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Foundation Degree

Foundation Degree. Warwick Hall Director of Regional Strategy Foundation Degree Forward. w.hall@fdf.ac.uk. Foundation Degree. Business Focused Higher Education. Helping you to help your people to help your business.

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Foundation Degree

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  1. Foundation Degree • Warwick Hall • Director of Regional Strategy • Foundation Degree Forward w.hall@fdf.ac.uk

  2. Foundation Degree Business Focused Higher Education Helping you to help your people to help your business Preparing your people for the jobs they do today and those they will do in the future Improving business performance through improved individual performance

  3. Foundation Degree Intended to meet Industry’s Need Appropriately qualified, practically experienced, technical individuals who can Devise, Implement, Operate and Improve our processes to ensure our capability of achieving the global competitiveness that is essential for the future of our industry. People equipped for real roles that will provide: excellent careers enhanced business performance

  4. Foundation Degree • A distinctive Higher Education qualification that: • Provides vocational progression that is academically rigorous and employment related. • Integrates academic and workplace learning. • Involves close collaboration between learning providers and employers in design, development and delivery. • Is flexible in both delivery and acquisition of learning. • Provides outcomes that are comparable to those of a second year honours degree. • Facilitates articulation and progression towards an appropriate honours degree.

  5. Foundation Degree What Subject Agriculture Art Bioscience Business Environment Finance Geography Health Construction Education Engineering Communication Community Computing Theology Sport Science Tourism Transport Heritage History Hospitality Public Administration Performing Arts Retail Legal Logistics & Supply Media Manufacturing

  6. Foundation Degree Professional Technical Management Roles Professional Business & Commercial Technical Co-ordination Supervisory, Interface & Liaison roles Technical Process Control Work Process Semi Technical Work Casual / unskilled Work Foundation Degree Who for ‘Engineering Professional’ Levels ‘Business’ Levels Chartered Engineer 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Incorporated Engineer Engineering Technician

  7. CPD Professional qualification Postgraduate Degrees Honours Degree Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Foundation Degree Advanced Apprenticeship A Level Other Appropriate Advanced Apprenticeship GCSE Foundation Degree Progression

  8. Foundation Degree Award Comparison (Qualification Framework Levels) Level 7 + 120 - 180 Credits Level 6 360 Credits Level 5 240 Credits Level 5 240 Credits 160 Credits Level 4 120 Credits Level 4 120 Credits HNC Foundation Degree Honours Degree Masters Degree

  9. Foundation Degree Delivery Flexibility • Foundation degrees can: • be delivered in innovative and flexible ways; • make extensive use of learning technologies; Blended, Web Based delivery and assessment. • be structured to meet the commitments of the student as an employee, • be designed to fit the requirements of the workplace; Workplace Delivery, Integrating Company Training. • build upon workplace experience, work-based learning is integral to the Foundation Degree, utilising the workplace to be a learning environment • develop the student as a learner, self managing their learning, • incorporate workplace activity and achievement in the assessment process.

  10. Foundation Degree Foundation Degrees • Provide complete qualifications in their own right, accrediting levels 4 & 5. • Validated by Universities providing progression to higher opportunities. • One level below an honours degree, attracting 240 credits. • High level of workplace competence as well as academic attainment. • Work-based learning is integral to the Foundation Degree. • Offer progression from apprenticeships etc. • Delivered in innovative and flexible ways, often designed to fit the: • requirements of the workplace • commitments of the student as an employee. • Ideal for adult students in work.

  11. Foundation Degree • Business Solution • Working with business ensures: • Workplace requirements are met. • Workplace resources are available. • Individuals’ workplace projects are supported. • Student availability. • Real live learning “materials”. • Continuing development for the learner. • Career opportunities • Real impact on the business

  12. Foundation Degree • Warwick Hall • Director of Regional Strategy • Foundation Degree Forward w.hall@fdf.ac.uk

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