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National Context
The original drivers of this project were:
- The success of the Newcastle-Nottingham Internet-PARs Project 1998-2000 (http://www.internet-pars.ac.uk/PAR_docs/info-pars-Final-Report.pdf) which piloted a web-based recording system to support personal development planning (PDP) in association with personal tutoring.
- The UUK/SCoP/LTSN/QAA policy recommendations that HEIs introduce Transcripts by 2002 and PDP by 2005
- The desire of the project team and the funding bodies to link developments in HE with those in other sectors in order to demonstrate the feasibility of achieving a continuum of C&IT-based support for Lifelong Learning.
New drivers for the HE Progress File initiative now include:
- Changes in 14-19 education which will strengthen PDP in the pre-HE sector
- Release of new DfES Progress File materials for schools and adult learners (September 2002)
- Implications for the support of student learning of the Cooke agenda for institutional audit in HE
- Inclusion of Progress File in HEIs’ recent bids for Learning and Teaching Strategy funding
- Relevance of the HE Progress File to HEIs’ policies for widening participation and credit transfer
Members of the project team have contributed to the work of several national committees and working groups on various aspects of the HE Progress File initiative during the development of this project. The project work is continuing beyond this phase of funding.
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