University Alliance response to UCAS engagement exercise
…University Alliance have responded to UCAS’ engagement exercise on allocating UCAS Tariff points to Apprenticeships at Level 3 and SCQF Level 6. Read our full response….
…University Alliance have responded to UCAS’ engagement exercise on allocating UCAS Tariff points to Apprenticeships at Level 3 and SCQF Level 6. Read our full response….
…s. All postgraduate international students will already have undergraduate degrees, and many will have previous postgraduate degrees as well. Case studies After completing a bachelor’s degree in his home country of Nigeria, Husseini Musa practiced professionally as a Quantity Surveyor for close to a decade, where he gained practical experience in the field of construction. He wanted to enhance his expertise further, and applied to the MSc Construc…
…HS and social care workforce planning Reform the funding and regulation of degree apprenticeships Address financial shortfalls for students and universities Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance said: “Alliance universities are underpinning the country’s economic growth and skills needs for the future. However, there is a lack of strategic direction for higher education, and government policy is currently disjointed. That’s why we are calling…
…re must be a full public consultation on the longer-term arrangements for quality assurance in England. “At a time when the Government has an ambitious programme of higher education reform, including higher technical qualifications, degree apprenticeships and more flexible and modular provision through the Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE), there is great need to develop new systems of quality assurance that are fit for purpose.” Read our full consu…
…ty Alliance’s blueprint for lifelong learning Streamline the regulation of degree apprenticeships Bring universities to the table for NHS workforce planning Integrate R&D into regional economic development Put innovation at the heart of research collaboration Prevent regulatory barriers to international higher education exports University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We are facing one of the most challenging winters for a generation. We join…
…otential and aspirations by helping them gain the entry level needed for a degree. The government’s Lifelong Loan Entitlement proposal (UA’s response to which can be found here) is welcomed with strong support for the opportunity it could provide to students of all backgrounds and ages if implemented properly – including for the £60m investment intended for the Student Loan Company to support it. UA released a blueprint this week on their vision f…
…franchise provision, and non-OfS funded provision such as ITT training and degree apprenticeships. We have serious concerns about the extension of regulatory oversight to these areas and are calling on OfS to undertake an impact assessment of the proposals on partnerships, both international and domestic. Moreover, the content of Condition B3 and the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) will not be consulted on until later this…
…gnised and these agendas joined up across government. The success story of degree apprenticeships is an example of the link between skills and innovation, with many Alliance universities utilising them as a gateway to support employers with longer-term workforce planning and innovation activity. An important aspect to UKRI’s convening and funding roles will be connecting systems and networks across the UK. Businesses need to be better supported to…
…ed backgrounds, to access academic, vocational, professional and technical degrees. Whilst we are fully supportive of the new T Levels, they should not come at the expense of choice and the flexibility to blend academic, vocational and technical qualifications. The new system will ultimately create a binary divide between academic and technical skills, which is not reflective of higher education; the future of work or indeed the skills that employ…
…chmarked (as they are in the TEF) and broadened to include an indicator measuring social mobility, as well as student engagement, satisfaction or learning gain. We call on OfS to work with us to ensure that the proposals do not have an adverse impact on higher technical education, apprenticeships, and modular and flexible provision that is vitally needed to support the post-pandemic recovery. [1] The National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Edu…