CPAC - Collaborative Provision Approval Committee
CPAC is a subcommittee of University Education Committee (UEC), with responsibility for:
- Facilitating the initial approval of new domestic and international collaborative education partnerships and making recommendations to University Executive Team (UET) on whether to give final approval for new partnerships;
- Receiving and approving reports relating to institutional recognition (and re-recognition) of Collaborative Education (CE) partnerships;
- Approving, suspending and withdrawing courses to be delivered at the partner institution under the scope of the partnership agreement, with due consideration of obligations to provide timely notification of such changes to applicants and/or students as applicable;
- Making recommendations to UET regarding withdrawal from existing CE partnerships.
Frequency
CPAC meets on a termly basis (or more frequently at the discretion of the Chair). It reports to UEC. Committee papers will be accessible on Sussex Direct. Papers are usually to be submitted to the CPAC Secretary at least 10 working days prior to the Committee meeting. Further information regarding the processes and the relevant paperwork for each type of proposal are included in the sections below.
Contact
For any questions, please contact the CPAC Secretary, Kristina Rudge at K.Rudge@sussex.ac.uk
- CPAC Approval Process
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Outline case: The proposal lead should first submit an outline case for the new partnership to the PVC (Education and Students) and PVC (Global and Civic Engagement). An approval ‘in principle’ must be received before proceeding to Stage 1.
Stage 1 Proposal: Stage 1 new partnership proposals should be completed on the form provided below and submitted to the Secretary of CPAC at least 10 working days before the CPAC meeting date.
Approval from CPAC:CPAC considers the Stage 1 proposal. If approval is given, the proposal may proceed to Stage 2. The CPAC secretary will provide a set of 'next steps' instructions to course teams at this stage.
Stage 2 Proposal: Stage 2 new partnership proposals should be completed on the form provided below and submitted to the Secretary of CPAC at least 10 working days before the next CPAC meeting date.
CPAC Approval: CPAC considers the Stage 2 proposal. If approval is given, a recommendation will be made that the proposal should proceed to the UEG outline case.
UET (Outline Case): The outline case should then be submitted to University Executive Team (UET). UET will be asked to approve the proposal to progress to the completion of a full business case.
Institutional Recognition: If UET approves the full business case, the Institutional Recognition and Course Validation process may commence. AQP (Partnership) will provide a set of 'next steps' guidance at this stage.
- Stage 1 New Course Approval
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For Stage 1 approval of new Sussex courses delivered through collaborative education or TNE, proposals should be completed on the form provided below and submitted to the Secretary of CPAC at least 10 working days before the next CPAC meeting date.
- Stage 2 New Course Approval
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For Stage 2 approval of new Sussex courses delivered through collaborative education or TNE, proposals should be completed on the form provided below and submitted to the Secretary of CPAC at least 10 working days before the next CPAC meeting date.
- New Course Proposal: Validation
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For CPAC approval of a new validated course, proposals should be completed on the form provided below and submitted to the Secretary of CPAC at least 10 working days before the next CPAC meeting date.