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Foundation Degrees – The
Way Forward
Gay Bligh
Development Manager
Foundation Degree Forward
An Opportunity and a
Challenge
Foundation degrees represent both an
opportunity and a challenge.
• The opportunity is to create a new type of
provision meeting the need for a high
quality, intermediate, vocational higher
qualification.
Foundation degrees represent both an
opportunity and a challenge.
• The challenge is to produce the
qualification through partnership,
developing effective work-based learning
and integration with the existing
qualification system.
Context
Foundation degrees aim to address:
• A vacuum in vocational education
• Skills gap at associate professional level
• Widening participation and economic
competitiveness
Design and Development
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Accessibility
Flexibility
Partnership
Employer engagement
Work-based learning
Articulation/progression
What Works Well?
What are the Stumbling Blocks?
How Can Foundation Degree Forward Help?
Foundation Degree Forward
‘Provide a national network of expertise to
support the development and validation of
high quality Foundation degrees, driven by
the needs of students, employers and other
stakeholders in the interest of enhancing
economic, educational and social
opportunities’.
Foundation Degree Forward
• Located at Lichfield Centre
• Staff in post
 Director
 Three Associate Directors – FE, Employer
Engagement and Learning Innovation
 Development Manager
 8 Regional Development Managers
 2 Research Officers
 Marketing Manager
 2 Administrative Officers
Foundation Degree Forward
FDF can assist the development of Foundation
degrees by:
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Co-ordinating activities
Building collaborations
Brokering partnerships
Promoting joined up thinking and planning
Research and dissemination of good and
innovative practice
• Developing shared resources and networks
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Working with HEIs and FECs
Working with HE Academy and CETLs
Working with Sector Skills Councils
Working with Professional Bodies
Working with Employers
Working with Regional Development
Agencies, Regional Skills Partnerships,
Learning & Skills Councils, Connexions,
NHSU and others.
Foundation Degree Forward
Do Foundation Degrees Have a Future?
Foundation Degree Forward
Contact me at:
Foundation Degree Forward
Lichfield Centre
The Friary
Lichfield WS13 6QS
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01543 301158
www.fdf.ac.uk