CBI calls for more short university courses

Universities need more freedom to run one- or two-year compressed degrees tailored to the needs of companies, according to business leaders.

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July 31, 2013

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#1 Submitted by info@... on August 1, 2013 - 10:27am

As the CBI picks up, the current fee system is based on a full-time model and needs to be adjusted if universities are to be given any incentives to run shorter degree courses which would undoubtedly be of benefit and interest to some students. Currently universities are limited to charging 2 years worth of fees for a compressed three year course. The Government were alerted to this but missed a trick in not facilitating it via the 2012 Education Act (the basis for the Regs used to introduce loans for part-time students).

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