A celebration of MOVE achievements: The added value of a regional LLN for the East of England Profes

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A celebration of MOVE achievementsThe added
value of a regional LLN for the East of
EnglandProfessor Les Ebdon CBE, Vice
Chancellor, University of BedfordshireChair,
Association of Universities in East of England
les.ebdon_at_beds.ac.uk
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HEFCE 2006-11Strategic priorities in widening
participation main strands of activity

• Increasing demand for HE and opportunities to
  access it
• We will work with the sector and with
  partnerships such as Aimhigher and Lifelong
  Learning Networks to foster close links between
  universities, colleges and schools to ensure that
  young people have coherent and clear pathways to
  higher education

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Lifelong Learning Networks

• The overall objective for Lifelong Learning
  Networks (LLNs) is to improve the coherence,
  clarity and certainty of progression
  opportunities for vocational learners into and
  through higher education.
• BUT Have LLNS achieved this?
• BIG BUT Launched 2004 with 3 year funding
• Sustainability against further cuts in higher
  education funding specifically and public funding
  in general?

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Lifelong Learning NetworksHEFCE Monitoring
(2008 Reports)

• Progression agreements are a key part of LLN
  activity
• Shared understanding and provide clear pathways
  to HE for vocational learners
• Curriculum development and employer engagement
• Involvement of Sector Skills Councils
• Up-skill staff in partner institutions etc
• Information Advice and Guidance
• New FE-HE partnership links
• The 2008 return has demonstrated the important
  and positive work that is being achieved by LLNS

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MOVEs AchievementsDevelopment Fund Projects4
Rounds, 47 Projects, 24 Complete, 48 Progress
Accords, with 1,400 guaranteed places
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MOVEs Achievements Additional Student Numbers

• For 2009/10 stands at 733 would we have
  achieved them without MOVE?
• None handed back fingers crossed
• Take up in 2008/09 over 500 - BUT are these
  really additional students?
• Are there courses that would not have existed
  without MOVE?

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MOVEs AchievementsInformation Advice and
Guidance -
                                                
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
   
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MOVEs AchievementImpact Publications

• APEL Assessment in the East of England
• Access to Higher Education Diploma provision in
  the East of England
• Progress in practice
• Learning for Credit
• Credit for Learning
• The East of England Regional Credit Agreement

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MOVEs AchievementImpact Publications

• AND more to come
• Employer Engagement
• Development Fund Impact
• Engagement with 14-19 Diploma
• Regional APEL Framework

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Value Added?

• Need to know the cost?
• Circa 1.3million per year (2007/08)
• Plus ASNs
• Attracted funding
• HEFCE Diploma project
• Skills for Health
• JISC

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AUEEMOVE is consistent with the following Aim

• To widen access to HE in the region and increase
  the higher level skills available to employers -
  through increased numbers of graduates, wider
  distribution of HE educational training
  opportunities, flexible delivery of programmes
  designed to meet the needs of students and
  employers and improved progression routes to
  higher education
• BUT
• Lets celebrate success and identify what of MOVE
  can be sustained without direct HEFCE subvention