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Invitation 00/39

Additional student places and funds 2001-02: Invitation to bid

Respond by 20 October 2000

To Heads of HE institutions and FE sector colleges directly funded by the HEFCE
Of interest to those responsible for strategic planning, funding, access, quality assurance, curriculum development
Reference 00/39
Publication date September 2000
Enquiries to For queries relating to the bidding document please contact your Higher Education Adviser
For queries relating specifically to foundation degrees contact: Hilary Cole, Foundation Degree Project Manager
tel 0117 931 7397
e-mail h.cole@hefce.ac.uk
For technical queries relating to the bidding template, contact: Bridget Josselyn, Analyst (Analytical Services Group)
tel 0117 931 7005
e-mail b.josselyn@hefce.ac.uk

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Foundation degrees bidding template

Executive summary

Purpose

1. This publication invites bids for additional student places and funds for 2001-02. Bids may be for full-time or part-time, below-degree, foundation degree, other degree or postgraduate taught places. In addition, institutions may bid for places that support Graduate Apprenticeships and summer schools.

Key points

2. All higher education institutions (HEIs) and further education sector colleges (FECs) directly funded by the HEFCE are eligible to submit bids. Where FECs bid for foundation degrees, they should ensure that the arrangements for validation are underpinned by strong partnerships which demonstrate active engagement with the validating HEIs.

3. FECs who wish to offer directly funded higher education programmes for the first time in 2001-02 should refer to HEFCE 99/36, which provides guidance on funding options.

4. The framework for this initiative was set in 1997 and supports the key national priorities of widening access to higher education, increasing opportunities for students, increasing provision below honours degree level, and supporting expansion of high quality in learning and teaching. For 2001-02, therefore, we are inviting bids that will:

  • widen access to higher education
  • support expansion of high quality in learning and teaching
  • deliver foundation degrees
  • support Graduate Apprenticeships.

5. Bids may address one or more of these priorities. Bids for foundation degrees must meet the core features and requirements set out in the foundation degree prospectus (HEFCE 00/27). Bids for sub-degree, degree or postgraduate places, including support for Graduate Apprenticeships, should refer to the institutions' records on employability of their students, on student demand and on quality, including information about the student learning environment. They should be in line with institutional corporate plans and should contribute to the developing regional or sub-regional strategies for HE. We particularly encourage collaborative bids to widen access to higher education.

Action required

6. Institutions should send completed bids to the Additional Numbers Team, HEFCE, Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QD, to arrive no later than 1700 on 20 October 2000.