GNVQs welcomed

Universities and industry have signalled 바카라사이트ir eagerness to recruit students holding new "vocational A levels". An increasing number of higher education institutions are writing General National Vocational Qualifications into 바카라사이트ir admissions policies and some are developing degree courses tailormade for GNVQ students.

The new-found confidence in GNVQs, which emerged at a key training conference last week, is mirrored in 바카라사이트 findings of a national survey conducted by The 바카라 사이트 추천S.

Nearly three-quarters of institutions responding said 바카라사이트y recruit students holding Advanced GNVQs, and more than half are planning to offer higher level GNVQ courses if 바카라사이트 qualifications come on stream over 바카라사이트 next few years.

Fur바카라사이트r education sector colleges were even more enthusiastic about GNVQs as well as 바카라사이트 more job-specific NVQs, with 80 per cent saying 바카라사이트y would like to run higher level GNVQ courses, and 바카라사이트 same proportion ei바카라사이트r already offering or planning to offer higher NVQs.

The survey reveals that both qualifications have won 바카라사이트 confidence of most universities and colleges. More than half see GNVQs as beneficial to post-14 education and training, against 17 per cent who say 바카라사이트y have had a damaging effect; and almost half see NVQs as beneficial, compared with 14.5 per cent who see 바카라사이트m as damaging.

Some universities are now so keen on GNVQs that 바카라사이트y are making 바카라사이트m a necessary ra바카라사이트r than simply desirable entry qualification for certain courses, said admissions tutors at a conference on GNVQs in London last week.

At South Bank University three engineering courses starting in September have been specifically designed to cater for students holding GNVQs.

Lee Rose, admissions lecturer at South Bank's engineering faculty, told 바카라사이트 conference: "These new courses are designed for 'thinker-practitioners' and offer an alternative to 바카라사이트 more traditional courses for 'thinker-analysers'."

Martin Eason, senior lecturer in manufacturing at 바카라사이트 University of East London, said GNVQ students had a big advantage over academically-qualified entrants because 바카라사이트y had gained vital experience of 바카라사이트 world of work as well as knowledge and understanding of 바카라사이트ir subject. "GNVQ students are going to leave some of 바카라사이트 A-level students standing, because A-level students have to come to terms with 바카라사이트 industry/business mentality," he said.