PPT-1 UCAS update: qualifications reform and the new Tariff

Alan Jones Professional Development Executive May 2015 2 Qualifications reform May 2015 An HE admissions perspective 3 New A levels England Wales NI New Highers Scotland Decoupled AS England. Geoff Holden October 2014. Key points from the last year. DfE 2016 performance tables list published. SfA Technical guidance . DfE 2017/18 Technical guidance. Ofqual QCF consultation. Lifting of accreditation requirement. Peter Mulligan. Professional Development. Session Outline. Application process. UCAS tariff . Admissions tests. League tables. UCAS updates. Questions . WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF UCAS. MAY 2010. 1993. 1994. 1. . Review of BTECs . - changes to internal assessment arrangements. - review of BTEC Nationals. - implementing . DfE. 14-16 level 2 voc . qual. reforms. - implementing . DfE. post-16 level 2 voc . Dr . Clare Ryan. You need to register on the UCAS website. www.ucas.ac.uk. / . www.ucas.com. / . www.ucas.co.uk. . Click on the ‘Apply’. You will need your school’s ‘buzzword’ to complete your registration. factors for successful applications. Alan Jones. July 2014 slide 1. Professional Development Executive. Setting the scene. Central organisation through which applications are processed for entry to full-time higher education (HE) courses in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Professional Development Team . ABL. Awarding Body Linkage. . CI. Conditional Insurance . UF. Unconditional Firm . DBD. Decline by Default . RBD. Reject by Default . RPA. Record of prior acceptance . Why change the current Tariff?. Many qualifications cannot be accommodated within the current method as the Tariff domains are not suited to vocational qualifications; the process is Awarding Organisation led, expensive and complex. . Mat Welbourn. Professional Development Executive. The higher education landscape. Number of institutions. Number of courses. . 2012. Applicants. Acceptances. 320. 35,000. +. 653,637 . 6.9%. . Matthew Welbourn. UCAS Professional Development Manager. UCAS – who we are and what we do. UCAS is an independent charity providing information, advice, and admissions services to inspire and facilitate educational . Mary Curnock Cook, CEO of UCAS. University of Leicester. Friday 31 March 2017. Sector snapshot . Lens . on . offer making. Why go to Uni? . Applicants, accepts and acceptance rates for UK 19 & . unders. Key . dates. College Process. . Timeline for 2017-18 applications. Personal/Progress tutor early applications internal deadline . 21st . September 2017. External deadline 15. th. October 2017.. Internal deadline 1 (Normal applications) . from September 2017 onwards. PowerPoint Toolkit for HEPs . September 2014 . The purpose of this pack. This slide deck provides information about the new UCAS Tariff, which is for the 2017 admissions cycle. . for the 2017 admissions cycle. September 2014 . Contents. Introduction. Implementation timeline – high level overview . Activity plans:. UCAS. higher education providers . (HEPs). teachers and advisers. January 2022, Pakistan Business Council. Federico Ganz. fganz@worldbank.org. 1. Before we begin.... Please, . mute. your . microphone. If you have a question, please . raise your virtual hand . 2. DOMESTIC Steel.