Higher education in further education colleges: Outcomes of the consultation
Summary
Set against the background of changes to the student support and teaching funding regimes, further education White paper 'Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances' and the Leitch review of skills, HEFCE has been working to develop a consistent and coherent policy on the contribution that further education colleges (FECs) make to higher education (HE).
In November 2006 HEFCE consulted on its proposals for HE in FEC policy in 'Higher education in further education colleges: consultation on HEFCE policy' (HEFCE 2006/48).
The proposals covered:
- the distinctive contribution that HE in FECs makes to HE provision overall
- the strategic development of HE in FECs
- funding and relationships
- Centres for HE Excellence in FECs.
HEFCE commissioned Professor Gareth Parry and Dr Anne Thompson of the University of Sheffield to analyse the responses to the consultation. Almost all of the proposals received very strong support, with the exception of the proposal about capital funding, on which there was no consensus.
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