Plans to integrate apprenticeships into the university admissions points system are a “missed opportunity”, university groups have said. Under the proposals, people with level 3 apprenticeships are awarded up to 112 points in the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) applications system from September. Points would be calculated based on the duration of an apprenticeship set out by IfATE. But in its response to the consultation, the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) said the plans were “well-meaning” but had “pitfalls”. UVAC’s formal response to the proposed UCAS points system, suggests a system that gives one credit for 10 hours of teaching. It argued UCAS should build an apprenticeship’s credit number into the standards development process. Click here for more.
