August 7, 2017

Advanced Learner Loans – are you eligible?

https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan Have you have found a Qualifi course at L3 to L6 that you’d like to study; you may be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan in order to cover the cost.  You can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to help with the costs of a course at a college or training provider in England. […]

How Recognition of Prior Learning Can Help You Fast Track to Bachelors and Master Degree

What is Recognition of Prior Learning? Recognition of prior learning (RPL), prior learning assessment (PLA), or prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR), describes a process used by regulatory bodies…….., adult learning centres, career development practitioners, employers, training institutions, colleges and universities around the world to evaluate skills and knowledge acquired outside the classroom for the purpose of recognizing competence against a given set of standards, competencies, or learning outcomes. Methods of assessing prior learning are varied and […]

Higher Education Student Numbers Increase – What Are Your Options?

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/HEinEngland/#d.en.107592 According to recent statistics the number of students studying postgraduate courses in England has increased substantially in 2016-17, following the introduction of postgraduate masters loans. All-year student numbers of UK and other EU full-time undergraduates were 3.0 per cent (32,800 students) higher in 2016-17 than in 2015-16, at 1,123,000. These students made up 57 […]