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Contents
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Welcome to LCA from Ravi Gill 3
Background to LCA Mauritius 4
LCA tutors 6
The ACCA Qualification 11
ACCA Enquiry service 16
Foundations in Accountancy 17
ACCA syllabus 19
Useful Websites 20
LCA Terms and Conditions of Enrolment 21
LCA Complaints Procedure 23

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Welcome from the Managing Director – Ravi Gill

Welcome to London College of Accountancy (LCA)! When I established the College

in 2008, I had a vision of quickly establishing a college characterised by quality,
affordability and respect for the individual. Some 10 years on I am proud of what
LCA has achieved. With some 8,500 entries for ACCA courses at the college on a
range of full-time and part-time courses, London College of Accountancy imparts its
students with the cutting-edge skills and knowledge to play a key role across all
sectors of Mauritius and to pursue a career in the global economy.

London College of Accountancy stands out among training centres and tuition
providers not only because we are a Platinum partner for ACCA in Mauritius but also
due to the outstanding results of our students at ACCA exams. The Platinum status
was awarded to LCA in February 2013 and is the highest level of recognition
awarded to Approved Learning Partners by ACCA and currently, LCA is the only
institution holding this status in Mauritius.

Our team of dedicated lecturers strives to offer personalized support to each student.
Their hands-on experience combined with the quality of their lectures make the
difference!

The students at LCA have always been the most important consideration in the
college's development and expansion. We have always tried to engender a 'family
spirit' within our college community. Always strive to achieve your personal goals
whilst a student with us, and remember that we at LCAare here to help you
achieveyour true potential.

Ravi Gill- Managing Director

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Background to LCA Mauritius

LCA is a professional training college offeringACCA courses throughout the year

taught by an experienced team of lecturers. As our aim is to provide you with the
skills and knowledge required to pass your exams in the shortest possible time, we
have a highly experienced team of lecturers, and a variety of full-time, part-time,
revision and day release courses.

Established in 2008 in Mauritius, LCA was granted ‘Approved Learning Partner –

Student Tuition’ Gold Approval status in September 2008and ‘Approved
Learning Partner – Student Tuition’ Platinum Approval status in February
2013by ACCA, indicating our ongoing commitment to provide you with high quality,
professional ACCA courses.

ACCA’s Approved Learning Partner – Student Tuition

ACCA's Approved Learning Partner – Student Tuition Scheme, aims to establish

quality standards for all ACCA tuition providers and promote excellence on a global
level. The scheme was launched in July 2001, revised in 2007, and is open to any
tuition provider teaching one of ACCA's qualifications. By approving tuition
providers who fulfill a range of quality criteria (across facilities, student support,
material, tuition and course management) ACCA hopes to improve the standard of
service and tuition available to students and help indicate institutions which will
provide professional, quality courses.

ACCA's Approved Learning Partners are tuition providers who have demonstrated
that they can meet a range of challenging performance targets set by ACCA. Gold
and Platinum approvals are granted only to high-quality tuition providers whom
ACCA is confident to recommend to students who are studying accountancy.The
Platinum Status is the highest level of recognition awarded to Approved
Learning Partners by ACCA and currently, LCA is the only institution holding
this status in Mauritius.

For further details of this scheme, please see the ACCA website at:
www.accaglobal.com

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Mission Statement
LCA aims to provide the best learning environment for all students. We endeavour to
offer courses of a higher quality than our competitors, and are committed to ensuring
that our courses are constantly reviewed and improved.

Premises
The College is located at 2nd Floor, Tower III, Nexteracom ,Cybercity, Ebene
andVictoria House, Corner St Louis and Barracks Streets, Port Louis. In addition
to the College’s Reception Office at both of these locations, there are 8 air
conditionedclassrooms, computer room facilities with free internet access and library
facilities.

