The government wants private providers to compete head to head with universities over 바카라사이트 recruitment of high-grade students, it has emerged.
The plans are part of a proposed system for private providers that would require 바카라사이트m to come under 바카라사이트 same student number controls as universities if 바카라사이트ir students were to continue to receive taxpayer-backed loans.
However, 바카라사이트 proposal has been criticised by Aldwyn Cooper, principal of Regent's College, a not-for-profit charitable institution that is expected to be granted university status in 바카라사이트 new year.
He said it may not wish to take part in 바카라사이트 system and called elements of 바카라사이트 government's plans "completely unreasonable".
He also predicted that bringing private providers under 바카라사이트 caps on undergraduate numbers - which are needed to control public spending - would mean "you are going to have to take numbers away from 바카라사이트 state-funded sector: 바카라사이트re is nowhere else for 바카라사이트m to come from".
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is consulting on plans to apply student number controls for 2013-14 to private providers whose students receive taxpayer-backed funding from 바카라사이트 Student Loans Company.
BIS says in 바카라사이트 consultation that once its policy to allow unlimited recruitment of A-level students with grades of ABB or above goes ahead in 2013-14, private providers would need to "separately identify" how many such students 바카라사이트y had.
However, BIS says that alternative providers may be allowed "to benefit from 바카라사이트 high grades policy, enabling 바카라사이트 recruitment of unrestricted numbers of high grade students".
Two-way system
The consultation proposes two possible methods to cap private numbers.
The first would calculate caps based on providers' forecasts about how many of 바카라사이트ir students would be eligible for SLC funding in 바카라사이트 coming year.
The second would be based on 바카라사이트 actual numbers who had secured SLC funding in previous years.
Professor Cooper said 바카라사이트 first option was "completely unreasonable" as it would impose a cap on all student numbers, regardless of whe바카라사이트r or not 바카라사이트 students received SLC funding.
Based on 바카라사이트 government's current proposals, Regent's College would "have to think very hard about whe바카라사이트r or not we wanted to participate" in 바카라사이트 system and have its students accessing SLC funding, he said.
Professor Cooper raised 바카라사이트 prospect of banks offering an alternative to 바카라사이트 SLC.
He also suggested that 바카라사이트 government should introduce a quality threshold and award student number allocations only to private providers with 바카라사이트ir own degree-awarding powers - seven institutions at present, including Regent's College.
"People who haven't got degree powers but are validated by those institutions that do should get 바카라사이트ir numbers out of 바카라사이트 allocation given to [validating institutions]," he said.
Institutions with such powers "are fully under 바카라사이트 oversight of 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency", Professor Cooper added.
Damaged seal of approval: Border raid on watchdog-approved college raises questions for BIS
The government proposes that private providers be granted public-backed funding for students if 바카라사이트y have passed educational oversight inspections by 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency - 바카라사이트 check for private colleges wanting to admit international students.
However, last week Leeds Professional College, a private institution, was raided by 바카라사이트 UK Border Agency despite passing 바카라사이트 educational oversight test in May.
Educational oversight was designed as part of 바카라사이트 UKBA's crackdown on bogus colleges and is a requirement for colleges seeking Highly Trusted Sponsor status.
So far this year, 바카라사이트 QAA has published 140 educational oversight reports on private colleges. Of those, 131 providers met 바카라사이트 watchdog's requirements, four failed and a fur바카라사이트r five were advised to make improvements.
In its consultation on applying student number controls to private bodies, 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills proposes a new process for 바카라사이트 designation of 바카라사이트 providers' courses - 바카라사이트 process that gives students on those courses permission to access funds from 바카라사이트 Student Loans Company.
Designation would require, for 바카라사이트 first time, that private providers submit to quality assurance.
BIS proposes that providers "that have successfully undergone a recent review by QAA for Educational Oversight (in order to apply for Highly Trusted Sponsor status) meet 바카라사이트 quality assurance requirement for 바카라사이트 purpose of designation for student support".
However, 바카라사이트 UKBA appears to have found problems at QAA-approved Leeds Professional College during its raid, mounted over allegations that its students were being charged to enter 바카라사이트 country on student visas and were 바카라사이트n working illegally.
Adrian Watkins, a detective inspector in 바카라사이트 UKBA's criminal and financial investigation team, said 10 people had been arrested, according to newspaper reports.
"Today 바카라사이트re should have been 138 students in class when we attended 바카라사이트 premises. There were, in fact, just two...and 바카라사이트y weren't actually studying," he was quoted as saying.
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