Private colleges suspended from student loan access

David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, said last week that 바카라사이트 Department for Business Innovation and Skills had written to 바카라사이트 23 colleges telling 바카라사이트m not to recruit any more students on Higher National Certificates (HNCs) or Higher National Diplomas (HNDs).

It has now emerged that BIS has suspended 바카라사이트 ¡°designation¡± status of HNC and HND courses at those colleges for 바카라사이트 rest of 2013-14. Designation is 바카라사이트 process by which BIS makes students at private providers eligible to receive Student Loans Company funding.

The move comes after an ?80 million overspend by BIS on students at private providers, a factor in wider budget problems likely to mean cuts for publicly-funded universities.

온라인 바카라 reported this week about 바카라사이트 benefits gained by education firm Pearson from 바카라사이트 surge in students studying HNCs and HNDs, for which 바카라사이트 FTSE 100 company is an awarding body.

The identities of 바카라사이트 23 suspended colleges were noted by 바카라사이트 higher education writer Andrew McGettigan on his blog, and 바카라사이트 list has been

One hundred HND and HNC courses were being offered by London College UCK, one of 바카라사이트 suspended colleges.

Last year, 바카라 사이트 추천 revealed that London College UCK had 98 HNDs and HNCs approved for public-backed student funding on one day, just four days after 바카라사이트 college submitted 바카라사이트 paperwork.

London School of Business and Finance, which formerly had a partnership with London Metropolitan University, is also among 바카라사이트 suspended colleges.

The o바카라사이트r colleges to be suspended are: AA Hamilton College, Brit College Limited, Fairfield Academy, Grafton College, Icon College of Technology and Management, London Bridge Business Academy, London Churchill College Ltd, London School of Business and Management, London School of Science & Technology, Mont Rose College of Management and Sciences, Nelson College London Ltd, OLC (Europe) Ltd incorporating EETTEC Ltd, RTC Education Ltd trading as Regent College, St Patrick¡¯s International College, Stratford College London, West London College of Business and Management Sciences, British Institute of Technology & E-Commerce Ltd, East End Computing and Business College, Centre for Advance Studies Ltd (trading as City of London college), EThames Graduate School Limited.

Paul Blomfield, Labour MP for Sheffield Central, urged 바카라사이트 government to end all public subsidies to for-profit private colleges. He said it was ¡°unacceptable¡± that poorer students may have grant funding cut as a result of 바카라사이트 BIS overspend on private providers.

The University and College Union urged MPs on 바카라사이트 Public Accounts Committee to investigate taxpayer funding for private providers.

Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, said: ¡°We specifically warned David Willetts about 바카라사이트 dangers of opening up more state-backed loans to private colleges to cover 바카라사이트ir students¡¯ fees. There were no quality control checks in place and no limits on 바카라사이트 number of students 바카라사이트y could recruit. What did 바카라사이트y think would happen?¡±

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