GSM London Recommend a Friend scheme 2014

RECOMMEND A FRIEND £250 for full-time degree referrals

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A friend introduced me to GSM London, based on their great reputation and flexibility; which allows me to balance my passion for education with my family commitments.

Abiola Akinpelu BSc (Hons) Business Management with HRM

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GSM London was recommended to me by a friend, who said that the degree courses were well taught and offered a lot of opportunities.

Ali Alghazzawi BSc (Hons) Oil and Gas Management including a Foundation Year

OVER A THIRD OF OUR STUDENTS DISCOVERED GSM LONDON THROUGH YOUR REFERRALS Help a friend to achieve their goals.

Refer them to one of GSM London’s career-focused degrees and you’ll receive up to £250 as a thank you.

How you recommend There are a couple steps when recommending family, friends or colleagues to GSM London.

First, you need to be one of the following: • Prospective student • Current student • Alumni Second, fill in the Recommend a Friend form gsm.org.uk/raf

Next steps Check your email for your Recommend a Friend registration confirmation. Once you have received the email confirmation, please forward the email to your friend.

Your Friend must do the following: 1 Your Friend must click on the Recommend a Friend button within the email.

2 The Recommend a Friend button will launch a landing page with a form for your Friend to complete.

3 Make sure your Friend does their part as soon as possible. *They must include your Name and Student ID number before they submit the form.

includes getting in touch with them and confirming your registration, sending them a prospectus and giving the support to help them to make the right choice about their academic future.

If you have any questions regarding completing the process please email us raf@gsm.org.uk

Getting your reward Once your friend has completed their engagement requirements and on: Week 2 of their 2nd Semester We will let you know if your recommendation is successful eek 6 of their 2nd Semester W We will reward you for each successful recommendation And throughout the process keep an eye out for our recommend a friend status emails for each recommendation.

Remember to complete a Recommend a Friend form before your friend speaks to us.

Don’t forget to read our terms and conditions on the back page of this leaflet.

Once we receive their submission confirming their participation in the scheme, we’ll do the rest. This

You can also find most answers in the RAF FAQs section on our website

gsm.org.uk/en/raf/faq

To make sure that every recommendation you make is successful there are a few conditions you need to meet.

Terms and Conditions

The Recommended Student means any individual whose details were supplied by a Recommender (You) under the terms of this scheme.

The Recommender (You) will be rewarded with a payment of £250 subject to the terms set out below. This payment will be referred to as the Reward.

1 Names and details of Recommended Student must be submitted by the Recommender (You) via the online recommendation form. Recommendations submitted in any other format will not be valid under the terms of this scheme and no Reward will be payable to the Recommender (You). It is the responsibility of the Recommender (You) to complete and submit the online recommendation form completely and accurately and at least one day prior to the Recommended Student getting in touch with GSM London.

2 The Recommender (You) must have the permission of the Recommended Student you are referring before submitting their details. This is in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

The Recommender (You) will indemnify GSM London for any loss or claim arising out of the Recommender’s (Your) failure to gain consent of the Recommended Student.

10 The Reward will not be payable for any Recommended Student with whom GSM London has had contact in accordance with the time limits above, either through making an enquiry or a request for a prospectus or speaking with an employee or representative of GSM London (including at any GSM London campus, GSM Open Day or similar event) or making an application or by any other means whatsoever.

11 The Reward is payable only in respect of undergraduate degree programmes (including undergraduate degree programmes with a Foundation Year) and postgraduate degree programmes at GSM London.

12 Recommended Students must not currently be studying at GSM London or be alumni of GSM London 13 Disputes regarding this recommendation scheme will be resolved

by GSM London whose decision on the matter will be final.

14 Where a Recommender (You) has outstanding fees or financial queries with GSM London, the Reward will automatically be credited to the Recommender’s (Your) outstanding tuition fee record at GSM London.

3 The Recommender (You) upon submitting the Recommend a Friend form consents and permits GSM London to notify the Recommended Student that the Recommender (You) recommended them.

15 The Reward will only be paid in Pounds Sterling as an electronic bank transfer into the Recommender’s (Your) own bank account.

Payment will not be made by cash, cheque, to another person’s bank account, as a deduction against another student’s outstanding tuition fees or any other method.

4 Only Students and Alumni can recommend a Prospective Student.

Prospective Students who are currently applying for a course may recommend a fellow Prospective Student, but for the Reward to be payable the Recommender (You) must meet the same requirements as the Recommended Student as noted in point 9.

16 No Reward will be payable if the Recommender (You) has not provided valid details of their bank account within twelve months of the Recommended Student commencing their programme of study.

5 We will only accept Recommended Students on to programmes if they are eligible and complete the registration and enrolment process. We reserve the right to withdraw or suspend a Recommended Student at any time in line with our Academic Regulations. At the Reward payment date the Recommender (You) and the Recommended Student need to be enrolled and be in good standing within GSM London’s regulatory requirements with no pending or ongoing investigation.

18 T he relationship of the Recommender (You) to GSM London is that of an independent contractor and nothing in these terms shall render the Recommender (You) an employee or worker of GSM London and the Recommender (You) shall not hold himself out as such.

6 The Recommendation is not valid in those circumstances where an agent appointed by GSM London has a prior claim agreed by GSM London for commission related to the Recommended Student.

7 The recommendation is valid for twelve months following the initial receipt by GSM London of the details of the Recommended Student.

8 GSM London will contact the Recommender (You) to confirm whether or not the Recommender (You) is eligible for the Reward in relation to a Recommended Student.

9 The Reward will be payable once the Recommended Student: a has completed the registration and enrolment process to commence study at GSM London; b does not have any outstanding fees or financial queries; c has engaged with teaching and assessments relevant to their chosen programme of studies; and d has continued to engage in the second semester in accordance with the GSM London Attendance Policy. e Following the publication of results, midway through the second semester, for the Recommended Student’s first semester, GSM London will contact the Recommender (You) to arrange for payment of the Reward.

17 GSM London reserves the right to accept or reject a Recommended Student at all times from the scheme.

19 T he Recommender (You) shall be fully responsible for and shall indemnify GSM London and keep GSM London indemnified from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, expenses, damages and costs suffered or incurred by GSM London for and in respect of any income tax, national insurance and social security contributions and any other liability, deduction, contribution, assessment or claim arising and against any corresponding or related penalty, fine or interest incurred or payable by GSM London as a consequence of payment of the Reward.

20 Any promotional activity, other than recommending friends and colleagues, must not be undertaken without the prior written approval of GSM London.

21 GSM London reserves the right to use photographic images and personal details of Recommenders and Recommended Students in the GSM London’s promotional materials.