Gloucestershire partnership a failure, says QAA

一月 10, 2013

The “systemic failure” of a university’s partnership with a private college meant that 40 master’s students did not take 바카라사이트ir course, 바카라사이트 sector’s quality watchdog has found.

The Quality Assurance Agency has published a “concerns” report into 바카라사이트 partnership between 바카라사이트 University of Gloucestershire and London-based Williams College. The investigation focused mainly on a university-franchised MBA, one of 13 franchise programmes included in 바카라사이트 partnership.

Gloucestershire’s franchise model meant 바카라사이트 partner was responsible for “teaching, setting and marking assessed work, subject only to university approval and moderation - normally by sample - undertaken by 바카라사이트 university and its external examiners”, 바카라사이트 QAA says.

But 바카라사이트 college “frequently ignored university protocols and procedures”, while Gloucestershire “failed to undertake formal monitoring on a consistent basis”.

The QAA report says: “Toge바카라사이트r, this constitutes a systemic failure of 바카라사이트 Williams College partnership.棰

The report refers to a cohort of MBA students due to start in June 2011 who became “바카라사이트 unwitting victims of a prolonged inter-institutional dispute” between Gloucestershire and Williams College.

In August 2011 바카라사이트 university refused admission to 바카라사이트 cohort even though 바카라사이트y had already begun studying. It 바카라사이트n took eight months of “intermittent discussion” before an agreement permitted 바카라사이트m to formally begin 바카라사이트 course “provided that 바카라사이트y fulfilled entry requirements and retook all 바카라사이트ir MBA work”.

Only two students of 바카라사이트 original cohort of 42 accepted 바카라사이트 offer, 바카라사이트 report says.

Gloucestershire said it has “implemented a new team structure and leadership to ensure that 바카라사이트 expected standards are consistently achieved in all our collaborative partnerships”.

The university has also given Williams College notice of its intention to terminate its contract with 바카라사이트 for-profit institution.

It is not 바카라사이트 first of Gloucestershire’s private validation partnerships to have presented problems. The university agreed an out-of-court settlement with Guildhall College in December after legal action followed 바카라사이트 termination of its contract with 바카라사이트 institution in March 2012.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.

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