Following merger with the London Examining Board, it is now known as Edexcel. A representative body whose members include the Vice-Chancellors and Principals of all UKuniversities. Those technologies which enable the processing, storage and transmission of both live and recorded information by electronic means. The percentage of students who complete their programme of higher education. See also drop-out rate.
Credit transfer is an arrangement by which credits granted by one body are recognised by another.
Diplomate Someone who has gained a diploma. Distance learning Learning through TV, radio, correspondence or via computer networks which takes place mainly at a distance from the educational institution responsible for the learning programme. The percentage of students who do not complete their programme of higher education. An initiative funded by the former Employment Department. EHE's aims were to make higher education programmes more vocationally oriented and encourage students' personal development via the improvement of transferable skills.