§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students progressed from HND to degree courses in 1997–98 in(a) further education institutions and (b) higher education institutions. [55661]
§ Mr. Mudie[holding answer 19 October 1998]: The latest figures for higher education institutions (HEIs) show that in 1997–98 there were 13,453 students beginning full and part-time first degree courses in England whose highest previous qualification was an HND or HNC. The latest figures for further education institutions (FEIs) in England are for 1995–96 and show that there were 19 entrants to first degree courses whose highest qualification was an HND. Figures are not readily available for the proportions of these previously obtained HNDs/HNCs which were obtained in FE as opposed to HE institutions.
The figures may also be incomplete as those students on HND courses who switch directly to degree courses in the same institution may not always have their highest entry qualification updated accordingly.
The figures for HEIs include students who took a break in their study as well as those who proceeded directly from an HND to a degree. In addition, the HEI figures will include some first degree courses which have been franchised out to FEIs, but it is not possible to identify these separately.
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