Student Conduct
LCA is a multi-cultural environment. We strive to treat all students in a professional
manner and expect our students to respect staff and fellow students. The College will
investigate all matters of unprofessional conduct and reserves the right to discipline
students, according to the seriousness of the misdemeanour committed, including
expulsion from the College and reporting to external parties including the ACCA.

Mobile phones

Please switch off or, at least, silence your mobile phone before going into class.

Attendance and Punctuality

For full-time and Day Release students classes are from 9.00 am until 4.00 pm
Monday to Saturday.

Evening classes for part-time student are from 4.15 pm until 6.15 pm. Weekend
classes are from 8.15 am to 5.30 pm. As a mark of respect to lecturers and fellow
students we would ask that you are in class prior to the start. Evidence shows that
those who turn up on time get the most benefit from a class.

Full-time and part-time timetables are distributed to students at Registration.

In the event that you are studying a particular combination of papers which have a
clash then on the day you enroll for your courses please contact Reception. Our staffs
are here to assist you in choosing the combination of classes from our proposed
flexible time table. You should also contact the lecturer of the class you miss to seek
advice on making good the class.
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LCA Tutors

One of London College of Accountancy's greatest assets is its lecturers. Our

philosophy is simple - to ensure that only renowned subject specialists are selected
to teach on our courses.

Each of the LCA tutors has many years of professional teaching experience and is
expert at guiding you through your course, introducing the right amount of material at
the appropriate time, and explaining difficult concepts in clear, simple terms. Their
teaching orientation is focused on ensuring you pass your exams.

Our tutors are proficient at keeping you motivated whilst you learn, and your lectures
will be supported by first class study material. Our exclusive team is made up of the
following:

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Sajeev BUSAWAH

Administrative Manager, ACCA Course

Leader and Lecturer for

Accountant in Business (AB)

Management Accounting (MA)
Financial Accounting (FA)
Financial Reporting (FR)

Sajeev currently holds the post of Administrative

Manager and ACCA course leader at the London
College of Accountancy and he has been
lecturing at LCA for the above-named papers.
The pass rates achieved for these papers have
always been very high with many students
scoring excellent marks.

Sajeev started his career in the textile sector as

Assistant Accountant before moving on to the
secondary education sector where he taught
Accounting and Business Studies. Sajeev has
also been lecturing for other private training
institutions in Management and Financial
Accounting.

Qualifying in 2004, Sajeev excelled in Papers

3.5(StrategicBusiness Planning and
Development) and 3.7(Strategic Financial
Management)where he won the first prize
among students in Mauritius. He also won the
first prize for overall best performance among
students in Mauritius for the final ACCA exams
held in June 2004.

Quality, rigour and excellence are the key words

that define Sajeev and he is all the time guiding
his students towards these qualities so that they
emerge as full-fledged professionals to serve the
dynamic business world of today!

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Maubarakahmad BOODHUN
Lecturer for:
Accountant in Business (AB)
Corporate and Business Law (Eng) (CBL)

Mr Boodhun is the holder of an MBA and is an

Associate member of the Institute of Chartered
Secretaries and Administrators, U.K. He also
holds a graduate diploma in Business Studies
from Curtin University, Perth and a
Stockbroking certificate from the Stock
Exchange of Mauritius and from the Securities
Institute of Australia. Mr Boodhun has extensive
experience in the public sector and is presently
working as Principal Assistant Secretary. He has
lectured for the last 27 years in Management and
Law related subjects as a freelance but also at the
Charles Telfair Institute and the University of
Technology of Mauritius. Mr M. Boodhun has a
deep inclination for matters related to
Management, Law and Corporate Governance.

Muhammad Ali SHAFI Lecturer for :

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 Taxation (UK) (TX)
Financial Reporting (FR)
Strategic BusinessReporting (SBR)

Before taking up the teaching profession, Ali

worked as an Audit Executive for Crowe Horwath
International. He is young, enthusiastic and
discipline is the one word that defines him. Being
a hard worker, Ali compels his students to follow
the same lines through quality coaching and
rigorous practice for the exams.

