it will only be done so by appointment since all personnel may be occupied with scheduled work or other consultations.

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THE MENTOR/STUDY LEADER PROGRAM:

1.	By registering and accepting the terms and conditions, Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk is automatically appointed as your mentor/study leader unless a specific study leader is appointed for a specific qualification / module that are presented to the registered student. Therefore, the student is not allowed to seek help from other individuals relating the mentoring of any modules / dissertation – especially outside of the Faculty of Life development institute Pty Ltd.
2.	Consultations will be done by appointment / specific class dates only. Each consultation will take approximately 1 hour per session. The student is allowed to consult the mentor or Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk bi-monthly, monthly or bi-weekly, depending on the phase of the dissertation
3.	Once the topic has been registered for this specific degree/dissertation, the student is not allowed to change the topic. Should Prof Dr Marlize Snyman / Prof.Dr Meshack Van Wyk, the University or associates for any reason feel that the topic or the content needs to change, they can do so without prior notice and without prejudice to Life development institute Pty Ltd, Prof Dr Marlize Snyman / Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk, the University and its associates.

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MASTER’S AND/OR DOCTORATE DEGREE:

1.	Part of the subsidy conditions is that the dissertation must be completed in full and printed within 18 months of registration (unless pre-approved arrangements was made during registration for example and not limited to that the student enrolled after the registration closed and needs to graduate with the group or RPL type degrees have been enrolled for). Failing to do so will result in the student not obtaining the qualification and forfeiting the fees that were paid without prejudice to Life development institute Pty Ltd, Prof Dr Marlize Snyman / Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk, the University and its associates
2.	Initial research should be completed within 12 months whereby a script will need to be handed in to the Faculty in a hardcopy ring-binded format, as well as in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats on compact disc (CD)
3.	Any amendments required from the Faculty should be completed within the following 6 months to be formally marked and send back to the student for printing.
4.	After the script has been approved by the University, the student has 3 months to print and leather-bind 2-3 copies of the document according to the Faculties standards and colours in order to apply for the certificates in order to have it in time for the graduation.
5.	Please note that all print work, binding and research materials are for the student’s own account. No student can hold Life development institute Pty Ltd,/Prof Dr Marlize Snyman / Prof.Dr Meshack Van Wyk
6.	 or the University responsible for any additional expenses.

7.	The binding, quality and format of assignments should be in line with the standards and requirements of the Faculty. Should any assignment not comply with the standards of the Faculty / University, the student will be responsible to re-do the binding / format / quality within the stipulated time frame to be handed in to the University before the closing time
8.	The dissertation format guidelines will be given after registration and payment has been received

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COPYRIGHT:

1.	Copying of modules or handing out your notes to other students who have not paid their fees, who did not attend the class, lost their work, or for any other reason, is prohibited and steps will be taken against both parties
2.	All study material and modules handed to the student (unless stated otherwise) in hardcopy, CD, e-mail, memory stick or any other means, is the property of Life development institute Pty Ltd and must not be copied or distributed for any commercial purposes. This includes, but is not limited to Life development institute Pty Ltd and the University’s logo, graphics, website design and content
3.	Life development institute Pty Ltd permits the making of copies of material for personal use only, in electronic or hard copy form, providing that the copyright notice is retained on each copy and that Life development institute Pty Ltd is acknowledged for the information that is used. Making alterations to any of the pages, or using content in any other work or publication, other than for quotation purposes, will be a direct breach of Life development institute Pty Ltd’s copyright and may result in civil action  
4.	Life development institute Pty Ltd prior written permission must be obtained for any other use of material
5.	Qualifications will be obtained after course fees are paid in full and all work is completed to the satisfaction of the University
6.	Students are required to declare during registration if they are registered for a qualification with any other academic institution. The Faculty / University may decide to register the student for the degree if the student can prove that the other program supports the qualification that the student is applying for and that the additional studies will not cause conflict where the student will have to choose between the courses while studying
7.	The Faculty / University reserves the right to terminate the registration of any student who has failed to disclose information or material to the proper consideration of their application for or continuance on their programme of study, or who has presented misleading or false information

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ENROLMENT:

Requirements for enrolling for the degree that you are registering for:

