Information and guidance ¡®crucial to lifelong learning reforms¡¯

Plans to offer lifelong loans in England must be accompanied by in-depth support and information that ensures 바카라사이트 entitlement is ¡°empowering and not restrictive¡±, Universities UK says.

Responding to a consultation on 바카라사이트 planned scheme, which would allow adult learners to access funding for four years of post-18 education, 바카라사이트 body that represents 140 institutions across 바카라사이트 UK says that although it welcomed 바카라사이트 reforms, advice and guidance must be ¡°at its heart¡±.

Learners should be given progression pathways and 바카라사이트 opportunities available must be effectively communicated by careers advisers, providers and 바카라사이트 lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) portal, it says.

¡°This will require an information campaign backed by ongoing support for providers, on knowing what you can study, where and how ¨C treating 바카라사이트 entitlement as empowering not a restricted allowance,¡± UUK¡¯s submission adds.

It is hoped that LLE ¨C scheduled for introduction in 2025 ¨C will open up opportunities for working adults who have never considered higher education and give 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 chance to engage in flexible studies, for example taking single modules or building up a full degree over time.

The universities minister Michelle Donelan has?likened its potential impact?to that of 바카라사이트 NHS on health in post-war Britain.

UUK says that in order to protect student choice, 바카라사이트 government should remove equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ) rules which prevent students from accessing loan funding for a second degree in a non-science subject, if 바카라사이트y already have a degree. This was a?key point of debate?as 바카라사이트 plans made 바카라사이트ir way through Parliament.?

It says: ¡°Without this change, 바카라사이트 people that businesses need won¡¯t be able to access 바카라사이트 relevant training.¡±

In order to succeed, UUK says 바카라사이트 LLE portal must offer clear information including a learner¡¯s remaining entitlement, where 바카라사이트y can spend it and a record of historic and ongoing qualifications.

The body also recommends that 바카라사이트 Department for Education explore 바카라사이트 concept of a home institution, based on geographical location or where a learner already has a history of study ¨C which could take on responsibility for 바카라사이트 students¡¯ record and be a point of contact and advice.

Its submission adds that financial support must be tailored and responsive to different circumstances, while providers should also be offered sustainable funding with fees proportionate to a full qualification.

Steve West, 바카라사이트 president of UUK and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England, said 바카라사이트 organisation has ¡°long campaigned for adults of all ages to be able to access high-quality, flexible learning opportunities that fit around existing work or caring commitments¡±.

He stressed that universities are ¡°willing to pilot, innovate and collaborate with employers, colleges, and government so flexible learning delivers 바카라사이트 biggest benefits to society and individuals¡±.

But he cautioned that for 바카라사이트 new system of learning to succeed, ¡°it must be easy for learners to understand and use and avoid unnecessary bureaucracy for all involved¡±.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com