Resumen de Enabling Access:: Developing Learning Skills at Level 0
There has been a plethora of reports concerning widening access to higher education ranging from critiques of the admission process through qualities sought by admission tutors to students’ views on how well prepared they were for entry.
Access, BTEC and GNVQ courses all provide preparation for entry to higher education, but do they equate with each other? Are there common factors and, if so, how are they interpreted as qualities sought, for example, in a mature entrant with no certificated learning on which to base a judgement? This paper draws on research and experience to move towards identifying learning outcomes required from a programme suitable to prepare students for the realities of current UK higher education.