Ali has been lecturing for Financial Reporting and

Taxation papers for the last 8 years. He has been a
star performer both for his regular and revision
sessions and his revision course in the end is a
real boost towards final preparation of exams.

Ahmad ABDOOL GAFFOOR

Lecturer for:
Audit and Assurance (AA)
Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)
Ahmad has been lecturing Auditing &
Information Management papers to ACCA
students since 1991. He has also been lecturing
for the University of Mauritius and other private
accountancy colleges. His crash course just before
the exams is greatly appreciated by students.

Ahmad started his professional career at Bacha &

Bacha Chartered Accountants before joining the
National Audit Office (Mauritius) where he
presently occupies the post of Assistant Director
of Audit.

When he's not teaching, Ahmad spends his time in

social works. He is a “die hard” of Arsenal
Football Club!

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Vijay BHATTU Vijay is an Associate Member of the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountant from United
Kingdom and lectures for the following papers at
LCA:

Management Accounting (MA)

Financial Accounting (FA)
Performance Management (PM)
Advanced Performance Management (APM)

He has been the Deputy General Manager of the

Sugar Planters Mechanical Pool Corporation until
September 2012, where in addition to the
supervision of the Finance Division, he was also
responsible for the Administration Department.

Vijay holds more than 20 years’ experience at

Management level in a wide range of sectors
locally and abroad. He has worked in the Textile,
Hotel and Tourism, and also Government Sector.

Deoduth RAMKISHORE
Lecturer for:

Taxation(UK) (TX)

Advanced Taxation(UK) (ATX)

Ram has been teaching ACCA for more than 23

years in taxation papers. He obtained his ACCA
qualification in 1991 and is presently occupying
the post of Assistant Director of Audit at the
National Audit Office.

When not working, Ram likes gardening and

listening to music. He is also fond of watching
football matches.

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Prakasam JOGANAH Lecturer for ACCA Papers:

Performance Management (PM)Financial

Management (FM)
Advanced Financial Management (AFM)

Prakasam has been lecturing to ACCA students

for more than 30 years, for private sector
colleges, and as an ACCA tuition provider.

He started with Quantitative Analysis in 1987 and

then moved on to Taxation.

Over the last 10 years he specialised in

management accounting and financial
management papers. He has also taught corporate
financial management on MBA and MSC courses
at the University of Mauritius.

During his free time he enjoys sporting activity,

normally badminton and hill walking.

Study Material
At LCA we believe in offering our students a complete study package and therefore
include comprehensive study material as part of the course fee. The study material
you are given will be in terms of the BPP study text and revision kit and lecture notes
covering the whole paper for which you are enrolled.

About the ACCA Qualification

Background

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is one of the world's leading

accountancy organisations. Its members are internationally recognised in public
practice, industry, commerce and the public sector. ACCA membership can allow
you to obtain status as a Registered Auditor.

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Entry requirements

ACCA offers you various entry points on to the ACCA Qualification, depending on
your previous academic qualifications.

Minimum entry requirements

 two A Levels and three GCSEs or equivalent in five separate subjects,

including English and Mathematics.
 full information on the minimum entrance criteria for each country is available
in the 'related documents' section.

Graduate-entry route

 relevantdegree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be exempted

from all nine exams within the Fundamentals level and register directly at the
Professional level. Degrees with some relevance may also qualify for
exemptions.

Access to ACCA via Foundations in Accountancy

 no academic qualifications required

 Complete the Diploma in Accounting and Business through the Foundations in
Accountancy route and you can transfer onto the ACCA Qualification, miss out
the first three exams and continue your studies from the fourth exam
(Corporate and Business Law) onwards.

