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Title: Vocational progression to higher education


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Vocational progression to higher education
Matthew Welbourn Professional Development Officer
2
Setting the scene
  • UCAS 2006 Scheme
  • Total number of applicants 506,304
  • Applicants receiving A level results 250,000
  • Over 250,000 UK applicants annually apply
    offering non A level threshold qualifications
  • HE progression
  • 90 of young students with 2 A levels
  • Approximately 45-50 of level 3 vocational
    students
  • Only 1-2 of Advanced Apprenticeship students
    progress to HE

3
2006 A level subjects by of total A level
entries
  • English 10.8 (0.9)
  • General Studies 7.3 (-0.7)
  • Mathematics 6.9 (5.8)
  • Biology 6.8 (1.7)
  • Psychology 6.5 (5.2)
  • History 5.8 (4.1)
  • Art Design 5.2 (3.8)
  • Chemistry 5.0 (3.1)
  • Geography 4.0 (-0.9)
  • Media Film Studies 3.8 (9.6)
  • Source JCQ news release, 17 August 2006

4
2006 A level grades ( of overall total)
Grade
Source JCQ news release, 17 August 2006
5
2006 acceptances by degree subject ( change)
  • Law 14,952 (-1.8)
  • Design Studies 13,901 (-8.8)
  • Psychology 13,083 (-4.5)
  • Management Studies 11,538 (-2.6)
  • Business Studies 10,691 (-1.7)
  • Computer Science 9,987 (-7.3)
  • English Studies 8,853 (-3.9)
  • Pre-clinical Medicine 8,011 (2.4)
  • Social Work 7,769 (6.5)
  • Sports Science 7,759 (-1.4)
  • Source UCAS final figures for 2006 entry, 18
    January 2007

6
2007 applications by degree subject ( change)
  • Law 84,860 (4.9)
  • Psychology 77,040 (3.9)
  • Pre-clinical Medicine 72,469 (-3.8)
  • Management Studies 62,199 (11.1)
  • English Studies 55,581 (7.6)
  • Nursing 53,713 (3.9)
  • Teacher Training 49,958 (3.3)
  • Business Studies 46,970 (1.4)
  • Social Work 46,891 (14.7)
  • History 45,083 (1.8)
  • Source UCAS applicant digest, 15 January 2007

7
Vocational routes
  • Vocational qualifications in context
  • Focus on applied learning
  • Employer involvement in some qualifications
  • Usually delivered in colleges and some schools

8
Issues connected to vocational students
  • Some HEI admissions staff unsure about content
    and equivalence
  • HEIs rarely have access to data about the
    performance of vocational students, compared to A
    level students
  • Disproportional numbers of vocational students
    drawn from ethnic minority and lower
    socio-economic groups
  • Clear information to applicants

9
How some HEIs are responding
  • A more positive approach to non A level students
    when dealing with telephone enquiries
  • A more competency focused way of scoring the UCAS
    form when short-listing
  • Entry Profiles used to make it clear that
    vocational qualifications are welcome

10
Vocational routes
  • Englands vocational system subject to regular
    change
  • Alphabet soup of acronyms
  • Which qualifications are you familiar with?
  • What are your perceptions of them?

11
Vocational routes
  • Access
  • Advanced Apprenticeships
  • Alternatives to GCSE
  • AVCE (Applied A levels)
  • Baccalaureate (International and Welsh)
  • BTEC / OCR National Diplomas
  • Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art Design)
  • National Vocational Qualifications
  • Key Skills

12
GCSE in vocational subjects
  • New Double Award GCSEs
  • Equivalent to 2 GCSEs
  • Paired grades AA - EE
  • High level of take-up
  • Provide vocational progression
  • VCE / A level in applied subjects
  • BTEC / OCR Nationals
  • Advanced Apprenticeships

13
GCSE in vocational subjects
  • Subject availability
  • Applied Art Design
  • Applied Business
  • Applied Information Communication Technology
  • Applied Science
  • Engineering
  • Health Social Care
  • Leisure Tourism
  • Manufacturing

14
Reform of AVCE
  • Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education
    (AVCE)
  • AVCE replaced Advanced GNVQ to provide vocational
    element of Curriculum 2000
  • AVCE re-worked along lines of GCE AS/A2 structure
    from 2005
  • Retitled as GCE A levels and AS in applied
    subjects
  • Will first impact progression to HE in 2007 in
    most cases

15
Reform of AVCE
  • Subject availability for GCE A level in applied
    subjects
  • Applied Art Design
  • Applied Business
  • Applied ICT
  • Applied Science
  • Engineering (no double award)
  • Health Social Care
  • Leisure Studies
  • Media Communication Production
  • Performing Arts
  • Travel Tourism

