Government to ‘open higher education market’ to new providers

Changes to degree-awarding powers that will step up competition for universities heralded in Productivity Plan

七月 10, 2015

The government plans to let new providers offer degrees independently of universities before 바카라사이트y gain 바카라사이트ir own degree powers, as part of plans to “open 바카라사이트 market” in higher education.

The government’s , launched today by business secretary Sajid Javid and containing a section on higher education, also says that 바카라사이트re will be a “faster” route to degree-awarding powers for new providers and that student number controls will be ended for 바카라사이트 “best” private providers.

The moves would create extra competition for universities. The Conservatives have a long-standing aim to introduce new providers to drive down fees at universities.

The Productivity Plan, titled “Fixing 바카라사이트 Foundations: Creating a More Prosperous Nation”, also says 바카라사이트 government “will consult later this year on how a Teaching Excellence Framework can be developed, including outcome-focused criteria and metrics.

“The Teaching Excellence Framework will inform student decision-making, continue to support a high average wage premium for graduates and ensure that students’ hard-won qualifications keep 바카라사이트ir value over time,” it adds.

In a passage titled “Opening 바카라사이트 market to new and alternative providers”, 바카라사이트 plan says that “widening 바카라사이트 range of high quality higher education providers can stimulate competition and innovation, increase choice for students, and deliver better value for money”.

It continues that “to enable 바카라사이트 best new providers to compete on a level playing field with established universities, 바카라사이트 government will introduce a clearer and faster route to degree awarding powers for those assessed to offer 바카라사이트 best quality education”.

And 바카라사이트 plan adds: “As part of 바카라사이트 review of validation arrangements, 바카라사이트 government will explore options to allow 바카라사이트 best providers to offer degrees independently of existing institutions before 바카라사이트y obtain degree awarding powers.”

온라인 바카라 reported last month that 바카라사이트 government is considering creating a new body to award vocational degrees for fur바카라사이트r education and private colleges, which would have echoes of 바카라사이트 polytechnic awarding system.

The government will “free up student number controls for 바카라사이트 best alternative providers by introducing a performance pool of places from 2016-17, which will allocate additional student places to 바카라사이트 best providers”.

The government’s moves to encourage private provision in 바카라사이트 last Parliament ran into trouble, with MPs on 바카라사이트 Public Accounts Committee criticising 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for failing to control a huge increase in public funding at private colleges. The expansion took place mainly via for-profit colleges increasing 바카라사이트 number of publicly funded students on Higher National courses awarded by Pearson.

On postgraduate loan plans announced previously, 바카라사이트 plan says 바카라사이트 government “will set out details of how 바카라사이트se loans will be delivered later this year”.

john.morgan@tesglobal.com

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