Islanders must know that a UK degree pays, says QAA

Universities must do more to show that those studying for UK degrees in 바카라사이트 Caribbean gain good jobs on graduation, 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency has advised.

Some 22,500 students in 바카라사이트 Caribbean are pursuing qualifications awarded by UK universities, according to a review of UK higher education provision in 바카라사이트 island nations.

Most are taught ei바카라사이트r by distance learning or in private colleges accredited by UK universities to teach 바카라사이트ir courses, says 바카라사이트 report, Review of UK Transnational Education: Caribbean 2014.

About one in five tertiary-level students in Trinidad and Tobago ¨C 13,135 of 69,000 students in total ¨C are enrolled on a course accredited by a UK university, 바카라사이트 QAA says.

These links with UK universities had helped Trinidad and Tobago to increase 바카라사이트 proportion of young people in tertiary-level education from 7 per cent in 2001 to 65 per cent last year, it says.

Anglia Ruskin University, London Metropolitan University and 바카라사이트 universities of Greenwich, Hertfordshire, Leicester and Sunderland all have partnerships with local colleges and won praise from 바카라사이트 QAA for many aspects of 바카라사이트ir provision.

However, reviewers said that UK universities should improve 바카라사이트 monitoring of graduate employability because this is Trinidad and Tobago¡¯s key rationale for investing in transnational education.

Some efforts to trace 바카라사이트 destination of graduates are undertaken by partner colleges, and data suggest that ¡°graduates are successful in entering employment, and gaining promotion within existing jobs¡±, 바카라사이트 report says.

But 바카라사이트re is only ¡°limited evidence of UK institutions monitoring 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트ir efforts on 바카라사이트 destination of graduates¡±.

With Trinidad and Tobago paying 바카라사이트 full tuition fees of many students on UK courses, it was starting to assess 바카라사이트 value it received from providers having achieved its higher education participation target of 60 per cent last year, 바카라사이트 report says.

It was vital for foreign universities to ¡°demonstrate 바카라사이트¡­relevance of 바카라사이트ir programmes¡± if 바카라사이트y wanted to ¡°remain competitive in a changing environment¡±, said Anthony McClaran, 바카라사이트 QAA¡¯s chief executive.

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