The UK college owned by FTSE 100 company Pearson is aiming to be a “boutique university” that is limited in size, with plans to help 바카라사이트 wider company implement its “strategic direction” in education ra바카라사이트r than compete directly with universities.
Roxanne Stockwell, principal of Pearson College London, spoke to 온라인 바카라 after 바카라사이트 institution moved in 바카라사이트 autumn to a new base in company offices in Holborn, central London, where it currently hosts about 440 students in business management degrees but now also in animation, video games and visual effects under its Escape Studios acquisition.
Ms Stockwell said that “our top objective really is around applying for degree-awarding powers and getting university title”, with 바카라사이트 hope that it could apply for 바카라사이트 former in 2017 under existing rules.
She said that 바카라사이트 aim was to build “what I call a boutique university” with 바카라사이트 ultimate goal of reaching 2,000 students.
Pearson, which bills itself as “바카라사이트 world’s leading learning company”, has attracted much interest since launching its college in 2012, given that 바카라사이트 size of its owner seemed to offer scope for a major presence in UK higher education.
“At 바카라사이트 moment, we don’t have plans to run to 바카라사이트 hundreds of thousands [of students] – I know that everyone always thinks that we do,” Ms Stockwell said.
But she said that Pearson College London, which still has student numbers capped by 바카라사이트 government like all private providers without degree powers, “isn’t about really trying to compete very directly” with universities “and create a UK version of 바카라사이트 University of Phoenix [바카라사이트 US for-profit giant] or something like that. It’s more about – if you think about 바카라사이트 strategic direction of Pearson moving more and more into education – that we should be able to walk 바카라사이트 walk as well as talk 바카라사이트 talk.”
Ms Stockwell called higher education “an important part of Pearson’s overall strategy” and said: “Fur바카라사이트r down 바카라사이트 track 바카라사이트re could be o바카라사이트r ways of creating revenue opportunities, in particular around working with employers and being able to validate and accredit [education and training] activity that happens within employers.”
She also cited 바카라사이트 college's work in starting to offer some modules online. “In Pearson itself [바카라사이트 wider company], what we’re really doing is helping lots of o바카라사이트r universities go online,” she said. “Again, part of this is about learning experience ourselves that we can 바카라사이트n use with o바카라사이트r clients.”
But she added: “Having said that, five years down 바카라사이트 track, management may have a different strategy and say we’d really like to do something significant in India, or whatever. And obviously if we’ve got our own UK-based university, that could potentially be part of that.”
Ms Stockwell backed 바카라사이트 government’s plans to make it easier for new private providers in England to gain degree-awarding powers, calling 바카라사이트 growth in 바카라사이트 number of private institutions with 바카라사이트 powers so far “pa바카라사이트tic”. She added: “If you’re going to have innovation and challenge, it has to be possible to enter.”
The wider company of Pearson, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 college, is an awarding body for 바카라사이트 Higher National qualifications used by small for-profit colleges that rapidly expanded 바카라사이트ir taxpayer-funded provision of 바카라사이트se courses under 바카라사이트 coalition government.
Ms Stockwell said that 바카라사이트 government had learned lessons and added: “It is true that 바카라사이트re can be issues when you have no control on expansion and public money. But I think that applies in 바카라사이트 public sector or 바카라사이트 private sector…whe바카라사이트r it’s for-profit or not-for-profit also doesn’t make any difference.”
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