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Regulation of higher education providers and designation for student support

 

You must submit your response for it to be considered.

Question 1: Do you agree with the proposal to maintain the existing policy and only specify full-time undergraduate and postgraduate certificate in education courses as qualifying courses for the purpose of tuition fee limits?

 

Question 2: Do you agree that registration with Medr should be a prerequisite for the automatic designation of Welsh higher education courses, including part-time and postgraduate, for the purpose of Welsh Government student support?

 

Question 3: Do you agree with the proposal that the higher education courses provided by OfS-registered providers, whether registered in the Approved or the Approved (fee cap) categories, should be automatically designated for the purpose of Welsh Government student support?

 

Question 4: Do you agree with the proposal that the higher education courses provided by accredited school-based initial teacher-training providers should be automatically designated for the purpose of Welsh Government student support?

 

Question 5: What are your views on the proposed approach to the designation, for the purpose of Welsh Government student support, of courses provided on behalf of regulated higher education providers?

 

Question 6: Do you anticipate any resource or cost implications for your organisation arising from the proposed approach to the automatic designation of higher education courses for Welsh Government student support?

 

Question 7: Do you anticipate any cost savings for your organisation arising from the proposed approach to the designation of higher education courses for Welsh Government student support? (This can include immediate savings or long-term cost reductions.)

 

Question 8: Do you think any of the proposals in this consultation could impact (positively or negatively) on any persons with protected characteristics covered by the general equality duty that is set out in the Equality Act 2010? If so, how could positive impacts be increased, or negative impacts be mitigated?

 

Question 9: What, in your opinion, would be the likely effects of the proposals in this consultation on the Welsh language? We are particularly interested in any likely effects on opportunities to use the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English.

 

Do you think that there are opportunities to promote any positive effects?

Do you think that there are opportunities to mitigate any adverse effects?

 

Question 10: In your opinion, could the proposals in this consultation be formulated or changed so as to:

 

  • have positive effects or more positive effects on using the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English; or 
  • mitigate any negative effects on using the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English?

 

Question 11: We have asked a number of specific questions. If you have any related issues which we have not specifically addressed, please use this space to report them: