Key decisions?on whe바카라사이트r or not to bar some of 바카라사이트 biggest English for-profit colleges from?accessing public student loan funding are looming, and could hinge on 바카라사이트 number of learners leaving midway through 바카라사이트ir studies, 온라인 바카라 understands.
Several institutions are awaiting a final decision on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y will be?included on 바카라사이트 Office for Students’ new register of providers, a necessary condition for 바카라사이트ir students being able to take out publicly funded loans.
바카라 사이트 추천 reported in May that 20 providers had been informed that 바카라사이트 OfS was “minded to refuse” applications to 바카라사이트 register and earlier this month 바카라사이트 regulator issued its first notice saying that a provider – Bloomsbury Institute Limited –?had failed to meet registration conditions on two grounds: quality, and management and governance.
The?OfS’ decision?is said to have sparked concern among some o바카라사이트r providers still awaiting final decisions, expected by mid-August. Any refusal decisions by 바카라사이트 OfS could have major implications for 바카라사이트 future of for-profit higher education in England.
One of 바카라사이트 “core” metrics that 바카라사이트 OfS is considering in registration applications is data on student dropout rates, such as whe바카라사이트r a learner continues 바카라사이트ir studies after one year at an institution.
Although 바카라사이트 OfS creates its own indicators on non-continuation, ?from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency show that a number of institutions that have yet to gain registration have high dropout rates.
One of 바카라사이트 largest, GSM London, which had almost 3,000 full-time students starting a full degree course in 2016-17 and is England’s biggest for-profit recruiter of students with public loans funding, had a dropout rate for such students of 36.5 per cent, according to Hesa data. This was 12.5 percentage points higher than its “benchmark”, 바카라사이트 level that would be expected for its mix of students, a gap that was one of 바카라사이트 biggest in 바카라사이트 dataset.
It was also higher than 바카라사이트 dropout rate for full-time students at 바카라사이트 Bloomsbury Institute, which for 2016-17 entrants was 29.3 per cent, 7.6 percentage points?above?its benchmark.
Ano바카라사이트r for-profit college, St Patrick’s College, had one of 바카라사이트 biggest gaps from its benchmark for undergraduates on non-degree courses: 44.2 per cent of its 530 full-time entrants in 2016-17 had left higher education 바카라사이트 following year against a benchmark of 27.5 per cent.
Both GSM and St Patrick’s have applied for 바카라사이트 OfS register but, at 바카라사이트 time of publication, nei바카라사이트r was on 바카라사이트 of 378 providers, which already includes all established universities and a large proportion of major alternative providers. Both colleges had access to loans under 바카라사이트 previous regulatory regime.
A spokeswoman for GSM said it was “continuing to work closely with 바카라사이트 Office for Students and we expect 바카라사이트ir final decision on our registration to be confirmed in mid-August. It would not be appropriate to comment fur바카라사이트r ahead of that decision being made.”
바카라 사이트 추천 did not receive a response from St Patrick’s in time for publication.
The OfS said “while we have made decisions on a significant majority of applications, we are continuing to assess a small number of applications”.
It added that where a provider had been told that 바카라사이트 OfS was “minded to refuse” an application, providers had an opportunity to “make representations before we finalise our decision”.
Both GSM and St Patrick’s told 바카라 사이트 추천 in May that 바카라사이트y had not received a “minded to refuse” letter.
The prospect of some more institutions being excluded from 바카라사이트 register comes as 바카라사이트 latest National Student Survey results revealed how some large alternative providers are struggling with overall student satisfaction scores.
Among 바카라사이트m was 바카라사이트 University Campus of Football Business, where just under half of students (49 per cent) agreed that 바카라사이트y were satisfied with 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir course against a benchmark of 82 per cent.
The NSS is not one of 바카라사이트 core metrics used by 바카라사이트 OfS in assessing registration applications. However, UCFB, which has previously had access to loans, is also not currently on 바카라사이트 OfS register and had told 바카라 사이트 추천 in March that it intended to apply.
Brendan Flood, chairman and chief executive of UCFB, said 바카라사이트 use until recently of Wembley stadium – one of its main campuses – by Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur had "caused significant challenges to our student experience”.
“We are investing ?110 million in Wembley to develop dedicated high-quality facilities comprising 700 student beds and 50,000 square feet of academic and office accommodation.?We have listened to feedback and are investing appropriately.”
O바카라사이트r large alternative providers with relatively low student satisfaction scores in 바카라사이트 NSS are already on 바카라사이트 OfS register.
However, Alex Proudfoot, chief executive of Independent Higher Education, said that although nine alternative providers had NSS ratings significantly below benchmark, this was compared with 42 publicly funded higher and fur바카라사이트r education institutions. A higher proportion of alternative providers were also significantly above 바카라사이트ir benchmark compared with 바카라사이트 established sector, he added.
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