Herefordshire College of Technology Praised by Higher Education Review
Herefordshire College of Technology has received an outstanding report from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the body responsible for auditing the standard of higher education provision in universities and colleges.
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Under the Integrated Quality and Enhancement Review (IQER) process the Summative review focused on Academic Standards, Quality of Learning Opportunities and the Publication of Information.
The College has been identified as having many areas of good practice. These include: robust procedures for academic standards and effective relationships with its awarding bodies; extensive and effective programmes run by the College to develop the skills of its staff; liaison with and meeting the needs of local, regional and national employers; provision of quality, detailed course information; gathering and incorporating student views to improve the quality of learning opportunities; enhanced teaching and learning for rural communities via imaginative virtual learning; and provision and management of specialist facilities, enhancing the students’ learning experience.
The College is one of the first in the country to complete both stages of the IQER process, a newly-devised procedure from the QAA.
College Principal Ian Peake commented: “We are very pleased with the findings and the good practice identified at the College. Higher education courses are very important to us and staff and students have worked hard to achieve this excellent report. The College continues to work closely with its partner universities, the universities of Warwick, Worcester and Gloucestershire, to further develop higher education programmes to meet the needs of individuals and employers.
The College has seen an increase over the past year in applications to its suite of HND, Foundation Degree and Honours degree programmes.
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