AELP Brief for Lords’ Debate on 7 September 2017: Digital skills in the United Kingdom Publicly-funded basic digital skills training for adults needs more supportThe full report can be downloaded here – https://www.aelp.org.uk/media/1433/aelp-brief-lords-digital-skills-debate.pdfExtract from the report:‘We believe it is important for tutors, staff and assessors to have the appropriate digital skills to ensure they can excel...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

Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to find ways to appeal to younger voters who backed Labour over her during the general election.The full article can found here:https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/09/theresa-may-looking-at-easing-student-debt-burdenWith her party’s annual conference just weeks away, May is looking at proposals to change the formula through which many graduates pay interest rates of more than 6%,...Read More

The full article here – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/09/08/tutor-future-scientists-develop-algorithm-match-pupils-tutors/University College London’s (UCL) Institute of Education has partnered with the online tutoring platform MyTutor to harness technology to create the “tutor of the future”. James Grant, the founder of MyTutor, said that building a “strong rapport” between a tutor and student is crucial for academic success. He said he believes...Read More

By Sean Coughlan – Education correspondent: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-41168446Head 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 to above...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 Sigma, Supply...Read More

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jul/27/work-work-balance-how-to-juggle-a-job-with-postgraduate-studyThe 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 to avoid...Read More

https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/aug/18/if-degree-apprenticeships-are-to-widen-access-we-need-to-raise-awarenessNewspaper 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 skills...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