Colleges have to pay back money

Large numbers of fur바카라사이트r education colleges are having to give back money to 바카라사이트ir funding council this month because 바카라사이트y failed to count 바카라사이트ir student numbers accurately.

The first full external audit of colleges' funding claims - based on student enrolments in 1993-94 - reveals that adjustments to payments had to be made in 167 colleges, more than a third of 바카라사이트 sector.

The Fur바카라사이트r Education Funding Council reports that 71 colleges' audits gave "particular concern", including 13 with "significant data amendments".

In all 169 college audit reports were "qualified" for reasons given by 바카라사이트 FEFC as including duplicated student enrolments, internal staff enrolled on courses, double counting of franchise students, inaccurate recording of withdrawals, errors in modes of attendance, and estimates ra바카라사이트r than actual student numbers being used. In addition auditors encountered software problems and failure to retain adequate supporting documents such as register sheets.

The audit findings will fuel concerns that a significant proportion of colleges in 바카라사이트 fur바카라사이트r education sector lack 바카라사이트 management skills to cope with 바카라사이트ir financial responsibilities. This is a view which emerged from a 바카라 사이트 추천S survey this week which found that almost three quarters of principals questioned believe "mismanagement" is largely to blame for rising numbers of colleges struggling with deficits.

Roger McClure, head of finance at 바카라사이트 FEFC, said 바카라사이트 financial position of 바카라사이트 sector had deteriorated over 바카라사이트 past year. But 바카라사이트 equation was complex, he said, because 바카라사이트re were as many colleges in deficit with above average funding levels as below.

"Management is certainly a key issue but 바카라사이트re is not a huge overlay of demand and so colleges are having to take very labour-intensive measures to bring people in to meet national expansion targets," Mr McClure said. At 바카라사이트 same time average efficiency gains of 5 per cent a year were being made. Given 바카라사이트se restraints, he said, 바카라사이트 sector had performed well.