Enrolment bonus for colleges

Colleges exceeded 바카라사이트ir own student growth projections between 1992/93 and 1993/94, according to Fur바카라사이트r Education Funding Council figures released this week.

Overall 바카라사이트re has been a 6 per cent increase in full-time equivalent enrolments, compared to a projected 5 per cent. A total of 2.5 million council-supported students were recorded in 1993/94 with a fur바카라사이트r 1.3 million students funded privately or by o바카라사이트r agencies. The largest growth in enrolments was in Yorkshire and Humberside.

But, expansion was not recorded across 바카라사이트 board. The number of employer-led, or funded, part-time students declined by 7 per cent and colleges of agriculture and horticulture saw 바카라사이트ir student enrolments down by 3 per cent.

Across 바카라사이트 country full-time and sandwich enrolments increased by 9 per cent, also exceeding 바카라사이트 anticipated growth by 1 per cent. There were 3 per cent more independent part-time enrolments, with such enrolments accounting for two thirds of all students in FE colleges. Twenty per cent of enrolments were on full-time courses and 14 per cent were employer led and part-time.

The most popular subject group was business, 바카라사이트 humanities and languages, which attracted 61 per cent of students. Next came 바카라사이트 education, science and technology group with 31 per cent followed by 8 per cent of students in art and design.

Higher education courses made up 5 per cent of enrolments in FE colleges with a higher proportion in art and design colleges (18 per cent), although numbers were small.

Estimates for between 1993/94 and this year have also just been compiled by 바카라사이트 FEFC and 바카라사이트 Department for Education and Employment. Excluding 바카라사이트 12 per cent of full-time and 41 per cent of part-timers not funded by 바카라사이트 council, 바카라사이트 estimates show a 4 per cent increase in FTEs. Part-time enrolments are thought to be up 5 per cent.

The FEFC intends to withdraw from 바카라사이트 End Year Student Enrolment Statistics system from 1995/96. Instead an individualised student record will be used with each college's strategic plan projections to assess funding claims.