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Milestones and Objectives. The University is fully committed to the following: • Enhancing the strong level of participation of older learners • Maintaining the current ethnic diversity of our population of home undergraduates • Maintaining our position above benchmarks relating to low socio-economic groups Baseline Data Definition Milestones Participation from lower socio economic groups To maintain the position against 2005 HESA PI location adjusted benchmark for undergraduates and, through our two University Centres, provide programmes to areas of low HE participation. Participation of students from low participation areas Maintain the 2005 position against benchmark for undergraduates. Participation of Disabled students To maintain the position against 2005 HESA PI benchmark. Participation of mature students To maintain the position against 2005 HESA PI benchmark.
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Milestones and Objectives. The University monitors performance against a range of measures. Our overall objectives are to: Increase the number of full-time undergraduates from low socio-economic groups (4-7) Maintain our position against the benchmark in terms of retention rates Tables 1 and 2 details our milestones and performance indicators. We have used some key performance indicators provided by the HEFCE. There are limitations with this data as they are published over a year after the activity and are dependent on national student population changes. However, this is the best planning information we currently have available. We have set ourselves a target of 24% of full-time first degree entrants from socio-economic groups 4-7 by 2011/12. We are proud of our comprehensive outreach programme and we seek to consolidate the programme whilst focussing on particular target groups. Within the overall objectives we will continue to focus our activity on hard to reach groups and in particular: Grow our outreach work in areas of West Yorkshire that show low levels of progression to higher education (such as Wakefield) Seek to support student achievement in schools and colleges Target individuals from low socio-economic groups with the potential to succeed at higher education (e.g. through Reach for Excellence, Pathways to Law). We wish to maintain our good record in retention and we recognise that as we work to widen participation, students will need more support at University. Therefore we feel it is an ambitious target to maintain our current retention rate at the 2003/4 HESA benchmark of 6.0%. The University of Leeds is successful at retaining students through to conclusion of their chosen programme of study, with the University-wide attrition rate currently at 6.5% (December 09) however, this rate varies across disciplines. An initial investigation of attrition rates and socio-economic classification data at the University and Faculty level for 2004/5 and 2005/6 suggested that students from low socio-economic backgrounds (groups 4-7) were around 2.5 times more likely to leave the University than students from the higher socio- economic groups (1-3); but that attrition rates are also affected by other factors such as entry method, with a higher attrition rate for students entering through Clearing than for the Home/EU full-time undergraduate intake as a whole. The attrition rate of students from low SEG 4-7 will continue to be monitored throughout the period of this Access Agreement....
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Milestones and Objectives. Given the nature of the full time student population currently studying at the college, the college is minded that the introduction of variable fees does not negatively impact upon participation rates. Consequently the college will use recruitment data for 2006/07 to ascertain the likely impact on recruitment for 2007/08. Should local intelligence from the college and partner HEIs indicate an adverse impact on recruitment, the college may seek to revisit the variable fees policy to the further benefit of students should it be deemed necessary. The college will seek to increase the number of full time students by 5% based on 2005/06 numbers (directly funded only) and to maintain such an increase of 5% to those recruited from Lincolnshire postcodes. The college will maintain its current levels of activity in aspiration building and widening participation.
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Milestones and Objectives. 5.2.1 The College has established the following milestones and objectives: based on the base-line data in 5.1 above: • Recruit to target 2006-2010 • Increase internal progression by 5% p.a. • Increase recruitment in the 18-21 age range by 5% p.a. • Appoint additional student support tutor by 09/2006 • Introduce use of student personal development profile 09/2005.
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Milestones and Objectives. 7.1. The college has established the following milestones and objectives in relation to its higher education provision falling within the remit of this agreement:-
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Milestones and Objectives. The University is fully committed to the following: Enhancing the strong level of participation of older learners Maintaining the current ethnic diversity of our population of home undergraduates Maintaining our position above benchmarks relating to low socio-economic groups Baseline Data Definition Milestones Participation from lower socio economic groups To maintain the position against HESA PI location adjusted benchmark for undergraduates and, through our two University Centres, provide programmes to areas of low HE participation. Participation of students from low participation areas Maintain the position against benchmark for undergraduates. Participation of Disabled students Maintain the position against HESA PI benchmark. Participation of mature students Maintain the position against HESA PI benchmark.
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  • Goals and Objectives The Parties acknowledge and agree that the specific goals and objectives of the Parties in entering into this Agreement are to:

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