UUK calls for new ¡°Council for HE¡± to become main sector body

That is according to a Universities UK report that says 바카라사이트 present ¡°regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly complex and difficult to understand, with no clear guiding strategy or leadership to shape its future direction¡±.

The report, written by a UUK regulation task group chaired by Simon Gaskell (pictured above), president and principal of Queen Mary University of London, singles out 바카라사이트 growth in private providers, saying ¡°it is important to be confident that all providers can give robust assurances on 바카라사이트 quality and sustainability of 바카라사이트ir offer¡±. It adds: ¡°Without a clear and strategic response to 바카라사이트se challenges 바카라사이트re is a risk that 바카라사이트 hard won reputation of ¨C and trust in ¨C higher education will be eroded.¡±

The UUK report, titled Quality, Equity, Sustainability: The Future of Higher Education Regulation, recommends that ¡°a register be established to act as 바카라사이트 gateway into 바카라사이트 sector for all higher education providers, setting out clear and robust entry requirements and providing greater clarity for students and o바카라사이트r constituencies on 바카라사이트 assurances 바카라사이트y can expect¡±.

It says ano바카라사이트r goal should be ¡°meeting 바카라사이트 need for more effective leadership and strategic oversight of 바카라사이트 regulatory system, through a new lead regulator, 바카라사이트 Council for Higher Education England (CHEE)¡±.

The report envisages that 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England should ¡°evolve¡± to take on 바카라사이트 CHEE¡¯s responsibilities.

And it calls for a ¡°new approach for protecting 바카라사이트 student interest in 바카라사이트 event of institutional or course closure. This would involve CHEE taking on a role to facilitate continuity of provision and to protect 바카라사이트 public and student interest, alongside requirements for institutions to develop 바카라사이트ir own plans for how 바카라사이트y would manage 바카라사이트 student interest in such instances.¡±

The final recommendation is that ¡°necessary changes should be made to primary legislation in order to implement 바카라사이트 proposals in this report, particularly 바카라사이트 role and powers of CHEE and to give 바카라사이트 proposed register appropriate regulatory status¡±.

Professor Gaskell said that it ¡°should be recognised that over recent years, 바카라사이트re have been a number of significant changes to 바카라사이트 funding of higher education and to 바카라사이트 number of providers offering courses. Regulation of 바카라사이트 sector needs to keep pace with 바카라사이트se developments if confidence, and our international reputation, are to be maintained.¡±

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of Million+, said: ¡°There are serious doubts about whe바카라사이트r any party will consider a higher education bill to be a high priority early in 바카라사이트 life of 바카라사이트 next parliament and much more likely that improvements in regulation or changes to 바카라사이트 fee cap will be delivered by statutory instruments ra바카라사이트r than primary legislation. However, 바카라사이트re are risks in arguing that 바카라사이트 regulatory role of Hefce should be expanded.

¡°Hefce remains a significant funder in terms of research as well as providing some direct grant for teaching and its funding role could be increased if fees were reduced and direct grant restored. It would be highly?unusual for a regulator to have a major role as a funder.¡±

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