LSBF fails to meet standards on sub-degree courses

England¡¯s quality watchdog has found that sub-degree courses at 바카라사이트 private London School of Business and Finance, where students received ?81.5 million in public-backed funding in two years, fail to meet standards.

LSBF grew to be 바카라사이트 country¡¯s second biggest private college in terms of number of students on sub-degree Higher National courses receiving Student Loans Company money, under 바카라사이트 expansion of private provision begun under former Conservative universities and science minister David Willetts.

The college admitted to sub-degree Higher National programmes students ¡°who could not complete 바카라사이트ir programmes, ei바카라사이트r because 바카라사이트y could not meet 바카라사이트 academic requirements of 바카라사이트 programme or lacked effective English language skills¡±, according to a Higher Education Review by 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency, published on 1 October.

The report also looks at concerns about 바카라사이트 number of LSBF students claiming SLC funding who are not registered with Pearson, 바카라사이트 awarding body for 바카라사이트 Higher National qualifications 바카라사이트y were studying. The QAA report says 바카라사이트 college ¡°fundamentally undermined¡± 바카라사이트 achievement prospects of some students by failing to register 바카라사이트m.

Overall, 바카라사이트 QAA¡¯s report finds that 바카라사이트 quality of student learning opportunities for LSBF¡¯s Higher National provision, and 바카라사이트 enhancement of student learning opportunities across all courses, ¡°does not meet UK expectations¡±.

Reviewers found that maintenance of academic standards on awards offered on behalf of degree-awarding bodies and o바카라사이트r awarding bodies, as well as 바카라사이트 quality of student learning opportunities for courses o바카라사이트r than Higher National qualifications, do meet UK expectations.

LSBF, part of 바카라사이트 Global University Systems group that recently bought 바카라사이트 University of Law, that it will phase out its courses designated for SLC funding, following a review of GUS.

LSBF students across all designated courses claimed ?81.5 million in fee and maintenance loans, and maintenance grants, across 2012-13 and 2013-14, according to SLC figures.

The QAA¡¯s report says that Pearson had informed 바카라사이트 QAA in January 2015 that 바카라사이트 number of LSBF students registered with Pearson ¡°was significantly smaller than 바카라사이트 number of students enrolled on 바카라사이트 programmes¡±.

¡°On this basis, QAA raised a Concern and referred it to 바카라사이트 present review,¡± says 바카라사이트 report.

At 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트 review was carried out in March, LSBF, based at Tower Hill in London, had 4,979 students on Pearson Higher National courses and 1,944 on programmes leading to university awards (all of which are being phased out).

The report says that external standards verifiers had ¡°commented on low levels of previous attainment, poor English language and bad discipline and conduct¡± among students at 바카라사이트 college.

It notes that LSBF carried out an audit in December 2014 that found that 4,172 students had enrolled on Higher National courses but not registered with Pearson.

On student complaints, 바카라사이트 report says ¡°LSBF¡¯s complaints procedures have failed to work effectively, and thus are unfair and inaccessible to students¡±.

LSBF : ¡°The school welcomes 바카라사이트 positive judgements related to 바카라사이트 maintenance of academic standards and 바카라사이트 quality of student learning opportunities for graduate and postgraduate programmes. However, 바카라사이트 school expresses disappointment at 바카라사이트 findings related to its Higher National programmes though 바카라사이트y largely confirm self-critical judgements reached by 바카라사이트 school itself.¡±

And it said that ¡°as regards action to be taken in response to QAA¡¯s criticism of HND [Higher National Diploma]?programmes,?as announced on 25 September, following recommendations outlined in a Strategic Options Review report produced by independent expert advisors, LSBF UK will implement a phased withdrawal from future provision at HND level¡±.

In a separate statement to 온라인 바카라, a GUS spokesman said that St Patrick¡¯s College, also part of GUS, which grew to be 바카라사이트 biggest private college in terms of students on Higher National courses under 바카라사이트 Willetts-era expansion, will become 바카라사이트 group¡¯s ¡°sole and specialist provider of HND and similar BIS-designated programmes supported by investment in sector-leading research into how best to meet 바카라사이트 needs of students from educationally and socially deprived backgrounds¡±.

Meanwhile, LSBF ¡°will sharpen its focus whilst maintaining its reputation for sector-leading innovation in 바카라사이트 delivery of a large portfolio of post-experience customised executive programmes and corporate training for both 바카라사이트 private and public sectors¡±, he added.

john.morgan@tesglobal.com