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  1. UA Speech: “Higher education and courses policy going forward”

    November 11, 2022

    …ead to questions whether we need more or fewer graduates, and the value of degrees. Here’s what I would say: Whilst the overall employment level is at a record-breaking high, there are in fact chronic workforce shortages in critical sectors: in healthcare, education, IT, engineering, and the creative industries. If we want a world-leading economy, we need a world-leading skilled workforce. Our competitors know this. Countries such as Singapore and…

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  2. UUK/NUS Attainment Report – Our Members comment 

    May 2, 2019

    …a student’s entry qualifications and subject of study when assessing their degree attainment. Data for UK-domiciled graduates is used to create a probability that a student will achieve a first- or upper-second-class degree. These probabilities are aggregated to create an ‘expected’ percentage of a given cohort of students who should achieve a first or upper second. If the cohort achieves this percentage, the VA score is 1. For percentage attainme…

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  3. University groups call for cross-government health education taskforce

    February 19, 2024

    …ill be central to the success, delivering more medical school training and degree apprenticeships, but this expansion will require careful planning and co-ordination. We fully support a new taskforce to holistically assess progress, barriers and solutions, and to best support the Long-Term Plan.” Dr Diana Beech, CEO of London Higher said: “At London Higher, we recognise that meeting the nation’s future healthcare needs is a collaborative endeavour…

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  4. University Alliance responds to the Department for Education’s release on Higher Education reform

    July 17, 2023

    …otential and aspirations by helping them gain the entry level needed for a degree.” On reducing apprenticeship bureaucracy: “For years, universities and employers have been urging government to reduce the bureaucracy involved in running apprenticeships. We are pleased that the government has announced that they will cut the steps involved in registering to take on an apprentice by a third. This is a real and very welcome change that we hope will h…

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  5. University Alliance reacts to Universities Minister’s attack today on “low-value” degree courses

    July 1, 2020

    …d be going to university based on unsubstantiated claims over the value of degree courses. Reacting to the comments, Chief Executive of University Alliance Vanessa Wilson commented: “We’re thoroughly disappointed in the Universities Minister’s comments today, suggesting fewer people should be going to university based on unsubstantiated claims over the value of degree courses. This attack on “low value” higher education is founded on highly limite…

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  7. Universities, the NHS, and health workforce transformation

    February 5, 2024

    …namic has changed once more with the advent of new training routes such as degree apprenticeships, which give employers more choice over how staff are educated and require universities to develop different relationships – yet again – with their NHS partners. Getting integrated A further shift in the power balance between the NHS and higher education occurred in July 2022 when Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) replaced Clinical Commissioning Groups as…

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  8. University Alliance responds to the Spring Budget

    March 15, 2023

    …, universities must work closely with employers to ensure their graduates leave with the skills employers need. Alliance universities are committed to working in partnership with industry and are delivering bespoke training, degrees and degree apprenticeships for employers ranging from Rolls Royce to the Met Police. “We will work closely with government to ensure that professional and technical universities can continue to deliver the high-level s…

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  9. ‘Let’s Get Technical’: University Alliance publishes five policy asks for the next Government

    September 29, 2023

    …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…

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