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Higher education: market entry guidance

Guidance on degree awarding powers, university title, designation for HEFCE funding and further education to higher education transfers.

• From: Department for Education and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 15 September 2015
• Last updated: 29 October 2015 — See all updates

The guidance sets out the:

• various stages of the application process
• criteria
• evidence requirements needed to demonstrate the criteria
• assessment and decision making processes

The guidance updates and supersedes previous guidance and is effective from 15 September 2015.

See also Specific course designation: guidance for alternative higher education providers.

Documents

• Designation as an institution eligible for HEFCE funding
  • 28 February 2018
  • Guidance
• Foundation degree awarding powers
  • 29 March 2018
  • Guidance
• Taught and research degree awarding powers
  • 29 March 2018
  • Guidance
• University title and university college title
  • 29 March 2018
  • Guidance

Published 15 September 2015

Last updated 29 October 2015 + show all updates

1. 29 October 2015

   Added foundation degree awarding powers document to the collection.

2. 15 September 2015

   First published.