The Foundations in Accountancy qualification allows open entry and does not require
you to have any previous academic qualifications to apply, it is possible for you to
enter at any level within Foundations in Accountancy, including the Diplomain
Accounting andBusiness

The exams FAB, FMA and FFA on Foundations in Accountancy are identical to
Accountant in Business (AB), Management Accounting (MA) and Financial
Accounting (FA) of the ACCA Qualification. If you would have normally registered
on Mature Student Entry Route, you are now better placed when you register on

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Foundations in Accountancy. This is because there is no restriction on the number of
exams you take, the order you choose to take them in, or the time you can take to
complete FAB, FMA and FFA on Foundations in Accountancy. When you have
completed these exams on Foundations in Accountancy, you can transfer over to the
ACCA Qualification, miss out these first three exams and start your ACCA
Qualification from the fourth exam - Corporate and Business Law (CBL) - onwards.
Please visit Foundations in Accountancy for more information.

Exemptions

Up to nine exemptions are available from the Fundamentals level of the ACCA
Qualification. No exemptions are available from the Professional level.

The number of exemptions you can claim will depend on how closely your previous
qualifications match the content of the ACCA syllabus. For example, if you have
completed a relevant degree from an ACCA-accredited university, you may be
eligible to claim exemption from up to all nine exams within the Fundamentals level.
An exemption fee must be paid for each paper awarded. Contact ACCA for further
information.

ACCA exam dates

There are 4 exam sittings each yearand this has been effective as from September
2015:

June
September
December
March

In addition ACCA offers, through approved Computer Based Examscentres, the

opportunity to sit Computer Based Exams for AB, MA, FA and CBL papers
throughout the year.

Registration with ACCA

All students who wish to sit ACCA examinations must:

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Register as a student with ACCA
Register to sit specific exams with ACCA (you will be sent an exam entry form
once you have registered with ACCA)

Enrolment on an LCA course does not register you with ACCA.

Registration and subscription fees

You will need to pay an initial registration fee when you apply. You will also need to
pay an annual subscription fee by 1 January each year to keep your student status
active.

You will be invoiced in November each year, and ACCA has made it easy for you to
pay your fees online via the student tool myACCA. Your annual subscription to
ACCA means that you will be provided with the right resources and support to help
you gain your ACCA membership.

Important note

A subscription fee is charged in addition to the initial registration fee in your first
year as an ACCA student if you are eligible to sit at more than one exam session in a
calendar year.

Thereafter the annual subscription fee is due and payable on or before 1 January each
year you wish to remain an active student.

Students who fail to pay fees when due will have their names removed from the
ACCA register. Students wishing to re-register are now required to submit any
amounts unpaid at the time of their removal in addition to the re-registration fee.
Confirmation of your unpaid fees can be obtained from your national ACCA office or
ACCA Connect.

The following fees and subscriptions apply (and are subject to change without written
notice):
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ACCA Qualification and Foundation-level students

Initial registration £40

Annual Subscription 2019 £105
Re-registration £79, plus any unpaid fees

We now have four exam cycles a year.

Students will still be allowed to take a maximum of 4 exams during each exam cycle
across a maximum of 8 distinct exams over the course of a calendar year.

Exam cycles

The exam cycles for 2018 are:

 March session
 June session
 September session
 December session

These sessions are in line with the exemption closing dates.

Papers must be taken in line with the following module order, however you can
attempt the papers within each module in any order:

 Knowledge (AB, MA, FA) – available by computer-based exam (CBE)

 Skills (CBL, PM, TX, FR, AA, FM) – all available by session CBE mode
except CBL which is available by on-demand CBE mode
 Professional (Essentials SBL and SBR and Options AFM, APM, ATX and
AAA) – available by paper-based format

If your status allows you to enter for papers across modules, please remember that
you must complete the papers in order and enter for outstanding papers in your
current module if you wish to enter to sit papers in the next module.

Exam fees

An exam entry fee must be paid for each exam you enter.

