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  1. Explainer: international students at Alliance universities

    March 28, 2024

    …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…

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  2. ‘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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  3. University Alliance respond to the Department for Education’s consultation on the de-designation of QAA as the Designated Quality Body in England

    March 7, 2023

    …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…

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  4. A vision for growth: University Alliance outlines six actions the government can take to drive growth through universities

    September 22, 2022

    …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…

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  5. University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultation

    May 6, 2022

    …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…

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  6. University Alliance responds to OfS Quality and Standards conditions consultation

    September 29, 2021

    …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…

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  7. University Alliance submission to Higher Education Commission’s University Research and Regional Levelling-Up Inquiry

    July 5, 2021

    …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…

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  8. University Alliance responds to government reform of post-16 qualifications

    July 14, 2021

    …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…

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  9. University Alliance submission to OFS quality and standards consultation

    January 26, 2021

    …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…

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  10. ‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivity

    December 6, 2023

    …the long-term outcomes students might want to achieve as a result of their degree.   One feature that came up repeatedly in this context was employability. Students stated that when assessments were matched to what they might be expected to do in a career in the field they were studying, they felt more confident that they would be able to succeed in the future, and that the course was more authentic to their needs.    An example of this in practic…

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