The University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) was formed in 1999 as a not-for-profit representative and support organisation by the HE sector and is run by the HE sector for the HE sector. We provide an independent voice for our members on matters relating to technical and professional higher level learning including higher and degree apprenticeship. Our mission is to champion higher level vocational learning and exists to support Higher Education Institutions play a full role in the delivery of skills, apprenticeship, technical education and professional education provision.

UVAC has a membership of approximately 90, including universities of all types, sizes and mission groups, higher education institutions, awarding and professional bodies, tech ed businesses and individuals.

We believe in:

The importance of meeting the higher vocational learning needs of individuals and employers
The validity of work-based routes into practical, work-applied higher education – with no artificial barriers
The value of experiential and reflective learning
The value of work-based and work-related higher education learning

Our activities:

We work with our members and others to influence the quality and value of higher vocational learning
We research, provide information and organise events to support our aims
We support the recognition of prior learning and the national application of credit and transfer between educational institutions
We work with educational institutions, employers, governments and national agencies to enhance graduate employability and progression

The UVAC agenda is of greater significance to the HE sector than any time in the last twenty years.

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