August 2017

Ofqual Employer Qualification Perceptions Survey Final Report – July 2017

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628717/Employer_qualifications_perceptions_survey.pdf The report provides an interesting perspective of stakeholders regarding the education and training landscape. Qualifi as an Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation develops vocationally related qualifications in response to the needs of employers, ensuring our qualifications are both valid and recognised.   “Ofqual is the independent qualifications regulator for England, responsible for regulating awarding organisations, […]

Reasons to consider an alternative pathway to an Honours Degree

UK Students are graduating with loan debts of around £50,000   Students in England now leave university with higher debts than almost anywhere else in the developed world. The interest rate on loans is currently 6.1% which, when typical maintenance loans are added in, will push up average student debt on graduation to more than […]

Qualifi Cyber Security Management and Identification and Mitigation of the Effects of Terrorism Qualifications Now Available

In increasingly turbulent times individuals, organisations, employers and communities are concerned about what they can do as individuals and as a group, to improve security for themselves and their assets. Qualifi, in response to an ever growing demand by employers and Government, has recently developed the following qualifications: Level 2 Diploma in Cyber Security Management […]

The Soaring Cost of Student Living

The cost of living away from home in a big city to attend university is getting out of hand. Students from around the world share their stories. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/soaring-cost-student-living ‘The article provides a worrying picture of student debt in the UK’. Qualifi CEO Jason Goodyear says, ‘It doesn’t have to be this way’. Qualifi has available […]