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Learning & Teaching Policies

Learning and Teaching

The Learning and Teaching Policy sets out how OCA delivers learning content, and the design of the experience on an OCA programme of study. Content, activities, and support, and the relationship between them, are considered and established through a Learning Design process, and defined through Teaching Schedules.

Learning and Teaching Policy

Assessment through the Medium of Welsh

This policy outlines the terms of The Open College of the Arts (OCA) Welsh Language Standards Compliance Notice in relation to submitting work for assessment via the medium of Welsh.

Assessment through the Medium of Welsh Policy

Progression and Continuation

The Progression and Continuation Policy sets out the limitations to progression between units and levels, and what happens if you’ve failed a unit and have already progressed to a new unit or stage of study.

Progression and Continuation Policy

Tuition

The Tuition Policy tells you what you can expect from tuition or academic support, and the active role you can play in contributing to Open College of the Arts (OCA) learning community. Specifically the policy outlines how tuition is delivered through tutorials, content, core activities, and supplementary activities.

Tuition Policy

Enterprise and Creative Practices

This policy sets out the ways in which enterprise competencies are supported at the OCA through enterprise activities, work-based learning, the Enterprise Hub, careers advice, and by enabling students to sustain a creative practice.

Enterprise and Creative Practices Policy
  • 22/05/2026

    • Page reformatting.
    • Updated Tuition Policy and Learning Teaching Policy added, effective from August 2026.
    • OCA Enterprise and Creative Practice Policy and section added, effective from August 2026.
    • Created archive section for Tuition Policy and Learning and Teaching Policy.

    01/08/2025

    • Reformatting of sections on the page.
    • Updated Progression and Continuation Policy for the 2025/26 academic year uploaded.
    • Creation of ‘Archived Policies’ section for the Progression and Continuation Policy.