The admission of students to higher and further education is an area of great public interest and the subject of a number of recent national reviews and reports.

Admissions

The admission of students to higher and further education is an area of great public interest and the subject of a number of recent national reviews and reports.
 
The key concern is that all those who could benefit from post-16 education are given a fair chance to access the course and institution that best fits with their learning, career and life goals. Similarly, educational establishments benefit from the easy access and fluid transfer of admissions data to and from external bodies and across departments.

Key admissions activities

7 Programmes
  • e-Learning programme The JISC e-learning programme enables the development and effective use of digital technologies to support learning and teaching in universities and colleges, so that staff benefit from e-learning...

  • Institutional Innovation Programme The Institutional Innovation programme represents a £13.08m investment aimed at supporting existing institutional strategies by providing solutions to institution-wide problems, based upon proven...

  • e-Learning Capital programme The e-Learning Capital programme is an £11.36 million investment to support the sector in harnessing the potential of e-learning to support lifelong learners.

  • Institutional Exemplars Programme The institutional exemplars programme is a £1.4 million programme to generate exemplar projects demonstrating change at the institutional level.

  • Use of Technology to Support Admissions to Higher Education JISC has funded a small number of projects to explore how technology can be used to support improved admissions practices. Approaches to be piloted, in partnership with UCAS, include applicants' use...

21 Projects
21 Documents