Colleges
RCU has been working with colleges for 20 years and can provide trustworthy help in dealing with the current education and skills agenda including 14-19; Train to Gain and employer engagement; apprenticeships; compiling the educational case for capital projects; generating more fee income including overseas students; Foundation Degrees and the Framework for Excellence.
Since we hold the national learner datasets for schools, colleges and training providers and have extensive experience of working with colleges and planning and funding bodies, we can supply complex and sophisticated analysis of this huge resource, tailored to your needs - check our information on Market Share, Curriculum Planning, Trend Analysis and Modelling, Benchmarking and Customised Analysis. Additionally, we can assist with surveys of employers, learners, pupils and parents and other key stakeholders. The case-study below is an illustration of the ways we may be able to help you - this shows extracts from the outcomes of several projects which investigated fees policies and practice and the impact of fee changes.
We also work with sector organisations such as LSIS, QCA and LSC.
Case Studies
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Arts Course research
This project was commissioned by a college to examine whether there was a market for part-time Arts courses; if so who was the market and how big was it; what did people want; where did they look for information and what did they expect to pay. The research included analysis of learner records, use of data from the Census and IMD and telephone surveys of former Arts learners and of the local population.
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Data Analysis for Curriculum Planning & Market Share review
RCU's capability to capture and present learner data in an easy-to-follow manner can be used by providers or planning and funding bodies seeking an evidence base for curriculum planning decisions.
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Fees
RCU has been carrying out extensive research for LSC National Office, QIA and DIUS in recent years, looking at the impact of fee policies and fee income targets on... Download to read more
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