Workshop Policies

Enrollment Policy
Enrollment is on a first-come basis and class sizes are limited. To reserve a space call in to register at 970-963-8855 option 1 and make payment in full.  If you are sending a check, call first to check on availability and to let us know that you are sending payment. We make every effort to keep this website up-to-date in terms of availability. Workshops are subject to cancellation due to low enrollment. SEI has a limited number of scholarships and work-trade options available.

Lodging & Logistics SEI has campuses in Carbondale and Paonia, Colorado.  Carbondale is a small town in the heart of the Rockies, thirty miles west of Aspen. Denver is a three and a half hour drive east through the mountains. Paonia is a community one hour southwest of Carbondale. Workshops are held at both facilities. Many of our workshops are held in other parts of the country and the world.  Local logistics and lodging for each workshop venue are usually available on the location page for each workshop. 

Waiting List If a workshop is full we will place you on the waiting list.  There is no charge to be on the waiting list. If space becomes available, we contact the first person on the list. You then have 24 hours to register before we move on to the next person.

Transfers If you choose to transfer your space to someone in your company or family, a $100 administration fee is charged.

Cancellation Policy
We recognize that cancellations are sometimes necessary. For cancellations made more than 30 days prior to the start of your course, 50% of your tuition will be refunded. Cancellations made within 30 days prior to the start of your course result in forfeiture of your tuition.

If you are unable to complete your course due to illness or natural disaster, please contact the administration office.

If SEI Cancels a Workshop Rarely, SEI must cancel a workshop due to low enrollment, instructor illness or other unforeseen circumstances. We will notify you if a workshop for which you have registered has been cancelled. You may then enroll in another workshop (based on availability) or receive a full refund of tuition. Notification of cancellation will normally occur  one month prior to the beginning of the workshop; in rare cases, however, it may be less. SEI is not responsible for losses incurred on housing, travel or other arrangements.

Financial Assistance SEI has a limited number of partial tuition scholarships available for international and low-income participants. We also offer a work/trade program for people taking 8 weeks or more of workshops..

Skipping Prerequisite Course: SEI's PV 101 course is exceptionally comprehensive. Should our participants elect to skip PV 101, or have taken a foundation class at a different institution, they may not have been exposed to the existing knowledge that is assumed in SEI's upper-level courses.  This may require additional time commitments outside of their SEI course in order to become familiar with the learning objectives covered in SEI's PV 101 course.  The content from PV 101 will not be reviewed if a participant decides to bypass PV 101 and move to a more advanced course.  Should our participants take an upper-level course without having taken PV 101 with SEI, and are then unable to complete the more advanced course due to the material being too demanding, they do not qualify for a refund or free transfer to another course. PV 101 is equivalent to SEI’s former PV D&I, GT PV, or UIPV.