Top-up degrees offer a route for students who already hold a qualification such as a diploma or higher national diploma (HND) to “top-up” their qualifications to an honours (bachelor’s) degree. A top-up degree is a one-year course that allows students to progress from a foundation degree or HND to a full honours degree. These courses …
On the 7th of February, the UCEC team made a visit to Brighton MET College to discuss the recruitment of students for higher education in the UK. Brighton MET College is a leading college in the UK, located in the vibrant coastal city of Brighton, with campuses spread across Brighton, Worthing, and Shoreham. Brighton MET College …
UCEC has signed a new partnership agreement with Edinburgh College to develop specialist early years courses and materials for the Chinese vocational education sector. The new partnership will see the College’s Childhood Practice teamwork with UCEC to develop bespoke courses and programmes to meet the demand for high-quality provision in China’s expanding early years education …
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On Tuesday 18th October, UCEC was invited to attend the Colleges Week Parliamentary Reception event to celebrate Colleges Week 2022. As an Affiliate Member of the AoC, UCEC was delighted to participate in this event where colleges, students and businesses come together to celebrate all the great work that colleges do for people across the country. …
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In late September, the UCEC team were invited to visit Northumberland College, the largest further education provider in Northumberland with campuses throughout the county. On this trip, we visited the Kirkley Hall Campus, Northumberland College’s second-largest campus and home to its land-based, animal and outdoor courses. The 400-acre site has some fantastic facilities – from dedicated agriculture …
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On Thursday 15th September, the UCEC team made a visit to Edinburgh College, a government-funded Further and Higher Education College located in Scotland, UK. With around 26,000 student enrolments, 1,200 staff and four campuses, Edinburgh College is one of the largest colleges and leading publicly-funded further education (TVET) providers in the UK. The college has developed …
In July 2022, the UCEC team were invited to visit Barking & Dagenham College, a general education college offering professional & technical courses for 16-18s, 19+, higher education programs, apprenticeships and traineeships. Barking & Dagenham College is also home to the East London Institute of Technology which was launched in 2021 and is one of …
During the COVID-19 pandemic, travel to China and face-to-face training was impossible. Our team at Childbase International, who specialise in early years education and teacher training, quickly transformed their content to be accessible online, using interactive online platforms such as Zoom and VooV. Since April 2022, we have worked diligently with our Chinese partners from …
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Since 2019, we have worked closely with our partners in Sharing Parenting and BNU Education Training Centre to introduce, localise and implement a variety of parent skill enhancement courses and workshops from the UK to China. The training was delivered face-to-face in a workshop style, when possible. However, online delivery was also available if offline …
New Vice-Chairs: Cindy Rampersaud & Sir Michael Wilshaw UCEC is delighted to announce the appointment of our two new Vice-Chairs: Cindy Rampersaud and Sir Michael Wilshaw. As an executive leader, Cindy has over 25 years’ experience in global and UK-based organisations within the education, media and third sectors, most recently at Pearson Plc, where she …
