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Consortium approach and alternatives
(9) The OLI should be regarded
as
consortium of participating institutions (see further guideline (16) below).
(10) Students should enrol in the OLI itself, not in
participating institution.
(11) Awards to students should be in the name of the OLI.
(iz) The OLI should have legal status equivalent to that of existing UPGC-funded institutions and the PC should advise on appropriate legislation.
(13) The administration of the OLI should be as small and
compact as is compatible with efficiency.
in по way
open
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(14) The programmes offered by the OLI should
adversely affect the part-time, extra-mural, distance learning courses now being offered by
by the UPGC-funded institutions or by the Vocational Training Council.
(15) The PC and later the OLI should negotiate with
participating institutions mutually
F.
satisfactory arrangements for the
the employment of tutors and other part-time academic staff and, where appropriate, of
other resources.
Organisation of the OLI
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preparation
level would Of course
(16) "Membership" or "participation" in the OLI should be
understood to be at two levels. The first be the operational level material and providing tutors for OLI students. Institutions participating in this way should be termed OLI contributors. Contributors would not be confined to the UPGC-Funded institutions, but would include local or
any
overseas body commissioned by the OLI for a specific purpose. The second level of participation would be formal membership, i.e. the holding of a seat or seats on the OLI Council. Such participation should termed "Formal membership". "Participating institution" unless otherwise specified, should be understood to mean "formal member".
be
(17) All institutions of post-secondary and tertiary education which are funded through the UPGC should be invited by the PC to participate as formal members of
the OLI.
(18) All potential formal members of the OLI should be asked by the PC to subscribe to the aims and objectives of the OLI set out in paragraph Ver.S.42 of ECR 2 as a pre-condition of inclusion ia the Council. That is, they should accept a commitment tu the aims of the OLI
/and the