Access to Higher Education. Without prejudice to existing or future arrangements between two or more Parties as regards qualifications giving access to higher education, the Parties are invited to exchange information on the general requirements for access to higher education that they apply in accordance with their legislation and on the qualifications giving access to higher education.
Access to Higher Education. Outreach The University’s WP outreach programme will continue to be based on the formation and maintenance of direct links and the development of long-term structured and co-ordinated interventions with a number of targeted schools and colleges with low higher education participation rates or large proportions of disadvantaged students. Work will focus mainly on partnerships with schools, academies and colleges in the Cheshire and Warrington area, and further afield into Merseyside and Greater Manchester, but activity will also extend into those areas within the adjoining regions, for example Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, as well as Staffordshire and Lancashire, where there are opportunities which support targeted engagement and collaborative activity. This will again involve working more intensively with partner and link schools and colleges, so as to build closer networks of relationships and to provide the basis for extending progression pathways. In addition to these general taster days and subject specific events, examples of other types of planned activity in 2017-18 include: Supporting students from low participation backgrounds to make applications to higher education, by offering information and advice on courses, writing personal statements and student finance. We will also provide appropriate information and awareness raising activities for people who act as key influencers on target populations (e.g. parents; teachers; careers/education guidance staff and careers advisers). Continued investment will allow us to consolidate our existing work in this area. Targeted interventions at key transition points in a students’ learning e.g. Level 2 and Level 3 options, parents evening events, careers fairs, etc. Feedback from past events has been invaluable in shaping the structure of these activities and events going forwards. Mature students – Access to HE Diplomas remains an important route into Higher Education for mature entrants and we will continue to work closely with our feeder colleges through visits and IAG events (both on and off campus). We will also develop bespoke information for mature students pre- and post-application and provide the opportunity for individual advice on admissions and post-application feedback. The University of Xxxxxxx is also developing a wide range of Foundation Year courses. These Foundation Year courses have been designed for students who do not have the necessary academic qualifications needed to enter di...
Access to Higher Education. The following indicators of the University’s absolute and relative performance in widening access are taken from the UK Performance Indicators of Higher Education produced annually by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 Young full-time undergraduate entrants – all (Table 1b) From state schools or colleges Xxxxxxx % 97.6 97.8 97.2 97.5 97.7 Benchmark % 94.4 94.3 94.3 94.1 94.3 Locally-adjusted benchmark % 95.3 95.2 95.5 95.2 95.6 From NS-SEC classes 4,5,6 & 7 Xxxxxxx % 40.2 36.8 36.6 36.4 39.7 Benchmark % 39 35.5 36.6 35.7 38.3 Locally-adjusted benchmark % 39.6 36.6 37.4 36.6 39.4 From low participation neighbourhoods (POLAR3) Xxxxxxx % - 15.6 17.9 17.1 15.9 Benchmark - 12.3 12.7 12.4 13.4 Locally-adjusted benchmark - 15.1 15.7 15.1 16.5 Mature full-time undergraduate entrants – all (Table 2a) Number of FT mature entrants % of FT entrants who are mature 875 31.0 910 31.6 790 27.3 805 26.5 720 24.7 With no previous HE from low participation neighbourhoods (POLAR3) Xxxxxxx % - 20.6 18.7 17.6 22.0 Benchmark % - 15.0 12.9 13.3 15.0 Locally-adjusted benchmark % - 20.1 17.0 17.4 19.5 Part-time undergraduate entrants – all (Table 2b) Number of part-time entrants 1995 2430 2795 2430 1265
Access to Higher Education. We believe that we can play a significant role in the sector in addressing the participation deficit amongst under-represented groups in higher education and it is our intention to sustain our performance, in challenging circumstances, in relation to State School entrants, young entrants from Low Participation Neighbourhoods and mature entrants from Low Participation Neighbourhoods: Lifecycle Stage Target Description 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Access Young, full-time first degree entrants from State Schools 98.6% 99.1% 98.9% Xxxxx, full time entrants from LPNs 20.8% 21.5% 20.4% Mature full-time first degree entrants from LPNs 18.7% 21.7% 19.5%
Access to Higher Education. The General Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Allgemeine Hochschulreife, Abitur) after 12 to 13 years of schooling allows for admission to all higher educational studies. Specialized variants (Fachgebundende Hochschulreife) allow for admission at Fachhochschulen (UAS), universities and equivalent higher education institutions, but only in particular disciplines. Access to study programmes at Fachhochschulen (UAS) is also possible with a Fachhochschulreife, which can usually be acquired after 12 years of schooling. Admission to study programmes at Universities of Art/Music and comparable study programmes at other higher education institutions as well as admission to a study programme in sports may be based on other or additional evidence demonstrating individual aptitude. Applicants with a vocational qualification but without a school-based higher education entrance qualification are entitled to a general higher education entrance qualification and thus to access to all study programmes, provided they have obtained advanced further training certificates in particular state-regulated vocational fields (e.g. Xxxxxxx/Meisterin im Xxxxxxxx, Industriemeister/in, Fachwirt/in (IHK und HWK), staatlich geprüfte/r Betriebswirt/in, staatliche geprüfte/r Gestalter/in, staatlich geprüfte/r Erzieher/in). Vocationally qualified applicants can obtain a Fachgebundende Hochschulreife after completing a state-regulated vocational education of at least two years’ duration plus professional practice of normally at least three years’ duration, after having successfully passed an aptitude test at a higher education institution or other state institution; the aptitude test may be replaced by successfully completed trial studies of at least one year’s duration.10 Higher education institutions may in certain cases apply additional admission procedures.
Access to Higher Education. 2.7.1 As part of our commitment to delivering a high-quality student experience, we remain committed to the recruitment of students solely on merit and on their potential to achieve.
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