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….
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University Alliance release ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’
Read more of: University Alliance release ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’In a new publication, University Alliance has set out a range of impactful priority actions for the government to take in their first 100 days in power. UA’s latest policy briefing ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’ identifies policies that are cost-neutral or low-cost to deliver that could help professional and technical universities deliver the government’s agenda. In partnership with government and industry, University Alliance argue th…
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New report on the barriers to expanding healthcare degree apprenticeships
Read more of: New report on the barriers to expanding healthcare degree apprenticeships…ed ‘An exploration of barriers and enablers to the expansion of healthcare degree apprenticeships’, the report focuses on expanding apprenticeship participation for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), nurses, and doctors in England, and responds to the targets as set out by the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP), published in the summer of 2023. The report highlights financial constraints and disincentives, issues with capacity and support, as we…
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To what degree: Understanding what UK businesses look for in graduates
Read more of: To what degree: Understanding what UK businesses look for in graduates…at (important to 8% of employers) Specific projects completed during their degree (important to 4% of employers). Graduates with degrees that include vocational experience as part of their course (such as internships, placement years or employer-informed projects at university) were deemed to have substantially better performance throughout the recruitment process. 85% of employers believed vocational experience enhanced performance at interview….
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Briefing: international students at Alliance universities
Read more of: Briefing: international students at Alliance universities…s. All postgraduate international students will already have undergraduate degrees, and many will have previous postgraduate degrees as well. Hear from some of our international students about their experience prior to studying at an Alliance university: https://youtu.be/gBQ3GjBP-hU 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,…
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Report urges government to back universities’ high-level skills provision
Read more of: Report urges government to back universities’ high-level skills provision…to be a bigger driver of the market. Simplify the regulatory system to reduce costs: spare providers from the bureaucracy of managing two (or more) different regulatory systems, and have higher and degree apprenticeships be monitored by the main regulator of that provider (so the OfS in universities, and Ofsted for colleges). Read the SMF’s ‘Skills Sidelined’ report…
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University Alliance’s submission to the Spending Review
Read more of: University Alliance’s submission to the Spending Review…barriers to opportunity, the government should protect: Funding for degree apprenticeships, including Level 7 apprenticeships in strategically important sectors such as healthcare and construction. To break down the barriers to opportunity, the government should prioritise: Reforming the national curriculum and assessment system to ensure as many students as possible progress to and achieve at level 3. Read UA’s submission to the Spending Review […
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University Alliance publish Invest 2035 consultation response
Read more of: University Alliance publish Invest 2035 consultation response…ense of supporting growth in the number and diversity of higher and degree apprenticeships. We also make the case for a more open approach to consultation from Skills England; reversing the decision to defund level 7 apprenticeships; addressing concerns about reforms to level 3 qualifications; and the need to improve the UK’s position as a top destination for international talent. Innovation We argue that expanding opportunities for high-potential…
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‘Let’s Get Technical’: University Alliance publishes five policy asks for the next Government
Read more of: ‘Let’s Get Technical’: University Alliance publishes five policy asks for the next Government…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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University Alliance respond to the Department for Education’s consultation on the de-designation of QAA as the Designated Quality Body in England
Read more of: University Alliance respond to the Department for Education’s consultation on the de-designation of QAA as the Designated Quality Body in England…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…
