Extracts from the article below. Complete article here – https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2018/jul/13/what-can-the-uk-do-to-attract-overseas-students-imitate-australia Recognising higher education as a major export is essential if the sector is to compete in the global marketplace A recent event of real importance to UK higher education has gone relatively unnoticed. When the Home Office expanded list of countries that will benefit from...Read More
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567242/national_cyber_security_strategy_2016.pdf Cyber Security, a burgeoning sector with skills shortages, employment and career opportunities. Extracts from the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 -2021 below: “The future of the UK’s security and prosperity rests on digital foundations. The challenge of our generation is to build a flourishing digital society that is both resilient to cyber threats, and...Read More
A survey detailing business and charity action on cyber security and the costs and impacts of cyber breaches and attacks. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2018. Highlighting the continued pressure that businesses are under from cyber-attacks as well as what they are – or are not – doing to defend themselves against threats. Qualifi Awarding Organisation (Ofqual regulated) has in...Read More
The fact is that cyber criminals pose a risk to everyone—and every type of organisation needs qualified staff with the skills and experience to mitigate against this risk. The problem is that cybersecurity professionals—who combine broad technical skills with specific security expertise and an understanding of business risk—are hard to find. For instance, Cisco estimates...Read More
High interest rates on student loans should be cut from 6 per cent to 1.5 per cent to prevent middle-earning graduates from paying back more, the House of Lords economic affairs committee said. The report from the committee argued that the higher education system offers poor value for money to students and the taxpayer, and...Read More
The tuition fee system for England’s universities is ripping off students and giving taxpayers poor value for money, says a parliamentary committee. The House of Lords economic affairs committee attacked a “deeply unfair” system of fees and loans. Committee chairman and former Conservative minister, Lord Forsyth, said they had also been “quite astonished by the...Read More
The Growthkit – give young business owners a head start in your workplace or college When Darin Tudor was appointed as Entrepreneur in residence at Coventry University he quickly realised that aside from paying in excess of 20k to complete an MBA there was nothing on the market that enabled young people in full time...Read More
Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats that schools face, experts have warned, as new figures show that a fifth of education establishments have been hit. Hackers see teachers and parents as a “soft target” since they are often ill-equipped to deal with cyber thefts, while sensitive data held by schools – such as...Read More
A recent visit by Ray Brogden, COO of Qualifi to Tianjin School of Commerce culminated in it becoming the first approved centre in China. Working in collaboration with PAM Education and Chichester College Group, Qualifi has developed a Level 3 Diploma in Chinese Culinary Arts, inclusive of extensive online learning content. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFNz4PSTcPQ[/embedyt] Master...Read More