1.	A legal copy of the certificate proving that you passed the previous qualification or degree
2.	Copy of ID
3.	Proof of payment (as set out on previous page)
4.	Signed registration and agreement forms
5.	By enrolling for this course, the student commits to abide to Life development institute Pty Ltd regulations and procedures.
6.	It is the student’s responsibility to notify Life development institute Pty Ltd or Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk  if any personal details have changed 
7.	Enrolled students whose registration on their approved programme of study has been terminated on the grounds that they have committed an academic offence, will have their enrolment cancelled and the student will re-enrol for the course paying the full amount and losing the subsidy. In considering applications for re-enrolment in these circumstances, the University and Life development institute Pty Ltd, will normally require from the applicant a written declaration that they understand the Faculty’s Academic Regulations governing the offence they committed, and that they undertake to comply with the regulations in future
8.	The student can forfeit his or her subsidy without prejudice to Life development institute Pty Ltd and its associates when neglecting to comply with basic rules. Life development institute Pty Ltd and Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk have the right to refuse mentorship in cases where fees are outstanding, deadlines are not met, if the student is not cooperative regarding terms and conditions, fails to comply with the rules of the Faculty / University and by not adhering to advice and any other related situation that may arise
9.	Life development institute Pty Ltd reserves its right to make use of any University / College of its choice and may transfer the degree to any University of its choice, should such decision be in the best interest of Life development institute Pty Ltd, the faculty and the students. Should there be a price difference which is reasonable, the student shall be liable to pay the difference. 

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CONTENT STANDARDS:

These content standards apply to any and all material from the student: Content must:
1.	Be accurate (where they state facts)
2.	Be genuinely held (where they state opinions)
3.	Comply with applicable law from which it is posted
4.	Not contain any plagiarised materials Content must not:
1.	Contain any material that is likely to offend, provoke or attack
2.	Contain any material that is defamatory of any person
3.	Contain any material that is obscene, offensive, abusive or hateful
4.	Promote sexually explicit material
5.	Promote violence or contain a statement or describe or encourage activities that could endanger the safety or well-being of others
6.	Promote discrimination on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion, or nationality
7.	Infringe any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights of any person or organisation
8.	Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act or illegal activity
9.	Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence
10.	Be threatening, harass, abuse or invade another's privacy or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to any person
11.	Be used to impersonate any person or to misrepresent the contributor's identity or affiliation with any person or organisation
12.	Contain any material that contains viruses or any other computer code, programs or files designed to destroy, interrupt or limit the functionality of any computer, computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment
13.	Life development institute Pty Ltd and the University reserves the right to review, edit or remove without warning any contribution that in its sole discretion breaches these Content Standards and to take further action, including legal action, as Life development institute Pty Ltd or the University reasonably feels necessary or is required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, Life development institute Pty Ltd and the University accept no responsibility or liability to any third party for the content or accuracy of any material 
14.	It is the obligation of the student to ensure that content is not plagiarised or infringes on any copyright laws. Life development institute Pty Ltd, Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk, the University and its associates do not take any responsibility for plagiarised materials or materials which infringe on any copyright laws and does specifically not guarantee that upon finalisation of the student’s dissertation or the like, that the document has been checked for plagiarism or copyright infringements nor is the dissertation plagiarism or copyright infringement free.

15.	For the avoidance of doubt, Life development institute Pty Ltd, Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk, the University and its associates take no responsibility for any plagiarism or copyright infringements in writing or mentoring of the dissertation since mentoring is done from the student’s research and not from the resources that are mentioned inside the dissertation
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REGISTRATION APPROVAL:

1.	Your registration will only be finalised once you receive confirmation from Life development institute Pty Ltd that it has been approved 
2.	Your registration remains provisional until you have paid the required fees and submitted proof of payment to Life development institute Pty Ltd reserves the right to verify and amend the correctness of your provisional registration until you have paid the required fees and submitted proof of payment to Life development institute Pty Ltd

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PAYMENT:

1.	If payment is behind for two consecutive months, the student forfeits the subsidy, any credits obtained, the qualification and all previous payments made to Life development institute Pty Ltd
2.	The student is still responsible for the outstanding amount and is responsible for any legal fees and interests charged due to failure to comply with the subsidy and payment conditions/plan 
3.	If the student wishes to continue with the course, he or she will need to re-apply for the course at the normal full price (losing the subsidy), paying 50% of the full course fees with re-registration and double monthly fees. No fees paid to Life development institute Pty Ltd for the previous course are refundable 
4.	With submission of the dissertation, the student renounces his work to Life development institute Pty Ltd as the Faculty representing a specific University / Faculty / Training Institution. The information in the thesis then becomes the sole property of Life development institute Pty Ltd and the University / Training Institute it represents to use as they deem fit. The student obtains a qualification for the intellectual property that was given through the research done in the dissertation. Due to the fact that the research material / thesis is now the property of Life development institute Pty Ltd, the student should then apply in writing should he or she require to use any of the information for any other publications and for personal use.  	
                                                                                                       
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

In no event shall Life development institute Pty Ltd, Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk, the University or its associates be liable to any party for any of the following losses or damages (whether such losses are foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): loss of data, loss of revenue or anticipated profits, loss of business, loss of opportunity, loss of goodwill or injury to reputation, loss suffered by third parties, any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential loss or damages arising out of use of our facilities and or programs or reliance on any material or services provided by us, whether or not amended by third parties and regardless of form or action.	

