The Pathways Side by Side
Two ways to spend the time. One standard at the end of it.
The same ninety-one programmes, the same competencies, the same assessments and the same awards. Only the packaging of time differs.
| Path One · The Term Model | Path Two · The Block Model | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit of time | Two terms of six months | Twelve blocks of four weeks |
| Pacing | Personal. Mastery sets the pace | Institutional. The cohort moves together |
| Study load | As many courses as you can master | Exactly one unit at a time |
| Assessment | On demand, all term, no exam period | Inside the block, results in seven days |
| Fees | One flat fee per term | Per block or per trimester |
| Best for | Working adults, RPL, global online | School leavers, full-time campus |
Students may transfer between pathways once a year. Everything carries, because the curriculum is identical.
Same 91 programmes
Ten Schools, forty-nine Departments, every specification identical in both pathways.
Same competencies
Every course carries the same published competency statements and mastery rule.
Same assessments
The same instruments, the same rubrics, the same evaluator independence rules.
Same awards
The same ladder and both transcripts, and the transcript does not name the pathway.
The pathway changes how the learning is packaged in time. It never changes what a Forward graduate is.
Questions people actually ask.
- Can I move between the two pathways?
- Yes. Students may transfer between pathways once a year. Everything carries, because the curriculum is identical and the transcript does not name the pathway.
- How many entry points does each pathway have?
- Path One has four entry points a year: January, April, July and October. Path Two has five entry points a year, aligned to the block calendar.
- How big are classes on Path Two?
- Classes are capped at thirty-five, and at twenty-five for practical work, with nine timetabled hours a week over three days, taught by the same academic in the same room.
- When can I sit an assessment on Path One?
- There is no examination period. Assessment is a service, available all term, and an assessment can be scheduled and sat within seventy-two hours of requesting it.
- How quickly do results come back on Path Two?
- Assessment closes inside the block and results are released within seven days, before the next block opens.
- What happens if I do not pass?
- On Path One, mastery not yet demonstrated costs a remediation cycle, never a term and never a year. On Path Two, a failed block costs one block, repeated within about eight weeks.
- How are fees structured?
- Path One is one flat fee per term, however much you master. Path Two is charged per block or per trimester. Your admission letter carries the binding fee schedule.