"A key aspect in sustainable development is community ownership and community involvement", said the Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, when she welcomed the World Bank during her address to more than 300 delegates at the World Bank side event in the Exhibition Centre last night, 10 September 2003.
We also consider that Model Two provides a significantly better value proposition both for applicants and for institutions. Earlier (see Section 5.1) we listed the possible benefits of an applications service to applicants, institutions, the sector and government. If we apply the "value proposition" to these potential benefits, which of the two ideal-type systems - Model One or Model Two - score best The table below expresses our best attempt to answer that question?
Consolidation of applications - single set of documents etc.
If sufficient acceptances of offers for a programme are not received, within the specified time, then any applicants who either received no offer or who received an offer for a preference other than their first choice, will receive any offer to which they then became entitled. Such offers will be made only on the further instructions of the institutions and in accordance with the order of merit lists.
When institutions instruct NHEIAS to issue offers to all qualified applicants in these courses, all such applicants will receive an offer.
Earlier in the year, institutions will be free to make conditional offers on any basis they wish. The NHEIAS will issue statements to applicants setting out the terms of these conditional offers. Applicants will then be able to avail themselves of a "Change of Mind" facility until (say) six weeks before the offers of places are issued. In this way applicants may, if they wish, adjust their course choices in light of conditional offers.
Following evaluation of their performance against the criteria set by an institution, applicants will be offered the highest programme preference to which they are entitled.