Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 7
7
Accepted
OfS lacks transparency regarding performance of unregistered franchised providers and their partnerships.
Recommendation
OfS publishes information on a registered provider’s performance that shows whether students have completed their course and progressed into work or further study. OfS publishes information for each lead provider and any registered franchised provider. Around two-thirds of franchised providers are not registered with OfS. While lead providers give OfS data for all students, including those at franchised providers, OfS does not currently publish information for unregistered franchised providers, and users cannot distinguish providers where a lead provider has multiple franchising partnerships.14
Government Response Summary
The OfS intends to share, in autumn 2024, student outcomes indicators with each lead provider that show the performance for each of its delivery partners. The OfS intends to publish student outcome indicators for a pilot group of lead providers and each of their delivery partners in 2024, and expects to follow this with publication of this data for all partnerships during 2025.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: December 2025 1.6 The OfS intends to share, in autumn 2024, student outcomes indicators with each lead provider that show the performance for each of its delivery partners. This performance data will inform the lead provider’s oversight of partners. 1.7 The OfS intends to publish student outcome indicators for a pilot group of lead providers and each of their delivery partners in 2024. The OfS expects to follow this with publication of this data for all partnerships during 2025.