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ABlS Accreditation New UK pathway partnerships
to close announced
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Aapproved ELT accreditation schemes in the UK, will be phased T hree new pathway partnerships have been
BLS Accreditation, one
announced in the UK.
of the Home Office-
The University of Chichester www.chi.
out in September. ac.uk has announced a partnership with Holmes
In a statement sent to ST Magazine, ABLS https://ablsaccredi- Education Group www.holmeseducationgroup.
tation.co.uk said that all schools holding ABLS accreditation in com to initially prepare students for business,
September will be offered the opportunity to seamlessly transfer computing and engineering degrees.
to the Independent English Language Provider (IELP) accreditation An international college will be opened at the
scheme operated by the British Accreditation Council (BAC). Bognor Regis campus. More at: bit.ly/3fyr06C
Diana Lowe, Chief Executive of ABLS, said that it was a The University of South Wales www.
difficult decision to close the scheme after almost 30 years of southwales.ac.uk and QA Higher Education
accreditation services, but confirmed that ABLS will be continuing https://qahighereducation.com will create
to support all accredited schools until September. Read more at: pathway colleges in Cardiff and Pontypridd.
bit.ly/3v94dEO International students will be supported to
progress to degree programmes in business,

New ElT brand
launched
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K-based higher education
group Global Education
U(GEDU) has announced
the launch of the new division English Path www.englishpath.com computing, engineering and creative industries.
brand, which will be based at Global Education UK campuses in Read more at: bit.ly/3yovW6C
London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, as well as Dubai. And the Education Centre of Australia (ECA)
The initial portfolio includes professional English, exam prepa- www.eca.edu.au has announced an agreement
ration, foundation year courses for the University of Suffolk and with London Metropolitan University www.
online courses. Global Education unveiled a series of scholarships, londonmet.ac.uk to offer an International
including a Covid Wellness scholarship for overseas students. Foundation and a Pre-Masters course.
Head of Operations, Mike Summerfield, said, “An array of COO of ECA, Gavin Dowling, said, “The UK is a
attractive destinations at our university-style campuses with new location for us and we see this as a perfect
onsite gyms and cafés combined with a diverse course offering time to be expanding our geographic footprint.
and scholarship scheme will enable English Path to deliver on our London Met University is a great partner to be
mission of providing access to education to all.” bit.ly/3fxzPO6 working with.” bit.ly/3u0OruB

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