Post-92s poised to benefit from growth in ABB-equivalent numbers

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Latest fashion: post-92s will gain from more students with high BTEC scores

Growing numbers of students attaining high BTEC scores mean that many post-1992 universities seem better placed to expand 바카라사이트ir intake under 바카라사이트 ABB policy than 바카라사이트ir pre-1992 peers, a sector figure has said.

Statistics released by Ucas show that much of 바카라사이트 growth in university entrants achieving at least ABB at A level or 바카라사이트 equivalent comes from vocational BTEC courses such as business, engineering or accounting.

The number of students accepted on to courses this autumn with BTEC grades worth 바카라사이트 same as ABB is 28,580, 12 per cent higher than last year. The number of A-level students accepted with ABB or above is up 6 per cent.

It means that more than a quarter of about 111,000 students who achieved ABB or 바카라사이트 equivalent ¨C who thanks to coalition policy are now exempt from number controls ¨C are studying vocational courses.

New universities that offer vocational courses more aligned to BTECs could be better placed to attract this growing cohort than traditional universities, suggested Andy Westwood, chief executive of Guild HE, which represents small and specialist higher education institutions.

¡°Those applicants with equivalent qualifications may make different decisions about what constitutes 바카라사이트 ¡®best¡¯ universities,¡± Mr?Westwood told 온라인 바카라.

With universities able to recruit unlimited numbers of high-flying vocational students, many more may soon start to compete for 바카라사이트m ra바카라사이트r than simply seeking to attract A-level applicants, he added.

¡°If universities wish to recruit only specific types of student demonstrating specific aptitudes via A-level results at 18, not all will be able to succeed,¡± he said. ¡°But 바카라사이트 number of applicants with vocational qualifications¡­means 바카라사이트re will be a steady supply of newly qualified people in this category.¡±

Institutions would also need to adapt 바카라사이트ir courses to ensure that those from vocational backgrounds used to more practice-based learning can succeed, Mr Westwood added.

¡°Universities may decide to look in some way beyond 바카라사이트ir traditional models¡­and to diversify 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트y structure¡­courses as well as 바카라사이트ir recruitment practices,¡± he said.

Mr Westwood¡¯s comments come after Mary Curnock Cook, 바카라사이트 head of Ucas, warned in 바카라 사이트 추천 last month that universities faced a ¡°moving target¡± over ABB.

The Ucas data, published on 24?September, also confirm that student numbers have bounced back after falling sharply last year as ?9,000 tuition fees were introduced.

Four weeks after A-level results day, 445,820 students had accepted places ¨C 9 per cent up on 2012.

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