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INDEMNIFICATION:

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Life development institute Pty Ltd, Prof Dr Meshack Van Wyk, the Institute and its associates, service providers and consultants, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to our attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of this Faculty and the services, or your violation of any law(s), regulation(s), or the right(s) of any third party.	

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CANCELLATION CONDITIONS:

1.	Students who want to terminate their formal studies at Life development institute Pty Ltd must do so via written notification to Life development institute Pty Ltd. Telephonic or verbal cancellations cannot be accepted
2.	If the qualification enrolment is cancelled before the first class commencement, a maximum cancellation of 50%
 is raised on the student’s account. In the event of cancellation after the first class was attended or the first study material is received, the student remains liable for the full outstanding fees for the modules (and study materials) and so forth registered for
3.	Students remain liable for the enrolment fee and late registration fee (where applicable)
4.	After the termination of studies by a student, the full outstanding balance will immediately become due and payable and Life development institute Pty Ltd will exercise the right to take the necessary steps to recover the full outstanding balance immediately 
5.	Only written cancellations directed to and received by Life development institute Pty Ltd will be valid 
6.	Cancellations shall only be accepted if physically handed to Life development institute Pty Ltd or sent via registered mail
7.	The cancellation instruction must be dated and signed by the student
8.	The cancellation instruction must specify the exact date the student wishes to cancel his or her course/degree
9.	Students will not qualify for any credit should they neglect to submit a cancellation by the stipulated deadline dates
10.	In the event of a faxed cancellation instruction, the facsimile’s receiving date is regarded as the actual cancellation date. The sender should confirm the receipt of the fax telephonically. The sender is advised to retain 
the transmission confirmation slip for future reference	
11.	Students excluded from any course or module as a result of unsatisfactory academic progress or misconduct as stipulated by The Faculty will not qualify for any credit should they neglect to submit a cancellation by the stipulated deadline dates as per cancellation conditions

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

1.	The application form is a contract with Life development institute Pty Ltd and legally binds the student to pay the full account for a particular period as determined by Life development institute Pty Ltd and/or this agreement 
2.	The student’s liability is not affected nor reduced through ignorance on the part of the student (or his/her guardian/surety) regarding the rules and regulations of Life development institute Pty Ltd or of the invalidity of his/her registration in terms of the said rules and regulations
3.	By signing and submitting the registration form, the student and/or his guardian/surety accepts responsibility for the payment of all prescribed fees (irrespective of whether an account is not received by the student)
4.	A student shall not be allowed to enrol or add/change modules before all overdue financial obligations have been met in full
5.	It is the responsibility of a student to validate his or her account for omitted module(s), timetable clashes and to verify the presentation periods of the registered modules. Such errors/omissions/clashes must be reported in writing to Life development institute Pty Ltd before the closing date for registration
6.	Should a student not attend lectures and neglect to give written notice of cancellation within the stipulated cancellation periods, such a student will be held liable for payment of all tuition fees for the full study period
7.	If Life development institute Pty Ltd temporarily or permanently suspends a student’s privileges as a student, or temporarily or permanently suspends admission as a student, such student qualifies only for the normal cancellation credit refunds if the registration is cancelled (date of suspension) 
8.	A change in the degree or diploma and/or individual modules for which a student has enrolled for, may result in a change in tuition fees. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all amendments are reflected correctly on his or her account before the closing date for registration
9.	Accounts are sent to the account address provided by the student/guardian/surety for account purposes. It is the responsibility of the student to forward such accounts to the person/party responsible for payment thereof if not him/herself
10.	Students will be refused admittance to examinations unless all outstanding financial obligations have been met in full

11.	The academic records and examination results of all students who fail to settle their accounts by the payment dates will not be released, diploma/degree certificates will not be issued and the viewing of examination scripts will not be permitted until all outstanding financial obligations have been met in full
12.	Outstanding accounts will be forwarded to Life development institute Pty Ltd’s external collection agents and the student will be liable for the payment according to attorney client scale.
13.	Should late / outstanding payments or outstanding assignments / work or any reason be the cause that your certificate cannot be requested / obtained with the rest of the groups certificates, then you will be liable for the courier / distribution fees of $300 for shipment of your certificate as well as an additional R 1 500-00 handling fees in order to order your certificate individually.
14.	Should you request your certificate to be shipped earlier than with a group that Life development institute Pty Ltd are waiting for in order to share shipping costs, or should you wish to print another copy or make changes to your certificate and have a new certificate shipped to South Africa, you as the student are responsible for the shipping fees of $300 and the additional handling fee of R1 500-00 prior to that certificate being ordered from the University.
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Name&Surname______________________Signature ___________________ 

Date ____________+