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Applied Skills Exams

Exam Fees Early entry Standard entry Late entry

June 2019exam
session £103 £108 £277

Strategic Professional Exams

Exam Fees Early entry Standard entry Late entry

June 2019exam
session
£180 £190 £307
SBL

SBR and Strategic

Professional Option £129 £136 £307
papers

ACCA enquiry service

For further information on entry requirements, ACCA exam registration, and

exemptions contact:

ACCA Connect
110 Queen Street,
Glasgow G1 3BX
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 141 582 2000

Tel: 401 0220 – 24/7 Student Support Available

Email: students@accaglobal.com
Website: www.accaglobal.com

Note: Exemption, registration and exam entry deadline dates are approximate and
should be checked with ACCA.

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Foundations in Accountancy syllabus

Introductory Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting

What's involved?

To achieve the Introductory Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting you

will need to register as a student on Foundations in Accountancy and complete:

 Two exams: Recording Financial Transactions (FA1) and Management

Information (MA1)
 A professionalism and ethics module called Foundations in Professionalism.

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Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting

What's involved?

To achieve the Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting

you will need to register as a student on Foundations in Accountancy and complete:

 Two exams: Maintaining Financial Records (FA2) and Managing Costs and
Finance (MA2)
 A professionalism and ethics module called Foundations in Professionalism.
Please note, if you have already completed this module to gain the Introductory
Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting, you don't have to
complete it again.

Diploma in Accounting and Business

What's involved?

More details about how you can achieve this qualification are as follows:

Route 1

If you do not have any formal qualifications, or you have completed the Introductory
and/or Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting you will
need to complete:

 three exams: Accountant in Business (FAB), Management Accounting (FMA)

and Financial Accounting (FFA)
 a professionalism and ethics module called Foundations in Professionalism.
Please note, if you have already completed this module you don't have to
complete it again.

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Route 2

If you have qualifications to meet the minimum entry requirements to start your
ACCA Qualification, you can achieve the Diploma on the way to gaining your
ACCA Qualification. You will need to register as a student on the ACCA
Qualification and complete:

 the first three exams of the ACCA Qualification. These are: AB, Accountant in
Business, MA, Management Accounting and FA, Financial Accounting.
 a professionalism and ethics module called Foundations in Professionalism

ACCA Syllabus
Applied Knowledge Modules

AB - Accountant in Business
MA - Management Accounting
FA - Financial Accounting

Applied Skills Modules

CBL - Corporate & Business Law (English)

PM - Performance Management
TX - Taxation (UK)
FR - Financial Reporting
AA - Audit &Assurance
FM - Financial Management

Strategic Professional

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Essentials

SBL – Strategic Business Leader

SBR – Strategic Business Reporting

Options(two from)

AFM – Advanced Financial Management

APM – Advanced Performance Management
ATX – AdvancedTaxation (UK)
AAA – Advanced Audit & Assurance

Please note that CBL is the English variant and not the Global variant.

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Useful websites
You may find the following website useful for your studies.

Professional accountancy bodies:

ACCA www.accaglobal.com
CIMA www.cimaglobal.com
ICAEW www.icaew.co.uk

Other accounting sites:

Accounting standards www.asb.org.uk
“International” standards www.iasb.org
Business issues www.cantos.com

Accountancy practices:
PWC www.pwcglobal.com
Ernst & Young www.ey.com
KPMG www.kpmg.com

Recruitment consultants:
Reed Accountancy www.reed.co.uk
Michael Page www.michaelpage.co.uk
Accountancy Additions www.accountancyadditions.com

Newspapers and magazines:

The Times www.timesonline.co.uk
The Financial Times www.news.ft.com

Others:
Yellow Pages www.yell.co.uk
Street maps www.multimap.com
Google www.google.co.uk

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Terms & Conditions of Enrolment

The following terms and conditions apply for all courses run by London College of
Accountancy(Mauritius) Ltd.

For All Students:

1. Where examination fees are payable to external academic organisations then the
college will, where appropriate, provide the relevant online facilities for students to
make their payments. The college does this without responsibility. It is the student’s
responsibility to ensure that deadlines set by the external academic body are met.

