Registration Matters

1. A day before schedule start participant should call the Registrar's Office to confirm his/her training schedule.

2. Classes may be dissolved if the minimum number of participants per  course is  not  met,  as  decided  by  the Head  of  the technology  concerned.   In such cases, participants may have the following options:  transfer to another course;   defer course to next batch; or drop the course with full refund given.

3. Participant should correct any error in his/her Registration Form the spelling of name especially middle initial, contact number and course.  Participants  will be  required  to  pay  an additional P100.00  if  the  name  written  on  the  certificate  is incorrectly printed due to  negligence. 

4. Participnat should settle   his/her accounts on   or   before   the   specified    cut-off date.  Beyond this date, participants are not allowed to continue his/her training and also  certificate may not be printed in time for  graduation.  Participants are requested to see the Cashier on this date, whether or not he will pay his balance.

5. All  certificates   shall  be  issued  to  students  who  have met the maximum  requirements  of  every  course  they  are  enrolled in and who have fully settled their accounts.

6. Participants  unable  to personally get his/her certificates must send a letter of  authorization  and  valid  ID to his/her representative plus the original Registration Form and the Official Receipt, who may claim the certificate  from  the  Registrar’s  Office.  The RO retains unclaimed certificates only for a maximum of three (3) years.

7. Request for second copy of lost or misplaced training certificates may be allowed provided that the participant submits an Affidavit of Loss. Such second copy shall be charged P100.00 each and will be issued after five (5) working days.

8. Suspension   of   classes may   be   called by   the   management depending   on   the   weather conditions   as   management deems it necessary.  As a rule, we follow the CHED and MALACAÑANG announcement on suspension   of classes.   Classes may also be suspended on the following events: prolonged power interruption; MFI special occasions such as Scholar’s Day, Graduation, Sportsfest, etc.

9. Participants are encouraged to submit in writing any suggestion or comment for the improvement of our Technical Training Program.  Such suggestions/comments can be coursed through the Registrar’s Office, or given directly to the Head of the technology department concerned.

Change of Course and Refunds

10. Conditions for changing of courses/schedule/batch:
a. Changing should be done at least three (3) working days before start of classes regardless of the date of enrolment. After this date, the conditions for dropping shall apply.
b. Changing of courses shall only be allowed once.
c. New course or schedule should be on the same batch or on the next batch only.
d. All new course fees shall apply.
e. Enrolled slots are non-transferable.
f. All transfer forms should be signed by proper signatories and approved by the Registrar’s Office.
g. Failure to comply with the above conditions and procedures shall render your course enrolment invalid.

11. Conditions for dropping:
a. 10% of the course fee is deducted from the amount paid before the course starts.
b. 30% of the course fee is deducted from the amount paid for the maximum 20% of the total training hours conducted.
c.  NO REFUND for more than 20% of the total training hours conducted.

NOTE:   Training hours conducted shall be the basis of computation and not the participant's attendance. The original copy of Official Receipt (OR) and the Registration form (Student's Copy) should be presented to process refunds.
  
   Participants must seek dropping validation from the instructor concerned.  Ortiginal copy of Official   Receipt (OR), Registration form (Student's Copy) and valid ID are required  by the Cashier when claiming refunds.

Discounts

12. MFI grants discounts to ‘repeat customers’.  A  P200 discount is given to participants for a second course; P300 discount for the third course; and P500 discount for the 4th and succeeding courses.  All discounts are valid only for a 1 - year period.
13. That is, a trainee enrolled in Batch 7 of 2006, can receive discount privileges up to the enrolment of Batch 7 of 2007. P100 discount is also grant if you pay full amount upon enrolment except CISCO training and package courses.

Rules of Discipline

14. When  entering with a vehicle, observe  full  stop after the  gate  and register with the  guard before  proceeding  to  the visitor’s  parking  area.  Parking at the back of the building near the automotive shop is prohibited.

15. For participant safety, wearing of sando, shorts and slippers are not allowed.  Please note that participant may be refused entry if he/she are not in proper attire. 

16. If participant are carrying tools, gadgets, or any appliance for his/her training or servicing, he/she should secure  permit a day before bringing it to the campus and please have them checked and listed with the guards upon entering the campus. This will avoid possible inconvenience when he/she enter and leave the campus. Only those properly logged-in and with permit shall be allowed to be taken inside and taken out. All persons entering and leaving the MFI premises shall be subjected to routinely inspection.

17. Participants of IT courses whose rooms are located on the 3rd floor of the Administration Building are requested to leave their things in the rack provided. A guard is assigned to look after his/her belongings.  However, participant should bring his/her personal things.

18. For better classroom participation participant must come to class in good physical condition.

19.  Participant should avoid absences or unruly conduct.  These may be grounds for his/her being dropped from the course.

20. Use of cell phones inside the classroom/laboratory room is not allowed. All students are requested to switch off their cell phones or put these phones in silent mode while classes are on-going. Students receiving phone calls should excuse themselves from the class and answer these calls outside the classroom. Moreover, transmission of text messages during class hours is prohibited.

21. Participants are encouraged to report to their instructors anything that might need repair or replacement (e.g. busted lamps, malfunctioning electric fans, loose door knobs).

22. Smoking  inside   the  classrooms,  laboratories,  canteen  and  inside  the   building  in  general   is  strictly  prohibited. However, smoking at the Parking Area is allowed but please take the effort to use the ash cans to avoid scattering the ashes.

23. Participant must  refrain  from  the  following  MFI - prohibited  acts:  gambling, bringing  in  of  alcoholic  drinks, and  entering  the  premises  under the influence of liquor.

24. Security personnel and instructors have the right to refuse entry of or to send out participants who violate any MFI rule or policy.

25. Each    participant is required to accomplish Profile Sheets before the start of training proper. To further improve services and delivery of training, Evaluation Forms will be distributed after each course.  The schedule will be coursed through the Instructors. 

Location and Facilities

26. During  free time, participant may stay in the library (if open), ground floor, or the canteen.  Participant may likewise use the Chapel for meditation and prayer but not for chatting or sleeping. Please avoid staying at the stairs or classroom corridors.  The adjoining Administration building is off-limits except when transacting official business.

27. The   MFI Canteen is open from 7:30 a.m.  to 7:00 p.m.  The canteen is self-service. Food and drinks are served and paid at the counter line.  After eating, used dishes and utensils are personally returned to a designated place.

28. Male and female students should strictly observe exclusive use of their comfort rooms. Comfort rooms are located at the left wing and right wing of the  1st,  2nd,  and  3rd  floors  of the Institute building for men and women, respectively.

29. Participant should observe cleanliness within the MFI compound. Dispose his/her waste materials in the garbage receptacles. Please do not throw cigarette butts on plant boxes, urinals, and toilet bowls.

Revision: April 11, 2008