CUGE Programme Terms & Conditions
In these Terms and Conditions, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (a) “Applicant” or “you” means the person or entity who submits the application form to attend or participate in the Course, and, in the case of an entity, shall include all employees and/or agents. (i) Where the entity (being a firm, company, organisation or group of persons) is named as the Applicant, the representative who submits the Application shall be deemed to have the authority to bind the entity to these Terms and Conditions, and the Entity shall be considered to be jointly and severally liable for all costs and charges incurred by the Applicant and to ensure compliance with these Terms and Conditions. (ii) Where the Applicant is below 18 years of age, the Applicant confirms that he has obtained the consent of his parent or guardian to make the Application and to agree to the Terms and Conditions stated. (b) “Application” means the application submitted by you in applying for the Course. (c) “Course” means the course or programme selected by you as provided by CUGE. (d) “Course Fees” means the fees payable to NParks by the Applicant for participation in the Course. (e) “CUGE” means the Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology, a unit of NParks. (f) “NParks” or “we” means the National Parks Board, a statutory board constituted under the National Parks Board Act (Cap. 198A) and where the context so requires, acting as an agent of the Government of the Republic of Singapore, and shall include its officers, employees and agents authorised to act on its behalf and includes any representative or person under the direction of NParks or who is designated by NParks to act on its behalf. (g) “Terms and Conditions” means these terms and conditions set out herein, including without limitation the General Terms and Conditions and Specific Terms and Conditions and any other terms and conditions which NParks may impose on the Applicant at any time as a condition for approving his Application. (h) “Assessors” means the assessors and/or examiners for the Course. (i) “Trainers” means the trainers and/or lecturers for the Course. (j) “Participant” means the Applicant whose application has been accepted by NParks, without prejudice to the requirement for the Applicant to make payment of the Course Fees in full. |
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Please note that you will be entering into a legally binding contract between NParks and yourself upon the terms and conditions that follow: 1. When you submit the Application for the Course and pay the Course Fee in full, and we accept your Application; or 2. When you submit the Application for the Course and we accept your Application, subject always to the requirement that we receive your Course Fee in full by the date of commencement of the Course (not applicable for Government and public agencies). |
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Cancellation, Rescheduling or Amendment of Course |
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Submission of Application |
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Course Fees |
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Payment (Without upfront utilisation of SkillsFuture Credit) |
Payment for Courses shall be made in full in the following manner: a. For SSG Funded Certifiable Courses i. No cash and cheque payment will be accepted. Payment of course fees shall be made by way of NETS or Credit Card at the address listed below, or shall be made by the way of GIRO, bank transfer or direct credit to "National Parks Board " DBS Bank Ltd 0010618237: Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology ii. You may be eligible for a subsidy from the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency (SSG), on the condition that you fulfil the following requirements:
For more details, please visit www.ssg-wsg.gov.sg. iii. If you do not qualify for the abovementioned subsidy, you are required to pay the full course fee or any part thereof that remains unpaid immediately upon NParks’ notification in writing to you. b. For all other Courses/Programmes i. No cash and cheque payment will be accepted. Payment of course fees shall be made online via the CUGE website at https://cugeaxis.nparks.gov.sg by credit card / E-nets payment at the point of registration. ii. If you have completed the Course but no Course Fees have been received by NParks, we reserve the right to take all necessary steps to recover in full the Course Fees from you, as well as any other costs or expenses incurred by NParks due to your failure in payment of the Course Fees, in which event you may also be liable for legal costs incurred. iii.If you are utilising your SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the course upfront, please ignore this section and go to Section 5. |
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SkillsFuture Credit Payment for Course With upfront utilisation of SkillsFuture Credit |
SkillsFuture Credit SkillsFuture is a national movement to provide Singaporeans with the opportunities to develop skills for the future. SkillsFuture Credits aims to encourage individual ownership of skills development and lifelong learning. If you are not using SkillsFuture Credit to pay for your course or if you are not eligible to use SkillsFuture Credit, please skip this section and go to Section 4. Offsetting course fees using SkillsFuture Credit:
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SkillsFuture Credit Direct Reimbursement of Course Fees from SkillsFuture Credit |
Seeking direct reimbursement from SkillsFuture Credit |
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Registration and acceptance of Application |
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Cancellation or withdrawal from Course by Applicant |
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Expected Behaviour |
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Amendments to these Terms and Conditions |
NParks reserves the right to amend or modify these terms and conditions without prior notice. |
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Limitation of Liability |
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Indemnity |
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Applicant and/ or Participant shall indemnify and keep NParks fully indemnified against all demands, claims, proceedings, losses, damages, expenses, liabilities, or costs (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) whether direct, indirect or consequential, in respect of the following: a. any personal injury to or death of any person (including without limitation the employees of the NParks); and b. damage to or loss of any kind to any property real or personal (including any property of NParks and any statutory or public authorities), insofar as such damage or loss arises out of or in relation to any act or omission of the Applicant and/or Participant in the course of or by reason of their application for or participation in the Course organised by NParks (acting through CUGE) PROVIDED ALWAYS that the same is not due to any gross negligence or wilful default of NParks. |
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Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act |
For the purposes of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act, this contract is not intended to, and does not give any person who is not a party to this contract, the right to enforce any of its provisions. |
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Publicity and Recording |
By enrolling in the Course and being a Participant of the Course, you are deemed to have agreed to be filmed and recorded (by any media) during the Course. You further agree to the use of your image, likeness or any sound recording by NParks for any media or other purposes in perpetuity, which may include attendance taking for the Course, public transmission or promotional purposes, with such use being without payment and/or without claim to copyright or other intellectual property rights. You further consent to footage including your image, likeness or any sound recording being shared with law enforcement authorities where necessary. If you wish to withdraw your consent on the above, please inform NParks before the commencement of the Course. |
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Personal Data |
We may collect certain types of data that enables someone to personally identify you (“Personal Data”), including your name, your identity, your age, your identity card number and your workplace, in order to facilitate your enrolment and participation in the Course. By enrolling in the Course and being a Participant of the course, you agree that:
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Law and Jurisdiction |
This contract shall be governed and construed by the law of Singapore and NParks and the Applicant agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore. |