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UCAS Update

UCAS Update. Outline of session. Getting into HE – key context Headline statistics Update on Apply 2012 and UCAS re-organisation Sources of further information. Getting into HE – key context. Getting into HE – the context. Record entry for 2011 (likely to be 700,000+) Use of A* at A level

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UCAS Update

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  1. UCAS Update

  2. Outline of session • Getting into HE – key context • Headline statistics • Update on Apply 2012 and UCAS re-organisation • Sources of further information

  3. Getting into HE – key context

  4. Getting into HE – the context • Record entry for 2011 (likely to be 700,000+) • Use of A* at A level • Impact of funding ruling over certification of AS • Decrease in deferred entry (by 40% +) • Admissions Tests • Role of Tariff in entry requirements and offer making • Use of contextual data • Issues of group awards and mixed awards

  5. Headline statistics

  6. Setting the scene – 2010 entry 300+ 40,000+

  7. Confirmation and Clearing 2010 • Thursday 19 August (A level results day) • UCAS’ Customer Service Unit answered 15,478 phone calls • Enquirers made 1.5 million course vacancy searches • Applicants made 1.2 million logins to Track

  8. Apply 2011 – latest figures

  9. APPLICANTS AND ACCEPTANCES 2003-10 Source: UCAS Statistics

  10. 2012 application cycle

  11. Changes, developments and challenges • Changes for 2012 entry • Fees information • Tariff Review • Reorganisation at UCAS

  12. Changes for 2012 entry • Application fee • Extended character sets • Reduction of cooling off period to 7 days • Contextual data

  13. Fees 2012? • England • £6,000 - £9,000 • If over £6,000 – show how some of the additional income is used in making progress in WP • HEIs have not declared their fees to date • Wales • Basic tuition fees £6,000 - £9000 per annum • The assembly government will meet the cost of extra fees for students from Wales attending any UK university. • NI – will possibly follow England (has said cannot follow Wales) • Scotland • One option in the Green Paper (17 Dec) – students from England pay £6,500 • No decision expected until after elections in May

  14. Timeline of fee information • May 2011 Course search goes live: without fee information • June 2011 Apply goes live for registration • July 2011 Course Search updated: with fee information • Sep 2011 Apply goes live for applications

  15. Implications for pre-applicants & events • Impact on HEI prospectuses & UCAS Big Guide • Full prospectus or course sheets? • Fee information in or out? • No Big Guide in 2012 • Impact on Conventions • What materials have been produced ready for March? • What I&A will be given to applicants regarding fees? • Will HEIs guarantee courses will be delivered?

  16. Fees around the world Similar predictions for rise is fees to take into account the economic situation! Some examples: • Maastricht: 1620 Euro = £1360 • Uni of Texas at Austin $31,218 = £19,979 • Australia $10,000 to 13,500 = £6,400 – 8,640 • Charles Uni, Prague, Science 6,900 Euro = £5,796

  17. Challenges confronting the Tariff review http://www.ucas.ac.uk/documents/tariff/review.pdf • Not universal – currently, not all qualifications used to apply for HE (both UK and internationally) are on the Tariff • Used in a variety of ways for which it is not really suited • Need to future-proof the Tariff and ensure it is fit for purpose in the future • Review to be completed in 2012 *

  18. Reorganisation at UCAS • New CEO in 2010 (Mary Curnock Cook) • G2G programme • New vision and corporate strategy • UCAS at the heart of connecting people to HE • Helping people make the right choices for the right reasons with the right outcomes • Restructure • 8 units (and Executives) instead of 6 • Units and teams re-aligned or newly formed • (and renamed where appropriate)

  19. 2011 Projects – working titles! Top level focus • My Future • Course Finder • Course Finder Mobile application • Train the Trainer • E-learning zone • Virtual Fairs

  20. Tell us your thoughts Emerson Osmond Peter Mulligan Customer Strategy Unit  ia@ucas.ac.uk

  21. Sources of further information

  22. UCAS TV • www.ucas.tv • How to Guides • Case studies • Video diaries

  23. UCAS on YouTube

  24. Make space on your shelf for….. • Covers the entire applicant journey (from choosing courses to starting at university or college) • Launched at the Annual Teachers and Advisers Conference (9/10 Feb 2011) For more information, email: publicationservices@ucas.ac.uk

  25. Questions Alan Jones Professional Development a.jones@ucas.ac.uk

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