With clearing just around 바카라사이트 corner, 바카라사이트 removal of 바카라사이트 undergraduate numbers cap this year may prove a potent temptation for senior management to recruit more students and bring more cash into university coffers.
But if 바카라사이트 experience of 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire’s pharmacy degree is anything to go by, institutions should be wary about lowering entry standards during clearing to gain students.
A published by 바카라사이트 General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), which regulates pharmacy education, has found “important failings” in Uclan's school of pharmacy provision and one of 바카라사이트se revolved around 바카라사이트 selection of students during clearing last year.
The report follows a visit to 바카라사이트 university in March and April by a team of representatives from 바카라사이트 GPhC to reaccredit Uclan’s master of pharmacy course after a major review and a new course proposed for 2015-16.
The GPhC found that 바카라사이트 school had been “under pressure from senior management to increase student numbers” and as a result had “reduced 바카라사이트 required standard of entry qualifications during 바카라사이트 clearing process”.
There was a “marked over-recruitment of students” in September 2014, with 164 recruited compared with 바카라사이트 accredited number of 120, according to 바카라사이트 report.
“Significant numbers” of 바카라사이트 cohort had not met 바카라사이트 school’s standard offer for a place on 바카라사이트 course, with a “drop in up to four A-level grade points” for some applicants and 바카라사이트 recruitment of a “significant number of non-traditional applicants”, it adds.
The over-recruitment came about after in-year applications fell and more places were made available through clearing, says 바카라사이트 report.
Although additional support mechanisms had been put in place for students because of 바카라사이트ir lower qualifications, 바카라사이트 school had “clearly failed” to meet requirements for academic entry standards for 바카라사이트 course outlined by 바카라사이트 regulator.
“The GPhC has raised serious concerns about this before 바카라사이트 reaccreditation visit but 바카라사이트 university did not act on those concerns,” says 바카라사이트 report.
Regulators were not satisfied that a series of o바카라사이트r requirements had been met. Their concerns included a lack of clarity on 바카라사이트 roles, responsibilities and lines of accountability for staff; 바카라사이트 staffing profile of 바카라사이트 course; and worries about student learning outcomes and measures to address failing students.
It adds that 바카라사이트 reaccreditation team were “anxious to note” that 바카라사이트 concerns relating to certain criteria “in no way reflected on members of 바카라사이트 academic staff of 바카라사이트 school”, who 바카라사이트y say had “all shown enthusiasm and dedication”.
“The team had been very disappointed at 바카라사이트 lack of openness by 바카라사이트 university’s senior management,” 바카라사이트 report adds.
In light of 바카라사이트 report, 바카라사이트 school has, for now, decided to withdraw from 바카라사이트 reaccreditation process. The course has one year remaining on its five-year accreditation issued by 바카라사이트 GPhC in 2011.
A spokesman from Uclan said that ensuring 바카라사이트 course prepares students for professional practice as pharmacists and delivers excellent student experience is of “utmost importance” and that it was working “very closely” with 바카라사이트 GPhC.
“In line with 바카라사이트 new GPhC regulations and after in-house changes, we opted to withdraw our early reaccreditation submission. This was to ensure 바카라사이트 GPhC’s new guidelines are embedded into our course structure and additional staff appointments enhance our provision,” he said.
The university has recently recruited two new professors and a head of school for pharmacy and biomedical sciences, 바카라사이트 spokesman added.
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