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Where Is Further Education Going? What Does the Future Hold For The UK?
If you were a British citizen at a UK university a quarter of a century ago, you would have paid no tuition fees for your first degree. But as higher education expanded, the 'right' to a free university education was inevitably called into question. As a consequence of these constraints, priorities were re-examined, and the Government decided graduates must contribute to the cost of their education. Students would now pay for the cost of their education, with a system of student loans introduced. The amount the universities could charge was capped but in 2012 the £3,000pa cap on fees is being raised to £9,000. Though it was claimed that that only the most sought-after courses would attract a £9,000 fee, universities like Bournemouth and Hull are charging the same as Cambridge and Bristol – for the same courses! This has been necessitated by having had their own government grant cut.
Cutting funding to universities whilst giving them licence to increase charges was only likely to have one outcome: more student debt, as University Boards naturally wished to avoid laying off faculty. The huge increases in fees is not only likely to change the demographic make-up of the student body How people study, where they study and their overall aims and expectations will change too.
Top colleges are unlikely to alter much. Attending such places is seen as conferring a high chance of future success. Whatever the cost, it will be viewed as ‘worth it’ and the clamour to enter will remain. Among regular universities and elsewhere in the market however, there will be big changes. There may be a long-term effect on the size of the sector but there is also sure to be an effect on the nature of its provision and the structure it takes.
Initially a new pragmatism is likely to develop among students, if they are treated as customers.
They will no longer 'take-as-read' the value of what they are buying. Will this course give me the skills to enable me, eventually, to pay for it?' Will the demands and sacrifice of study ultimately translate to hard cash and career fulfilment?' 'Will the rewards offset the cost of my debt?' Vocational and business courses will see applications rise as real-world relevance is foregrounded.
With the high cost of living and depressed job market, users will inevitably also be looking to combine work with study. Many will decide to work first and save money prior to study, or maybe study part-time. HND courses for instance, which are able to be upgraded into a degree with further study, may be seen as the smart option.
Many such courses can also be taken online and this type of study, which has the added advantage of being significantly cheaper, will increasingly appeal to a new 'cherry-picking' student . Instead of packing-in all their education at the beginning, when they're often not best placed to appreciate it, people will come to view education as a continuing process, with online courses likely to supersede in many areas.
The future student will put value-for-money, flexibility and effectiveness before tradition and imagined cachet. How universities respond to these changing attitudes will dictate whether they maintain their strength or are usurped by new, fast-moving competitors. Now distance learning courses are certain to answer the needs of many.
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