2. A fee of Rs 500 will be charged to students for all dishonoured payments. The
college reserves the right to report offenders to ACCA.

3. The fees will be paid in full and are non-refundable. However, the fees can be
transferred to later start dates, to other students or to other ACCA courses. Transfers
will be accepted within a period of 30 days from the date payment was effected or 2
weeks after the ACCA results are made official, whichever is later. After that period,
any transfer may be subject to deductions from the initial payment on a proportional
basis(with a minimum retention fee of Rs 500/- per paper). In case LCA does not
hold a course, the full payment will be refunded to the students.

4. The College reserves the right to dismiss any student at any time for behaviour
which is deemed to be unprofessional, inappropriate or disruptive. No fees will be
refundable to any student dismissed under this section.

5. The College reserves the right to inform the appropriate authorities where a student
has been dismissed from the College under point 4.

6. Course fees include the provision of learning materials as determined by LCA.

7. The College reserves the right to change any aspect of a course including
availability of the course, course dates, curriculum, tutors and study material at any
time.

8. LCAreserves the right to obtain the student’s pass rate from the appropriate
examining body. This is purely for ascertaining exam pass rates unless otherwise
stated.

9.All fees quoted by LCAexclude amounts payable to the professional or relevant

body for student registration, exemptions and examination entries.

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10. It is the student’s responsibility to register with the appropriate examination body
and to enter all relevant examinations and to be in good standing with that body.

11. Fees are published separately for each term and are payable by all students
studying at the time unless they have paid full fees prior to the publication of the new
fees. Advance payment of fees does not prevent any fee increase being applied.

12. If a student pays by cheque, the cheque should be made payable to London
College of Accountancy Limited.

13.Students sponsored by employers will need to provide a letter prior to course

commencement from their employer confirming the employer’s acceptance to pay on
the student’s behalf. Invoices must be settled within 14 days of course
commencement.

14. Before signing their enrolment forms, students are reminded to ensure that they
have clearly understood all the terms of their enrolment with LCA, in particular
clauses concerning refunds, deferments, waivers and course transfers.

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COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
LCA strives hard to meet the needs of students in a professional manner and
prides itself that our open door policy provides an ideal opportunity for problems
to be quickly and effectively dealt with. The following details the procedures
open to all LCA students if they feel that they have not been dealt with to the
standards normally operated by LCA.

In the first instance of a complaint informal resolution should be the first course of
action. A student is therefore encouraged to contact the administration department,
in the first instance. The administrative staff will record the nature of the
complaint, will investigate it and hopefully resolve the matter. The College aims to
investigate and resolve any informal complaint within 7 working days of the
notification.

Should the student feel that the matter has not been resolved satisfactorily he/she
should then approach the Administrative Manager. The student should at this stage
put the complaint in writing. The Administrative Manager will then investigate the
issue, including a review of the action taken by the administrative staff. Should it
be required, the Administrative Manager will meet and discuss the matter with the
student and will formally write to the student with the decision of the College
within 10 working days of receipt of the written complaint from the student. If the
student feel that their complaint has not been satisfactorily dealt with then they have
a final written right of appeal to the College. This final right of appeal should be
addressed to Ravi Gill, the Managing Director and must be received within 10
working days of the date of the written decision by the Administrative Manager.
The result of the appeal is final, though a student can still bring the matter to the
attention of his/her professional/ academic body.
Students can raise issues of concern without fear of being disadvantaged and in the
knowledge that confidentiality will be upheld. Complainants will be given prior
warning, if disclosure is necessary, to investigate their complaint.
LCA will monitor the nature of complaints and will use the information to improve
its systems and processes.Currently, students have access to a complaints book
and acomplaints boxat both the Port Louis and Ebene premiseswhere they can
put their complaints or provide their suggestions in writing.

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