Payment

Please complete and send enrolment form with a deposit of €190 (non-refundable) or full fees.
Tuition and accommodation fees must be paid in full 15 days in advance.
Students who enrol less than 15 days before arrival must send full payment with enrolment form.
Bank charges must be paid by the student.
Changes made to bookings will incur a charge of €35.

Terms and conditions

Cork Language Centre International (CLCI) sends confirmation of booking on receipt of enrolment form and deposit.
Each tuition hour lasts 55 minutes.
Minimum age limit is 18 (except Executive and Professional Courses where minimum age limit is 23).
Monday is the starting day for all courses each week. When Monday is a public holiday, Tuesday is the starting day.
There is no reduction in fees when a course includes a public holiday (except for two weeks at Christmas).
Students are expected to attend classes regularly and on time.
Students forfeit tuition if they are late, absent or leave early.
Students on long courses (except examination courses) may take a holiday break without losing their course fee, provided 4 weeks notice is given.
Students who wish to remain in their homestay during the Christmas break are charged a supplement of €80 per week for full board accommodation.

Course Fees include tuition, welcome pack, student card, WIFI access, use of resource centre and internet, placement test, access to language counselling and certificate of achievement. Fees do not include course materials, examination fees, cost of lunch, social events, personal insurance and bank charges.

Homestay

Homestay fees are calculated per 7 nights, half board Monday to Friday, full board at weekends in a single room.
From June 12th to September 12th, 2010, there is a supplement of €32 per week for a single room
Students should expect to travel for an average of 35 minutes from their homestay to CLCI.
Executive homestays are superior homes with more than one bathroom. A private bathroom is NOT guaranteed. There is limited availability of executive homestays.

CLCI Apartments - Available all year

Coppinger Court Apartments - 5 minutes walk from CLCI. Students have a single room in an apartment which they share with one or two other students. The apartment has a fully-equipped kitchen, a living room with a television, a bathroom and either two or three bedrooms. Bed linen is supplied. Students must provide their own towels.

Ard Patrick - 15 minutes walk from CLCI. Students have a single room with a television and a private bathroom in an apartment they share with three other students. The four-bedroom apartment has a fully-equipped kitchen, a living room with a television / DVD player and Internet access. Bed linen is provided. Students must bring their own towels.

Student Residence Apartments

Copley Court Residence - Available all year - 10 minutes walk from CLCI. Students have a single room with a private bathroom in an apartment which they share with other students. Each apartment has a fully equipped kitchen and a sitting room. Bed linen is supplied. Students must provide their own towels

University Hall Apartments – 30 minutes walk / 10 minute bus journey – private bathroom – Available from June 7th to August 29th, 2010.

Students changing accommodation from homestay to apartment will not be refunded the difference in price.

No allowance is made for absences from accommodation.

Accommodation in student residences is provided by a 3rd party. CLCI acts only as an intermediary. CLCI does not assume any liability for loss, delay or accident of any kind whatsoever which might occur due to fault or negligence during clients’ stay at the student residences.

Airport Transfers

Students booking homestay accommodation be collected from Cork airport, Cork Bus Station or Cork “Kent” Train Station on arrival, free of charge.
Students must confirm date and time of arrival to CLCI one week in advance. Collection is organised from 09.00hrs to 22.30hrs.
In the case of a delay en route to Cork, students must contact CLCI or their hosts. We cannot guarantee collection in the case of a delay, UNLESS the student makes contact with CLCI or their hosts.
Students booking other types of accommodation can request a transfer on arrival at a cost of €50 (subject to availability). The maximum waiting time for a transfer is 60 minutes.

Cancellation Fees

If notice of cancellation is given in writing 15 working days or more before the start date, fees are refunded in full, less the deposit.

If notice of cancellation is given in writing less than 15 working days before the start date, one week of the tuition fee and one week of the accommodation fee are refunded.

If notice of cancellation is given after arrival in Cork, the accommodation fee and the course fee are not refunded.

Cambridge Examination Course and Accommodation Dates

Course Date	Tuition	Exam	Accomm.	Exam Dates
Jan 4 - Mar 12	10 weeks	FCE/ CAE/ CPE	10 weeks	March 6 - March 13 inclusive
Mar 15 - Jun 11	13 weeks	FCE/ CAE/ CPE	13 weeks	June 12 – 19 inclusive
Mar 22 - Jun 11	12 weeks	FCE/ CAE/ CPE	12 weeks	June 12 – 19 inclusive
Aug 3 - Aug 25	4 weeks	FCE Only	4 weeks	Aug 21 – 28 inclusive
Sep 6 - Dec 3	13 weeks	FCE/ CAE/ CPE	13 weeks	Dec 4 – 11 inclusive
Sep 13 - Dec 3	12 weeks	FCE/ CAE/ CPE	12 weeks	Dec 4 – 11 inclusive
Examination Fees: €160 - €185 (approximately)