16
Vocational progression
  • Students with work experience but lacking
    traditional entry qualifications could find
    alternative routes into HE through
  • Foundation Year, or Foundation course
  • Access to HE course

17
Foundation courses
  • Intermediate, work-related HE qualification
  • Designed in conjunction with employers to meet
    skills shortages
  • Flexible study methods make them available to
    people already in work, unemployed people, or
    those wanting to embark on a career change
  • On successful completion may choose to progress
    to further professional qualifications or to an
    honours degree

18
Access to HE programmes
  • Designed to prepare mature students for HE entry
    in lieu of A levels etc
  • Delivered primarily in FE colleges and adult
    education centres - some in HEIs
  • In practice being taken by some younger students
  • Recognition Scheme operated by QAA nationally
    since 1997
  • All approved Access to HE programmes are listed
    on the UCAS Access Courses database
  • www.ucas.com/access/index.html

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Access to HE programmes
  • 28 Authorised Validating Agencies (AVAs) licensed
    by QAA to validate Access programmes in England,
    Wales and Northern Ireland
  • Approximately 1200 programmes currently
    registered by the QAA
  • 40,000 students in England and Wales

20
Access to HE programmes
  • Some provide progression to specific HE course
    area
  • Access to Healthcare
  • Access to Nursing
  • Access to Art Design
  • Access to Applied Human Psychology
  • Access to Law
  • Some provide more general preparation for HE
    level study
  • Access to Higher Education
  • Access to Humanities Social Sciences

21
Access to HE programmes
  • Key features
  • Subject modules or units
  • Key skills
  • Study skills
  • Tutorial support
  • Currently ungraded - grades not used as Access
    programmes use criteria-referenced assessment
  • Successful students receive QAA Access to HE
    certificate with some description of their
    learning achievement

22
Access to HE programmes
  • Not currently in UCAS Tariff
  • Recent review of Access to HE provision by QAA
    possible national grading system would make
    inclusion in Tariff possible

23
Access to HE programmes
  • New title for qualification Access to HE
    Diploma (subject)
  • All Access courses unitised and credit-based
    using common definitions
  • 2006 entry most students will offer present
    Access to HE Certificate
  • 2007 entry mix of Certificates and new Diplomas
  • 2008 entry all Access to HE Diplomas and credit
    awarded to new specifications

24
Expanding the UCAS Tariff
  • First Stage (2002 2004)
  • AVCE
  • Three main Key Skills
  • CACHE Diploma in Childcare Education

25
Expanding the UCAS Tariff
  • Second Stage (2005 onwards)
  • BTEC / OCR Nationals
  • Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art Design)
  • Wider Key Skills
  • Welsh Baccalaureate

26
Expanding the UCAS Tariff
  • For 2008 entry, the following qualifications will
    come into the Tariff
  • Advanced Placement Programme
  • British Horse Society
  • Diploma in Fashion Retail
  • Diploma in Financial Studies
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma
  • iPRO Certificate and Diploma
  • Speech and Drama Examinations

27
Expanding the UCAS Tariff
  • New qualifications are regularly being added to
    the Tariff and it is UCAS aim to include as wide
    a range of achievement used for entry to HE as
    possible
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) included for
    2008 entry
  • Top IB score awarded 768 UCAS Tariff points
  • Most common IB score equates to AAAD at A level
  • Source IBO news release, 6 July 2006

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(Specialised) diplomas
  • Being developed by Diploma Development
    Partnerships (DDPs) led by Sector Skills
    Councils (SSCs), and involving DfES, QCA, HE,
    practitioners and employers
  • First phase of development for 1st teaching 2008
  • Information technology
  • Engineering
  • Society, health development
  • Creative media
  • Construction built environment

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(Specialised) diplomas
Level 4
Diploma in occupation Level 4
Foundation Degree
Degree
Diploma in occupation Level 4
Degree
Level 3
GCE A levels
New Diploma Level 3
Diploma in occupation Level 3
Certificate in occupation
Advanced Apprenticeship Diploma
Award in occupation
Level 2
Appship Diploma
GCSE A-C
New Diploma Level 2
Diploma in occupation Level 2
Certificate in occupation
Young Appship
Award in occupation
Level 1
New Diploma Level 1
Diploma in occupation Level 1
Certificate in occupation
GCSE D-G other provision
Award in occupation
Traditional route
New Diploma
Occupational route
Apprenticeship route
14-19 Qualifications
Mostly 16
Adult 16 FfA Qualifications
Source Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
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Questions
  • Matthew Welbourn
  • Professional Development Officer
  • m.welbourn_at_ucas.ac.uk
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