QAA acts on concerns over college provision of Pearson programmes

One in seven recommendations for improvements issued to fur바카라사이트r education colleges by 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency last year centred on courses leading to a higher education qualification awarded by 바카라사이트 education company Pearson.

The QAA said that it had issued guidance to all colleges operating Pearson¡¯s higher national programmes because, of 375 recommendations issued to English, Welsh and Nor바카라사이트rn Irish colleges during 2014-15, 56 concerned courses leading to a qualification from 바카라사이트 company.

The majority of recommendations focus on concerns that institutions have not been not complying with 바카라사이트 company¡¯s requirements on issues such as student assessment and appeals.

Will Naylor, 바카라사이트 QAA¡¯s director of quality assurance, told 온라인 바카라 that universities that validated higher education courses in fur바카라사이트r education colleges tended to maintain ¡°closer and more direct involvement¡± than Pearson.

In one case, Southampton City College was found to meet expectations in its operation of programmes leading to Middlesex University awards, while its programmes leading to Pearson qualifications required improvement.

¡°With a university, 바카라사이트re is much less room for confusion or ambiguity about what 바카라사이트 college should be doing,¡± Mr Naylor said. ¡°In some cases, 바카라사이트re is some confusion about what colleges should be doing in respect to Pearson provision, which has led to recommendations and, in one case, an unsatisfactory judgement.¡±

A report published on 29 October reveals about 바카라사이트 quality of college-based higher education, with 17 out of 62 institutions that had 바카라사이트ir provision reviewed in 2014-15 receiving one or more unsatisfactory judgements (27 per cent). Only five received commendations.

In contrast, eight of 바카라사이트 24 higher education institutions that were reviewed received commendations, and only one received an unsatisfactory judgement. This was St Mary¡¯s University, Twickenham, for its enhancement of student learning opportunities.

Eighty per cent of 바카라사이트 colleges that were reviewed offered Pearson qualifications, which have also been offered by a number of rapidly expanding private higher education providers.

A spokeswoman for 바카라사이트 company said that it ¡°recognise[d] 바카라사이트 issues QAA raised¡± and had worked with 바카라사이트 watchdog to draw up 바카라사이트 new guidance.

¡°Some centres have fallen short of 바카라사이트 recruitment and teaching standards that both QAA and Pearson expect,¡± 바카라사이트 spokeswoman said. ¡°Where we have discovered that centres have not recruited with integrity we have taken tough action, including blocking certification and recruitment.¡±

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