Bright Blue says measure being considered in Downing St to woo younger voters would only benefit better off graduatesThe 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-thinktankExtracts – 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 to win over younger...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-studentThis 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 entitled to a...Read More

By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter – http://www.bbc.com/news/education-41201769Extracts 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 to properly administer...Read More

Many of Qualifi’s UK regulated qualifications are now recognised for Advanced learning Loans. Additional information relating to student eligibility for Advanced Learning Loans can be found here https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan/overviewFor more information on our qualifications please contact us.Read More

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40959225University 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 been met...Read More

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-related-exports-and-transnational-education-activityA new study released last month by the Department for Education  found that UK education “exports” raised £18.8bn a year in 2014.Two-thirds of the earnings came in the form of tuition, expenses and research fees paid to British universities. Fees for independent schools accounted for £800m a year, while language schools accounted for £1.8bn.Living expenses...Read More

Full article here – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/oct/14/student-loans-former-education-secretary-morgan-to-lead-inquiryExtracts below:Nicky Morgan, the former education secretary, is to lead an inquiry into the rising costs of the controversial student loans system in England and its possible replacement by a graduate tax. “Student loan debt is projected to be around £160bn within six years, and the government has announced that it will...Read More

Many Qualifi qualifications qualify for a Student Loan Company loan.With the new academic year starting in the next couple of months, the Student Loans Company is busy getting student finances ready.This year, over one million students across England and Wales have already applied for their finance. But if you’re not quite as organised, there’s still time...Read More

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-40511184The information presented in this report paints a worrying picture. There is a clear link between earnings potential and having a degree, however, the debt burden students are carrying in order to access that advantage is nearing an average of £57,000 at the point of leaving University. Qualifi provides alternative Higher Education qualifications that are...Read More

https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loanHave 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 to applyCheck...Read More