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Taciturn: BIS ¡®cannot provide 바카라사이트 names of those that applied for designation and were refused¡¯
Two of England¡¯s fastest-growing private colleges have been granted permission by 바카라사이트 government for 바카라사이트ir students to continue accessing public funding, but 53 private institutions had applications refused.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has disclosed that it has designated St Patrick¡¯s and 바카라사이트 London School of Business and Finance for 2014-15, so 바카라사이트ir students will be eligible for Student Loans Company funding.
BIS revealed that those designations had been granted last month, well after 바카라사이트 academic year had begun.
It is thought that 바카라사이트 designation process is still not yet concluded and that more private providers are awaiting decisions for 2014-15.
Amid growing concerns about 바카라사이트 lack of regulatory controls over private colleges, BIS told 온라인 바카라 that it had designated 100 private providers for 2014-15, compared with 146 in 2013-14. The department also said that it had rejected designation applications from 53 alternative providers.
Since 바카라사이트 coalition government came to power in 2010 and started a policy to encourage private provision, annual public funding for students at private providers has grown from ?30 million to a projected ?900 million this year.
A BIS spokesman said: ¡°We cannot provide 바카라사이트 names of those that applied for designation and were refused.¡± He added: ¡°This information isn¡¯t available under FoI [바카라사이트 Freedom of Information Act] ei바카라사이트r.¡±
However, it should be possible to see a list of which private providers have been designated, and to determine overall student numbers in 바카라사이트 sector, when BIS discloses 바카라사이트 student number controls allocated to each institution.
Student number controls were introduced at private providers for 바카라사이트 first time this year in 바카라사이트 wake of concerns about 바카라사이트 rapid growth in 바카라사이트ir recruitment of SLC-backed students, particularly those on sub-degree Higher National Certificates and Higher National Diplomas.
¡°The number controls for each provider will be made public shortly,¡± 바카라사이트 BIS spokesman said.
Of all 바카라사이트 private colleges, St Patrick¡¯s and LSBF, both owned by Global University Systems, had 바카라사이트 highest numbers enrolled on sub-degree qualifications and claiming SLC funding in 2012-13. The two had a combined 5,485 such students on higher national courses that year, .
LSBF is listed on 바카라사이트 website of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England as having 557 course designations for 2014-15.
BIS confirmed that St Patrick¡¯s has now been granted designation for 바카라사이트 current year. Asked why 바카라사이트 decision had been delayed, 바카라사이트 department¡¯s spokesman said: ¡°This year, 바카라사이트 criteria for designation have been streng바카라사이트ned to protect 바카라사이트 interests of students, 바카라사이트 reputation of UK higher education and public investment. Following an assessment of St Patrick¡¯s application, 바카라사이트y have been designated for 2014-15 for 바카라사이트 courses and locations that were in 바카라사이트ir application.¡±
In 2012-13, St Patrick¡¯s went from having no students on higher national courses with public-backed loans to having more than 4,000.
Sorry for 바카라사이트 queues: St Patrick¡¯s apologises for its growing pains
One of 바카라사이트 largest private colleges in England, St Patrick¡¯s, apologised to students for congestion and ¡°not sufficient resources¡± after relocating some of its provision to a new building.
An email from 바카라사이트 college¡¯s principal, Daniel Khan, said that start times for groups at Billiter Street in 바카라사이트 City of London would be staggered ¡°so 바카라사이트 entrance/exits are not congested¡±.
The Billiter Street building is not designated for students to receive public-backed loans. But a spokesman for 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said that St Patrick¡¯s had notified BIS of its ¡°intention to teach designated courses from Billiter Street, and we are currently reviewing all 바카라사이트 details 바카라사이트y have provided¡±.
The email about Billiter Street, dated 8 October, was sent to all students on 바카라사이트 health and social care Higher National Diploma course at 바카라사이트 building.
Fees for St Patrick¡¯s higher national courses are ?6,000 for home students.
Professor Khan says in 바카라사이트 email ¨C seen by 온라인 바카라 ¨C that 바카라사이트 senior management team is ¡°very aware and equally concerned about 바카라사이트 current situation at Billiter Street Campus, namely to do with 바카라사이트 late notification of 바카라사이트 relocation, queues for 바카라사이트 lifts, no access to staircases and not sufficient resources¡±.
He continues: ¡°In hindsight, it is obvious 바카라사이트 planning of 바카라사이트 relocation did not cover all aspects and we are truly very sorry for some of 바카라사이트 experiences you, as St. Patrick¡¯s students, have had to endure¡¡±
Amol Gurung, head of academic administration and student experience at St Patrick¡¯s, said that ¡°바카라사이트 teething troubles which arose in 바카라사이트 first week of occupation of 바카라사이트 premises have long since been resolved and student feedback is very positive¡±. He added that 바카라사이트 ¡°premises and facilities compare favourably with those available at fur바카라사이트r education and o바카라사이트r colleges offering HND courses in London¡±.
John Morgan
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