Terms and Definitions

Checkout
A tool available to you in onCourse that allows you to enrol a student into a class in just a few steps.

Enrolment
An enrolment is an instance in which a person has elected to partake in a class for different reasons, they will supply their details and this will be stored in the onCourse database.

Invoice
An invoice is a record/document that represents income of some sort. This can be an enrolment into a class or other goods and services provided by your college. An invoice is basically a bill.

Payment
A payment is an instance in which money owing has been successfully taken from one party and transferred to another.

Student
A student in onCourse is a type of contact, one who is currently or has previously been enrolled into a class and is being taught by another person/resource.

Payer
A payer is someone who has personally paid an invoice for an enrolment in a class. It is important to note that a payer does not necessarily need to be the person taking the class, or even an individual for that matter. They can be a relative, friend, manager or company.