GCA Late Submissions Policy
The following is the GCA Late Submissions Policy for facilitated eLearning courses.
An extension will be granted if a participant formally requests at least one business day before the end of the module and with a valid and verifiable reason. There will be a definitive yes or no provided by the course facilitator as to whether this is accepted. There will be a maximum of 7 days extension allowed.
The penalty for submissions later than the due date is 50% if no extension has been applied for, with the exception of verified emergencies (see below). Activities that are submitted AFTER the next module starts (ie a whole week late) will receive 0%.
If an extension is granted and there is no activity posted by the participant in the forum by the extension date given by the facilitator, then no points will be awarded unless a valid and verifiable reason can be given.
Participation history will be carefully checked before the facilitator will allow a second extension later in the course. Only two extensions will be allowed per course.
GLOs will validate a reason for a participant's extension request if necessary.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE: In the case of emergencies where the participant cannot ask for an extension beforehand ie. death of a family member and/or emergency flight, hospitalisation etc; an extension can be given if the participant intends to continue the course and/or will not be absent for more than 10 days.