HN Entrants Clause Samples

HN Entrants. Using QMU data to match the SFC national measure, we calculate that 45.1% of HN entrants admitted to the University did so with advanced standing in 2021-22, which we recognise is short of our target of 62%. In previous years we have discussed the impact of the introduction of new undergraduate programmes, including Initial Teacher Education and Paramedic Science, which offer limited opportunity for articulation due to placement requirements for professional registration, resulting in an increased number of HN students being admitted to the University into Level 1 rather than into Level 2. However, the reduction in the number of entrants receiving full advanced standing has been exacerbated further by the large first year intake in 2020-21 arising from the SQA grading issue during COVID, leading to a large level two population in 2021/22. We anticipate this issue will also have an impact in 2022-23, as the large first year intake from 2020-21, moves into 3rd year, thereby reducing the number of available places for 3rd year entry in some subject areas. Our experience has been that, despite increased communication with offer holders, and redesigning our interventions to align with online delivery, college students have continued to have persistently low levels of engagement in pre entry activities. The ongoing effects of online learning and changes in assessment methods for college students in their HN courses (or other alternative FE courses), alongside the poor engagement in online transition activities, continues to be felt in the demands on our learning support and student support services. In our Outcome Agreement 2021-22, we advised of a need for a period of recovery for college applications to university, with levels of application and acceptance being influenced by, amongst other factors, rates of deferrals by College applicants, and by existing university students. We judge that still to be the case but we look forward to being able to re-engage with college learners in 2022-23 in a face to face manner as the COVID years undoubtedly reduced our access to college students, and the promotion of opportunities for further study. We will continue our involvement in sector level meetings, such as the Joint US/CS Advisory Group on Articulation, and the SCAPP Articulation Network, which provide us with the opportunity to highlight our concerns around the impact of COVID on articulation opportunities. We will also represent the HE Sector on the SQA Next Gen...