Overview
The admissions process has two parts: Offers and Enrolments.
Offers allow you to enter details about courses and services requested by agents/students.
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An offer is completely flexible and does not impact Financials or Classing.
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An offer includes one or more items with fees relating to multiple course/programs, airport transfers, accommodation arrangement requests, course materials and application fees.
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Offer items can be changed or deleted.
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An Offer can include holidays during the period of study.
As soon as an offer is accepted, it generates an enrolment which is an accepted/converted offer. All details are automatically transferred from the offer to the enrolment. Once an offer is accepted and becomes an enrolment, the original offer cannot be changed.
A new offer will automatically generate a new offer number and will use the date of creation as the offer date. If the offer is being sent to an agent, please specify the agent and contact within the agency.
Concepts and Terminology
Before delving into offers, let’s grasp some essential concepts and specific terminology associated with offers.
Offer Type
When handling offers, the approach may vary depending on their type. For instance, with a Conditional offer, you may need to gather additional details or follow extra steps for processing compared to a Full/Unconditional offer.
To distinguish between various offer types in grids and reports, utilise the Offer Type field. Customise the available options in the Offer Type field by modifying the underlying picklist: Offers object > Offer Type.
Offer Class
Every offer created belongs to one of the following classes:
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Offer: This class represents a standard individual offer.
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Offer-Invoice: This class represents an offer that was created automatically by issuing an invoice directly for an existing enrolment.
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Offer-Group: This class represents an offer created for a Study Group.
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The Offer Class is assigned automatically by the system and it cannot be modified.
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The Offer Class is displayed in Offer Class field in the Offers object.
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Offer-Group is not yet supported in the Next Generation App. Please use the Desktop app to view and issue offers of these classes.
Visa Type
During the offer stage (for overseas students only), it's helpful to document the visa the student plans to apply for. Utilise the Visa Type field on the Offers Object for this purpose.
Please note that this refers to the intended visa application by the student and does not represent an actual visa. Therefore, the selected visa is indicative and won't be reflected as an actual visa on the student's record.
Customise the available options on the Visa Type field of the Offer Object by modifying the underlying picklist: Visas.
Offers Topics
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Create, Edit and Accept Offers Managing offers efficiently is crucial to a successful admission process. In this article, you can learn how to manage offers.
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Search Offers The ability to quickly search and find specific offers is crucial for efficient administration and processes. Whether you're updating offer details, communicating with students, or reviewing offer items and instalments, knowing how to effectively use the search functions can significantly streamline these processes.
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Offer Details This article provides information about the Offer details page in eBECAS/EDMISS NextGen.
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Offer Items Once you've created an offer, you need to add items that will be included with that offer. In this article, we'll explore how to add items to an offer, as well as how to modify or remove them.
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Offer Instalments / Payment Plans Instalments or payment plans allow you to break the total amount for an offer item into multiple payments, each with its own amounts and due date.
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Offer Prepayment The Offer Prepayment allows users to select instalments from one or more offer items as the initial payment required from the student.
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Offer Holidays In this article, we will explore how to manage holidays at the offer stage.
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Offer Subjects Users can manage the details for the subjects of both subject-based and Units of Study-based courses.
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Offer Units of Study When offers include courses with a Units of Study pricing, the units for these courses can be managed at the offer stage. This allows users to ensure the course units' details align with the academic requirements and student needs before the offer is accepted.
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Offer Logs For auditing purposes, the Offer Logs record and display events related to Offer Status updates.