Policy recommendations Many recommendations for individual institutions and their staff arise in the body of this report. The following recommendations are specifically directed to the policymaking community, in the light of the conclusions and discussion above: That should provide appropriate weighting in its mainstream funding formulae to recognise the additional costs of non-course activity designed to widen participation, linked to the development of long term institutional strategies. That HEFCE should review and clarify the application of its funding methodology to liberal adult education, to ensure that institutions are not penalised if “mainstreamed” students opt not to seek credit for learning on accredited programmes. That Government and/or HEFCE should consider creating a distinct fund to support HE institutions in undertaking work designed to build the capacity of their local and regional communities. The allocation of such funds should reflect the criteria identified in this report. That in future programmes HEFCE should allocate resources to networking and dissemination work to minimise duplication of mistakes and accelerate learning among funded projects.
Policy recommendations Many recommendations for individual institutions and their staff arise in the body of this report. The following recommendations are specifically directed to the policymaking community, in the light of the conclusions and discussion above: That should provide appropriate weighting in its mainstream funding formulae to recognise the additional costs of non-course activity designed to widen participation, linked to the development of long term institutional strategies. That HEFCE should review and clarify the application of its funding methodology to “mainstreamed” liberal adult education, to ensure that institutions are not penalised if students opt not to seek credit for learning on accredited programmes. That Government and/or HEFCE should consider creating a distinct fund to support HE institutions in undertaking work designed to build the capacity of their local and regional communities. The allocation of such funds should reflect the criteria identified in this report. That in future programmes HEFCE should allocate resources to networking and dissemination work to minimise duplication of mistakes and accelerate learning among funded projects.
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