Working higher – piloting industry-standard foundation degrees through the nuclear, chemical, polymer, petroleum and bioscience industries

This project aims to deliver an increase in science-based foundation degrees where growth has been slower than for other subjects.

Cogent Sector Skills Council and the Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre in partnership with the University of Hull and a consortium of five lead higher education institutions will take the initiative forward.

The individual strengths of these partners will combine to address the need for higher-level skills in key employment sectors. The partners will engage with employers whose role will be to share the risks and assist in programme development. Initially the project will develop modules for use in foundation degrees relevant to a wide range of science-based industries. It will then use academic and industrial expertise to develop modules targeted at the needs of specific sectors.

Funding award : £2,869,000 plus co-funded ASNs

Web-site : www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/home/projects/workinghigher