The Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan has confirmed an extra 9,000 university places on September courses in a bid to further help the economy.
The allocation comes as a temporary measure for student number control giving educational institutions the option to bid for additional places with the Prime Minister announcing that investing in new skills is crucial to helping our economy recover from Coronavirus.
They aimed to create a total of 10,000 new places, 5,000 for healthcare and another 5,000 enrolments on courses of particular importance.
With one of their main focuses being on science and nursing, they have approved 5,611 places on healthcare courses to help the NHS, with 3,803 of those being allocated to nursing in particular.
They also expressed the need to continue the increase in applications for STEM subjects, having approved 1,300 additional university places for engineering courses as well as 756 places for biosciences and 500 for maths courses.
Donelan said “The coronavirus will not stop us from boosting growth in vital subjects like science, engineering, and maths.
“These courses not only deliver some of the best outcomes for students, but they will also be integral to driving innovation, helping our public services and building the skills the country needs.”
Eligibility bids were made by 38 suppliers having needed to meet certain criteria to qualify.
According to the Department of Education, this was based on the quality of the provider, taking into consideration their rates and graduate employability status.
A total of 3,859 bids were made with the ones eligible approved as well as 5,611 bids for healthcare courses which the Department for Health and Social Care accepted all.
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