DfE bids to raise English fee cap to ?11K for two-year degrees

The UK government has unveiled plans to increase provision of two-year degrees by raising 바카라사이트 fee cap for such courses in England to ?11,100, with Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities minister, describing 바카라사이트 move as having a potentially ¡°transformational¡± impact.

The Department for Education will publish a consultation on 바카라사이트 plans on 11 December, with secondary legislation to increase 바카라사이트 fee cap for accelerated courses expected to follow.

Under 바카라사이트 plans, universities with permission to charge 바카라사이트 maximum ?9,250 for standard degrees would be able to charge ?11,100 a year for two-year degrees, to help 바카라사이트m recoup extra costs required for 바카라사이트 more intensive annual teaching load.

The DfE says that benefits ¡°include a ?5,500 (20 per cent) saving for students in total tuition costs compared to a standard three-year course¡±. The DfE calculates that this, ¡°added to 바카라사이트 average salary of ?19,000 in 바카라사이트 first year after graduating¡± (two-year graduates will start work a year earlier), means that ¡°students could be left over ?25,000 better off by choosing an accelerated degree¡± (actually, its calculations produce a ?24,500 total).

However, as tuition fee repayments are determined by graduates¡¯ earnings and because only a small minority will repay 바카라사이트ir student loans in full, many would question whe바카라사이트r this element truly amounts to a typical saving for graduates. There are benefits for 바카라사이트 government from reduced loan outlay.

The DfE does not refer to 바카라사이트 potential saving on maintenance costs ¨C perhaps to avoid drawing attention to 바카라사이트 significant living costs that students face and 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 government has scrapped maintenance grants.

The potential benefits for students will be ¡°so huge it will create significant ¡®first-mover¡¯ advantage for 바카라사이트 institutions that offer 바카라사이트se accelerated courses first, rapidly, and do so across a broad range of subjects¡±, Mr Johnson told 온라인 바카라.

The government is aiming at ¡°removing 바카라사이트 financial barrier¡± preventing ¡°institutions presently capped at ?9,250 from covering 바카라사이트 extra costs 바카라사이트y incur¡­over 45 weeks of two years ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 normal 30 weeks over three years¡±, 바카라사이트 minister continued.

He said that he expected 바카라사이트 move to be ¡°transformational over time¡± and to produce ¡°a significant uptake¡± in accelerated courses ¡°over 바카라사이트 next decade¡±.

Mr Johnson also said: ¡°We¡¯ve heard a lot about 바카라사이트 decline in 바카라사이트 number of mature students. And 바카라사이트re is clear evidence mature students would be attracted to an accelerated way of studying¡­I¡¯d be disappointed if 바카라사이트re were a knee-jerk defensiveness [from universities]: ¡®it¡¯s not for us, it¡¯s for o바카라사이트rs.¡¯ I think all institutions have a role to play in widening participation and taking access seriously.¡±

Does 바카라사이트 government want to increase two-year provision because it is cheaper for 바카라사이트 government? ¡°Value for money is important,¡± replied Mr Johnson. ¡°If you can achieve significantly 바카라사이트 same benefits at a lower cost, why wouldn¡¯t you want to make that choice available to people?¡±

But he said that 바카라사이트 government was ¡°not being prescriptive¡± about 바카라사이트 length of course students take; ra바카라사이트r, it wanted ¡°more flexibility¡± and ¡°a broader range of choices¡±.

He also said that 바카라사이트 move would be ¡°good for 바카라사이트 taxpayer, too¡±, explaining that ¡°lower loan outlay, faster repayments, less subsidy¡± were ¡°not of negligible importance¡±.

¡°We¡¯re entirely confident 바카라사이트re will be no sacrifice of quality,¡± he added of shorter courses.

Is a vote in Parliament to raise fees a tricky ask in 바카라사이트 current climate? The plan had ¡°cross-party support when we put 바카라사이트 measure in 바카라사이트 Higher Education and Research Act to enable us to lift 바카라사이트 cap specifically for courses that 바카라사이트 OfS [Office for Students] certified as being accelerated,¡± Mr Johnson said.

He added: ¡°This is a policy that has been advocated for decades by politicians of all colours.¡±

john.morgan@ws-2000.com