How to Organise a Course

Organising an STA Training Course is very simple provided you follow the laid down procedures:

1. Courses can only be run by STA approved Course Organisers. If you are not currently an STA Course Organiser, click here (Word doc, contact us if you require another software version), complete the form and return it to the STA. There is no charge. Information is required for quality control purposes and to enable us to keep you informed of any changes in our procedures.
2. For Course Administration Procedures please download this document (PDF, contact us if you require another software version).
3. To register a course, you will need a Course Application Form (CAPP). There are different CAPP forms for different courses, as per the list below. Click the relevant form for the course you wish to register, you can choose between PDF or Word.

CAPP FORMS

Note: Right mouse click on your preferred file type (PDF or Word) to save to hard disk.

		CAPP 1 & Price List
		CAPP 2 & Price List
		CAPP 3
		Course Timetable
		Course Administration Procedures
		Candidate Application Form
		Course Organiser Application Form
		Incident Report Form
		Course Registration & Declaration Form (CREG)
		WinZip file of all Course Documentation (1.4M)

4. Complete the CAPP Form and return it to the STA; you will also need to supply a brief Course Timetable. This can be on your own form or you can use the form supplied by the STA (Word or PDF). Please note that the CAPP Form and Course Timetable must be received at least 28 days prior to the commencement of the course. Please note that if the purchase invoice is to be sent to a third party, a Purchase Order must be supplied.
5. The STA will:
   1. Register your course, send you confirmation and despatch the course manuals at least 14 days prior to the commencement of the course.
   2. Send any other required course materials in accordance with the timetable information supplied by you on the CAPP form.
6. You should distribute the manuals to the candidates well before the commencement of the course to enable them to read the manuals and to complete any required worksheets.
7. a) If your course is being run over a weekend or less, immediately after the course has finished you must send to the STA:
   1. The Course Registration Form (CREG) (Word or PDF)
   2. All completed Candidate Application Forms
   3. The appropriate course registration fees
   4. Copies of all pre-requisites
   5. Any required assessment material and declarations
   b) If the duration of your course is longer than a weekend, the following timetable applies:
   • Immediately after the first session you must send to the STA items i. to iii. above.
   • Immediately after the examination you must send to the STA items iv. and v. above.
8. Course Organisers may return surplus manuals for full credit provided that they are unmarked, unused and in perfect condition. These must be returned to the STA, at the organisers cost, within 2 months of the course start date. Alternatively they may be retained for transfer to a future course provided that the manuals remain current; this must be recorded on the Start of Course Declaration Form. Please note that details of all current manual versions and a list of changes can be found here.
9. The STA will despatch the certificates to the candidates no later than 28 days after the examination provided that:
   1. All fees have been received.
   2. All pre-requisites have been satisfied.
10. The STA imposes an Administration Charge for late delivery of documents; if you have any problems or delays please speak to the Courses Department at the STA.
11. The Incident Report Form should be used when a Tutor on an STA course decides that a candidate should not be permitted to carry on attending the course and should be completed and returned to the STA. 

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