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ABOUT FOUNDATION DEGREES
These new degrees are specifically designed to relate directly to the working environment of the student or the profession which they intend to join.
Its distinctive features are:
A mix of work-related specialist skills and academic learning
A focus on the sectors important in today’s knowledge-based economy
It takes previous experience into account
Flexibility
Foundation Degrees are designed to increase career prospects; to improve earning potential; to provide the skills which employers are seeking; and to enable successful students to progress to an honours degree if they choose.
Benefits to employees
Employees want education directly related to their needs. The opportunity to develop their skills in a way which relates to their daily working lives is a real chance to move ahead. The new Foundation Degrees will give professionals the skills to reach new levels in education, which they may have believed were beyond them. There is continuous support throughout the course from lecturers who understand the needs and ambitions of employees.
Benefits to employers
Employers have played a major role in the development of Foundation Degrees. They realise the value of a qualification which is directly relevant to the workplace. Foundation Degrees are designed to help those employees in their firm who have the ambition and determination to succeed. The course will give employers highly trained staff who will help their enterprises to thrive.
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