No offer yet....

rainbowtrout · 03-08-2013 12:00PM

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Oh just too add,

I got no notice yet, So maybe there is still hope????

Only the CAO have the answer to this.

Ring them on Monday.
Quote your application number/exam number/whatever.
Tell them you were expecting an offer and didn't receive a letter either way and confirm if it is standard practice to receive a 'no offer' letter if you don't get an offer.
Check with them that your FETAC results were linked to your application.

Only then will you know for definite.

aecommedes · 03-08-2013 01:04PM

Ok so I received no offers in round zero like none! Rang cao and were told they have no bloody results for me and everyone from my college are in the same situation.
No one knows who's at fault and why weren't our results sent to cao, it's bloody ridiculous.

I would suggest calling cao just to confirm if your results are there or not.

rainbowtrout · 03-08-2013 01:12PM

aecommedes wrote: »

Ok so I received no offers in round zero like none! Rang cao and were told they have no bloody results for me and everyone from my college are in the same situation.
No one knows who's at fault and why weren't our results sent to cao, it's bloody ridiculous.

I would suggest calling cao just to confirm if your results are there or not.

Surely if they got no results for anyone attending your college then your college is at fault and should be your next port of call? The CAO can only process applications where they receive results, it's not up to them to go chasing results. Crap for you and your classmates, but follow it up with your college immediately.

aecommedes · 03-08-2013 01:17PM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Surely if they got no results for anyone attending your college then your college is at fault and should be your next port of call?

Of course we were all onto the college, they weren't sure what happened, rang QQI/Fetac and was told college submitted them for the wrong round?
Also our results are resubmitted now, all they said was they are very very sorry.
The college will be investigating this next week.

Edit: I was dumbfounded that day, couldn't believe it of course CAO already said this to me. But now we have to compete with leaving certs.
After spending so much, working so hard, wasting a yr wasn't expecting this at all.

rainbowtrout · 03-08-2013 01:42PM

aecommedes wrote: »

Of course we were all onto the college, they weren't sure what happened, rang QQI/Fetac and was told college submitted them for the wrong round?
Also our results are resubmitted now, all they said was they are very very sorry.
The college will be investigating this next week.

Edit: I was dumbfounded that day, couldn't believe it of course CAO already said this to me. But now we have to compete with leaving certs.
After spending so much, working so hard, wasting a yr wasn't expecting this at all.

FETAC have four periods of certification during the year. The most common one for PLC colleges following the typical school year is June so you probably did your exams in May, results are processed in June and submitted to CAO for July/August offers. They must have submitted them for one of the other FETAC assessment periods.

aecommedes · 03-08-2013 02:53PM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

FETAC have four periods of certification during the year. The most common one for PLC colleges following the typical school year is June so you probably did your exams in May, results are processed in June and submitted to CAO for July/August offers. They must have submitted them for one of the other FETAC assessment periods.

I have no idea about that but yeah did my exams in May and got my results in late June. I'm definitely sure that my results were submitted to be in July/August offers.
Anyways the college will be investigating this next week, so we will be getting some answers then.
For the time being we are told that we will get offers in round 1.

Further Ed. · 03-08-2013 09:58PM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

FETAC have four periods of certification during the year. The most common one for PLC colleges following the typical school year is June so you probably did your exams in May, results are processed in June and submitted to CAO for July/August offers. They must have submitted them for one of the other FETAC assessment periods.

Actually FETAC/QQI have 6 certification periods and some of the very large providers are on a rolling certification process with their own internal dates so it is difficult to establish which certification period they are entering the candidates for.

Of course we were all onto the college, they weren't sure what happened, rang QQI/Fetac and was told college submitted them for the wrong round?
Also our results are resubmitted now, all they said was they are very very sorry.
The college will be investigating this next week.

Edit: I was dumbfounded that day, couldn't believe it of course CAO already said this to me. But now we have to compete with leaving certs.
After spending so much, working so hard, wasting a yr wasn't expecting this at all.

Once you received your results from your college then they were entered on the FETAC/QQI system so it is more than likely it is in the transfer of the results file to the CAO that the error occurred. It is probably likely that this error will be treated in the same way that if a Leaving cert students results changes as a result of an appeal then they are not disadvantaged and if they are entitled to an offer they receive it.

You may receive your offers in Round 1 but that does not mean that you are competing against the Leaving Cert students (see the code on your course on the right hand side of the page on the FETAC link on the CAO website). It just means that instead of having a special round for your group your offers are included with the Round 1 offers.

So don't be too disheartened, remember the various organisations -your centre/college, FETAC/QQI and CAO work towards ensuring you receive what you are eligible for.

Best of luck

BUBBLE WRAP · 04-08-2013 01:04PM

Further Ed. wrote: »

Actually FETAC/QQI have 6 certification periods and some of the very large providers are on a rolling certification process with their own internal dates so it is difficult to establish which certification period they are entering the candidates for.

Of course we were all onto the college, they weren't sure what happened, rang QQI/Fetac and was told college submitted them for the wrong round?
Also our results are resubmitted now, all they said was they are very very sorry.
The college will be investigating this next week.

Edit: I was dumbfounded that day, couldn't believe it of course CAO already said this to me. But now we have to compete with leaving certs.
After spending so much, working so hard, wasting a yr wasn't expecting this at all.

Once you received your results from your college then they were entered on the FETAC/QQI system so it is more than likely it is in the transfer of the results file to the CAO that the error occurred. It is probably likely that this error will be treated in the same way that if a Leaving cert students results changes as a result of an appeal then they are not disadvantaged and if they are entitled to an offer they receive it.

You may receive your offers in Round 1 but that does not mean that you are competing against the Leaving Cert students (see the code on your course on the right hand side of the page on the FETAC link on the CAO website). It just means that instead of having a special round for your group your offers are included with the Round 1 offers.

So don't be too disheartened, remember the various organisations -your centre/college, FETAC/QQI and CAO work towards ensuring you receive what you are eligible for.

Best of luck

Are you quoting me with the BOLD text above?

92Grainne1992 · 13-08-2013 05:21PM

First round on Monday, only the big colleges (UCD, DCU, UL, UCC, NUIG, NUIM) had offers on the first. All the IT's and the smaller colleges will have the offers on monday and we'll be competing with the leaving cert

BUBBLE WRAP · 13-08-2013 05:30PM

92Grainne1992 wrote: »

First round on Monday, only the big colleges (UCD, DCU, UL, UCC, NUIG, NUIM) had offers on the first. All the IT's and the smaller colleges will have the offers on monday and we'll be competing with the leaving cert

Ah Cheers.

I was thinkin' somthin' was fish..

Further Ed. · 14-08-2013 10:14AM

It is not based on the college as to when the offer is made but rather on whether there is a quota or not on the course ie whether it is in Round Zero when reserved offers for FETAC and Mature applicants etc are made or 1 which is when Leaving Cert students get their offers.

See the code alongside the course in the CAO listing for FETAC Information
http://www2.cao.ie/fetac/fetac_search.php

UPD - The score is used to rank applicants among school leavers as well as those presenting FETAC. This means you are competing with Leaving Cert students for places.
MAN - The score is used to rank FETAC applicants for consideration for entry to a FETAC quota course. This means that you are only competing with FETAC applicants as there is a quota reserved.

Best of luck

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