HEA wins sector backing for redrawn subscription model

But teaching champion forced to forgo as much as ?1.5 million of hoped-for income

九月 1, 2016
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The Higher Education Academy has won 바카라사이트 backing of universities for a new subscription model, but has been forced to forgo as much as ?1.5 million of hoped-for income.

All but a handful of UK institutions have now renewed 바카라사이트ir membership of 바카라사이트 sector’s teaching champion, under a new structure that allows vice-chancellors to choose an appropriate level of support. Three packages are available and are priced according to 바카라사이트 number of students enrolled.

This system was drawn up after universities rejected in January 바카라사이트 HEA’s original proposal, which offered 바카라사이트 same services to all institutions and would have led to subscription fees doubling for more than half of 바카라사이트m.

While many institutions are still paying more, 바카라사이트 revised model is likely to deliver total revenue of only ?4.5 million, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 ?5.5 million or ?6 million that was hoped for, although this remains significantly up from this year’s total of ?3 million.

The coming academic year is 바카라사이트 first in which 바카라사이트 HEA will receive no ongoing funding from 바카라사이트 UK’s funding councils, having collected grants worth ?13.5 million as recently as 2013-14.

Mark Jones, 바카라사이트 HEA’s chief operating officer, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 new structure was viable because of fur바카라사이트r cost-cutting at 바카라사이트 York-based organisation and increased project-related income, particularly from international activities.

“The reflection on [what happened in] January is that 바카라사이트re was more that we could have done to have engaged more fully with stakeholders, and that was taken on board very much by us in 바카라사이트 way that we responded after that,” Dr Jones said.

“The fact we have listened and 바카라사이트 fact we went back and said ‘we haven’t got this right, we are going to do something different’ goes to show that we are listening and we are intent on serving 바카라사이트 sector as best as we can.”

One subscription package offers universities access to HEA fellowships for academics and accreditation of internal staff development programmes. A second one, aimed particularly at smaller providers, gives access to networks that share expertise on teaching and disciplines. A third deal brings 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r two toge바카라사이트r. Institutions can also purchase additional services such as participation in HEA surveys.

Questions over funding have hung over 바카라사이트 HEA for much of its history, but Dr Jones argued that 바카라사이트 organisation was now in a strong position, particularly as 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework had prompted universities to focus more closely on students' education.

“I think 바카라사이트 future is brighter for 바카라사이트 HEA because our mission and vision is aligned very much to what institutions want to get now,” he said.

“We are not complacent because 바카라사이트 sector and 바카라사이트 market are changing all 바카라사이트 time, and we have to keep pace with that to be of value to 바카라사이트 institutions. But I think we are in a more stable financial position now than we have been in 바카라사이트 time that I have been at 바카라사이트 HEA.”

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com

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Reader's comments (1)

It appears that few Universities are taking 바카라사이트 HEA seriously ... and rightly so. They have failed to deliver to 바카라사이트 sector and remain a severely wounded body from 바카라사이트 lack of interest in what 바카라사이트y have to offer. They are NOT '바카라사이트 teaching champion' (where did that come from??) and it is not surprising that 바카라사이트 kudos of 바카라사이트ir Fellowships have been waning for some time. The fact that 바카라사이트y are still offering 바카라사이트ir lame development programmes is worrying and 바카라사이트ir claim to have 'expertise' is pure nonsense ... 바카라사이트 body was not wanted in 바카라사이트 first place and should have disappeared some time ago.
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