IHETC
Nobody advances alone
A tutor anchored in your course, a cohort connected between sessions, a marker who signs their feedback, a named lead for your adjustments: 26 support arrangements carry your programme, from day one to the award.
Six families of support, and what they cover
Studying remotely means having more support than a timetable reveals. IHETC publishes 26 of them, in six families: supervision of the work, collective time, the programme's key moments, the passage into the trade, access for everyone everywhere, and the relationship with the institute. Each page states what exists, how to reach it, when, and what you get from it.
- Supervision of the work
- 5 (19 %)
- Collective time
- 6 (23 %)
- Key moments of the programme
- 5 (19 %)
- Passage into the trade
- 4 (15 %)
- Access for everyone, everywhere
- 4 (15 %)
- Relationship with the institute
- 2 (8 %)
What you have, in figures
Every value below is read from the filed official catalogue or counted on the site's data. They appear identically on the programme page, in the application file and on the award issued at the end.
- support arrangements described
- 26
- programmes covered
- 30
- professional titles
- 72
- taught per credit
- 10 h
Official catalogue rule: 1 credit is 25 h of work. Programmes run from 2 to 36 months.
Response commitments, gathered
A published timeframe binds whoever publishes it: that is what separates a commitment from an intention. These five lines apply to every catalogue format, from long programmes to short courses.
| What you request | What comes back | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| A submitted application | A written, reasoned decision | 10 working days |
| A complaint | A named acknowledgement, then a reasoned answer | 2 then 10 working days |
| An assessment review | A re-read carried out by a person | As of right, no reason needed |
| A study adjustment | A binding written notification | 10 working days |
| A content question | A session with the tutor, from the lesson | At any hour |
The questions that come up most
Are all these arrangements covered by the fees?
Supervision, marking, the tutor, assessments and the scheduled resit attempts are covered by the programme fees, in every format. Travel and accommodation for an in-person gathering, your connection and your equipment are paid directly by you, and the start-of-year announcement leaves time to arrange them.
Does support differ by format?
Supervision, marking and the tutor are the same for a long programme and for a short certification. What varies is the duration, the expected workload and the award at the end — all three stated on the programme page before enrolment.
Who do I write to, depending on the request?
The tutor for content, reachable from the lesson at any hour. Technical support for access or submissions. The academic office for an adjustment, a pause, a review or a fees question. Your representatives when the request concerns the whole cohort, which earns it an answer published to everyone.
Do these arrangements apply from abroad?
Yes, and the design assumes it: downloadable lessons, deferred sending of answers, recorded sessions, a tutor reachable at any hour. An in-person gathering has its remote counterpart, and the technical gesture is performed in a slot opened for people at a distance.
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- One-to-one tutoringIHETC one-to-one tutoring: a tutor anchored in the content of the course you are taking, reachable at any hour, that rephrases, breaks the problem down and traces the missing prerequisite. Access, workings and supervision volume.
- Marking and feedbackMarking at IHETC: assessment on submitted work, written and signed feedback, pass threshold stated before you start, review by a person as of right. What feedback contains, the timeframes and the review routes.
- Study-skills supportIHETC study-skills support: time management, reading a brief, note-taking and written expression. The real hour budget behind a credit, and a workable study week built with you.
- Assessment preparationPreparing for an IHETC assessment: threshold and attempts announced in advance, timed practice, identity checks on certifying papers. Assessment volumes by professional-title level.
- Progress trackingIHETC progress tracking: stages cleared on assessed work, actual working time, named concepts to revisit and a stalled-progress signal. What is measured, and why these indicators.
- Live sessionsIHETC live sessions: dates published in advance, sessions run by a subject teacher, questions handled live and the recording available afterwards. Format, access and rhythm across the year.
- Group workIHETC group work: how teams are formed, roles held, joint output and the individual share identified in assessment. How a group comes together and what it delivers.
- Peer reviewPeer review at IHETC: a shared reading grid, a firm deadline, signed comments and follow-up with the marker. What review gives the reviewer as much as the reviewed.
- Peer communityThe IHETC learner community: per-course forums, per-module threads and open study groups. How to ask a useful question, what makes a thread profitable and how it works with the tutor.
- In-person gatheringsIHETC in-person gatherings: purpose, calendar announcement at the start of the year, practical organisation and how they fit with remote study. What a collective on-site session makes possible.
- Class representativesIHETC cohort representatives: election, mandate, escalation channel to the academic lead and response timeframes. What a collective obtains this way rather than request by request.
- Course guidanceIHETC course guidance: start from the target role, compare real durations and taught volumes, then identify the matching professional title and programme. The appointment, the method and the reference figures.
- First weekWelcoming new IHETC learners: the first seven days' programme, access opened as soon as enrolment is confirmed, getting to grips with the workspace and first contact with the tutor and cohort.
- Mid-programme reviewThe IHETC mid-programme review: state of validated credits, actual pace observed, concepts to consolidate and a dated plan through to the final assessment. How the appointment runs and the document you receive.
- Academic calendarThe IHETC academic calendar: opening, submission, assessment and award dates published at the start of the year. Semester rhythm, per-programme deadlines and how it fits alongside a job.
- Resuming studyPausing and resuming an IHETC programme: reasoned request, validated results retained, resumption at the module's next session and an updated plan. What stays open during the pause.
- Professional mentoringIHETC professional mentoring: a pairing with someone working in your target role, formed around the professional title you are preparing. The mentor's role, how the pairing is made and the framework for exchanges.
- Placement searchIHETC placement search support: defining the target, preparing the file, tracked outreach and support during the period in the organisation. Sectors covered by the catalogue.
- CV and portfolioThe IHETC CV and portfolio workshop: building a file around the competence blocks of the title being prepared, with programme output and the award verifiable online. Workshop content and documents produced.
- Interview preparationIHETC interview preparation: turning programme output into short examples, practising the most frequent questions and arriving with verifiable evidence. Method and practice.
- AccessibilityStudy and assessment adjustments at IHETC: extra time, adapted material formats, adjusted exam conditions. How to request, how it is assessed, timeframes and the shared framework maintained.
- Disability leadThe IHETC disability lead: a named contact for study and assessment adjustments, directly reachable, coordinating academic teams and following the file through to the award.
- Technical supportIHETC technical support: incident reporting, acknowledged intake, fix and written confirmation. What is covered, how a submission is protected and the response commitments.
- Offline modeIHETC offline mode: downloadable lessons, working without a network and deferred sending of answers. What you can take with you, how an answer travels back and why the design starts from the phone.
- MediationMediation at IHETC: named acknowledgement, written and reasoned answer, human review as of right on any assessment. What mediation covers and the acts reserved to people.
- Parent spaceThe IHETC parent space: real progress, actual working time, concepts to revisit and a stalled-progress alert. What the family follows, what the learner runs alone, and why that split works.