Bright Blue says measure being considered in Downing St to woo younger voters would only benefit better off graduates The full article can be found here – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/10/cutting-student-loans-interest-rate-would-only-benefit-better-off-says-tory-thinktank Extracts – A prominent Conservative thinktank is warning Philip Hammond against giving high-paid graduates a handout by cutting the interest rates on student loans in a bid...Read More

https://www.aoc.co.uk/news/aoc-responds-teach-first-report Teach First report – ‘Impossible? Beyond access: getting to university and succeeding there’. David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, said: “Today’s report from Teach First highlights the enormous inequalities in access to higher education for young people which have not been addressed despite strenuous efforts and investment over many years. The...Read More

By Sean Coughlan – Education correspondent: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-41168446 Head teachers say that applicants to university in England must be told “as soon as possible” how much they will pay in tuition fees in autumn 2018. The first deadline for applications for next year is next month (October) – but ministers have not yet decided whether to raise fees...Read More

Why should working-class students end up with more debt than others? https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/07/maintenance-debt-weighs-constantly-on-my-mind-as-a-poorer-student This recent article in the Guardian suggests: “……Until recently, students from homes with an annual income of less than £25,000 were given maintenance grants of £3,387 to help fund their living costs while at university. Students from households above this threshold were also...Read More

By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter – http://www.bbc.com/news/education-41201769 Extracts from the above article: Shadow Universities Minister Gordon Marsden wrote, “this worrying situation has been compounded by an ongoing stream of accounts over the past few months in the media, and based on numerous individual stories appearing, of the inadequacies of the Student Loans Company...Read More

The Only Way Is Up!!! iIET… On The Move…!!! The International Institute for Executive Training (iIET) continues to expand its offering of executive training courses and the number of countries it operates in. iIET provide executive training courses in over 120 countries worldwide in the areas of Project Management, Human Resource Management, Leadership, Lean Six...Read More

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jul/27/work-work-balance-how-to-juggle-a-job-with-postgraduate-study The Guardian recently ran  the report on the problems faced by post graduate students and how to manage their study whilst in employment. In response, Qualifi qualifications provide students with flexibility through the use of a blended learning delivery model; a model that enables you to work while you learn. Our approach helps students...Read More

https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/aug/18/if-degree-apprenticeships-are-to-widen-access-we-need-to-raise-awareness Newspaper headlines, like the Guardian this week, have been dominated by A-level results and the fall in university acceptances. But few talked about the alternative higher education routes available to these students – specifically degree apprenticeships. These valuable programmes could play a major role in widening participation in higher education, plugging the UK’s widening...Read More

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40959225 University tuition fees are an “unsustainable Ponzi scheme” and should be radically reformed, Theresa May’s former chief of staff has said. Nick Timothy likened the fees system in England to the well-known investment scam. Tony Blair’s Labour government was the first to introduce fees for university students in 1998. Before that, the cost had...Read More

Our qualification pathways allow progression to a final Honours Degree as well as Post Graduate Masters Degree exemptions with our University partners either in the UK or USA. Qualifi provide flexible learning pathways so that students can succeed and achieve their qualifications both on a full and part time basis. We engage with employers to encourage...Read More