Swansea College and QA Greater Training have partnered to ship versatile diploma packages in London from September 2025, The PIE Information can completely reveal. The transfer is a part of a wider technique to serve various communities in UK metropolitan areas.
The announcement alerts the primary section of a long-term strategic partnership to ship programmes collectively throughout England within the coming years.
QA Greater Training at present function profitable department campuses in London, Birmingham and Manchester in partnership with British universities together with Ulster College, Northumbria College and Solent College.
The addition of Swansea College is anticipated to be adopted by additional partnership bulletins quickly, as QA strengthens its portfolio.
Swansea College’s professional vice-chancellor for worldwide engagement, Judith Lamie stated: “We’re delighted to embark on this new enterprise with QA Greater Training, which heralds our dedication to increasing the attain of Swansea College’s distinctive programmes to open new doorways for college students and create alternatives for development and innovation.
“This initiative additionally marks a major milestone in our evolution by extending our impression to new areas throughout the UK and worldwide markets and we look ahead to the optimistic modifications and successes this collaboration will carry.”
QA has skilled appreciable recruitment success in recent times by creating versatile supply modes similar to night and weekend timetables alongside blended studying.
In 2024, it supported a community greater than 15,000 college students throughout their college partnerships – attracting each worldwide and home learners – by enabling entry for college students who may also be juggling work or different commitments.
Simon Nelson, CEO of QA Greater Training instructed The PIE: “We’re seeing appreciable development in demand from college students who’re looking for extra versatile methods to check.
“Swansea College’s tutorial excellence mixed with QA Greater Training’s revolutionary method to course supply will open doorways to top-tier training that’s each accessible and versatile.”
We’re seeing appreciable development in demand from college students who’re looking for extra versatile methods to check
Simon Nelson, CEO, QA Greater Training
London programs will launch in September 2025 with supply of MSc pc science.
Swansea Universty has a robust repute within the discipline, the place 100% of its pc science analysis impression was rated as world-leading and internationally glorious within the newest Analysis Excellence Framework (REF).
Additional programs in arithmetic, pc science and administration are anticipated to be launched from January 2026.
Talking on the QA Greater Training convention in Morocco final week, Nelson instructed delegates in regards to the firm’s drive to be “extra aware of market modifications” with college companions who’re keen “to innovate with new services and products” – signalling new partnerships had been imminent.
“In my time right here [as CEO], I’ve been very decided to put money into the best high quality pupil expertise,” he stated. “I’m very, very happy with the partnerships we have now with our universities who align with that imaginative and prescient.”
Each Judith Lamie, PVCi, Swansea College and Nick Miller, chief industrial officer, QA Greater Training can be talking at The PIE Stay Europe convention on 11–12 March 2025 in London. Ticket particulars out there here.
