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We have a roll-on, roll-off distance learning programme in Welsh. Students pay for the whole course up front. They then send in assignments at a pace that suits their individual circumstances. They send in cassettes, the results are recorded and the cassettes are returned with comments. So far so good. However, the whole thrust of the programme is that we do not put pressure on students. Therefore there can be long gaps between assignments making it difficult to determine if the student has dropped out or is merely too busy at present to produce the goods. We only officially ask them to enrol at the start of the programme. Therein lies the rub. We have official records of their progress but only the one enrolment form so the Funding Council will not accept us returning any students except the ones for whom we have enrolment forms - even though we have other records. As we are hoping to expand our Distance Learning provision into other areas, I wondered if any colleagues had found ways round this problem or if I will have to insist that these students re-enrol each year even though it may only be in order to produce one assignment. Jacqui Witting Academic Registry * 01443 48 2991 * 01443 48 2014 * [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%