Abstract:Outlines the development of Access Courses and explains the national quality assurance framework developed to co-ordinate standards within such provision. Generalizes the quality assurance processes of authorized validating agencies (AVAs) in order to facilitate a future exploration of some typical costs and benefits and the appreciation of the problematic nature of such an exercise.
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