Transcript 30. FurtherHigher Education: The Next Phase. (MSPowerpoint 334KB)

FurtherHigher Education: the
next phase
Gareth Parry
University of Sheffield
According to the text
On HE in FECs in 2006-11, HEFCE will:
§ expect increased activity
§ strengthen provision (and progression)
§ streamline funding and monitoring
§ support new QA method
§ encourage closer relationships with HEIs
§ work with LSC (and assorted others)
Before 2011
§ Mainstreaming: key requirements (for all)
§ Clearing: small pockets
§ Strengthening: centres for excellence
§ Stabilising: partnerships (for the many)
§ Awarding: specific powers (for the few)
§ Combining: employer engagement and
widening participation
After 2011
§ Demographic decline (certainly)
§ Fee deregulation (perhaps)
§ Increased competition (serious)
§ Selective intervention (regionally)
§ Rediscovery of adults (again)
§ Survival of sectors (probably)
What of the English experiment?
§ Breaking the traditional pattern of demand,
with public-private orchestration
§ Increasing differentiation, without formal
stratification
§ Controlling the range, alongside diversity
of mission
Some questions
(1) Are colleges and universities part of a
common enterprise?
(2) Why should colleges trust in
relationships with universities?
(3) Is the college contribution to higher
education sustainable?