…ronment to help our members deliver the highly-skilled healthcare workforce. Policy recommendations Published in July 2024, our latest healthcare policies for the new government are detailed in our ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’ publication. A standalone publication detailing our positions can be found in our ‘Delivering the Healthcare Workforce of the Future’ policy briefing. University Alliance release ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First…
…n developing innovative teaching in partnership with industry and employers. University Alliance institutions are some of the leading providers in the UK for teaching: Alliance universities were the most likely university group to be ranked gold for teaching excellence in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023. University Alliance is the highest scoring university group for student experience, according to the National Student Survey. News What y…
…r unified effort is needed to secure the long-term clinical-skills pipeline.’ While commending the ‘significant progress’ made by the government so far, the leaders argue ‘there is considerably more to do to realise the ambitious long-term goals of the plan, and to secure the workforce required to meet the healthcare needs of a growing, ageing population.’ – with universities’ teaching and research capabilities playing a vital role. The letter was…
…no later than 23:59, Friday 8 March, with the subject line: ITT University Alliance Employer Research to thomas@unialliance.ac.uk Read full details here….
…ng a dedicated person in the HR team who looks after us on Network 75, I’ve always felt supported when doing my degree apprenticeship. I’ve got a lot out of the five years.”…
…d both my learning and my own ability at work. I’m proud of what I have achieved at RGU, managing to juggle full-time employment and studying when I wasn’t even sure if I’d even pass the first assignment. There has been a lot of ups and downs throughout – being heavily pregnant, trying to complete a dissertation and work full-time being one! But I’m glad I persevered through it.”…
…would have done in a full-time scenario.”…
…emand. Increasing maintenance support for students commands popular support. UA recommendations University Alliance’s recommendations on student maintenance are to: In the short-term, uprate student loans to keep pace with the increased cost of living. Any uprating should be linked to the minimum wage, as proposed in the Augar Review In the medium-term reinstate means-tested maintenance grants for the students who are most in need of them. View UA…
…tend university. Regional inequalities will persist for as long as the disparity in higher education entry rates do. Government must now take a long-term, strategic approach to growing opportunity and closing the skills gap across the UK. Addressing regional disparities in university entry rates should be part and parcel of this. We are recommending that government develop a long-term Post-18 skills and education strategy, and this must work for e…
…iversity Alliance made in their recently published policy briefing, ‘Let’s Get Technical’ to harness technical education in the UK. Read the full letter here….
