02/12/2013
BPP - Higher/Professional Education Provider of the Year 2013
BPP, the UK’s leading private education and training provider in the fields of business, law, finance, tax accountancy and healthcare has been awarded Education Investor Higher/Professional Education Provider of the Year 2013.
Some of the highlights of the year for the BPP Education Group for which BPP won the award:
BPP University was granted full University status, renewal of Taught Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council, a successful QAA review and renewal of Highly Trusted Sponsor status by UKBA
BPP Granted its 1,000th Scholarship to promote diversity of access to the accountancy, finance and legal professions
Securing 31 of the Top 50 UK Law Firms as exclusive clients for professional legal training
Winning of the "Law Works & Attorney General Awards 2013" for its Pro Bono initiatives (including partnership with the London Borough of Hackney and law firms to provide a Pop-Up advice service)
BPP University launching new programmes in Nursing and Dentistry, launching the latter from Harley Street premises as the City of London Dental School
Launching a new online competency based platform devoted to the development of professionals in partnership with one of the "Big Four"
Working with leading professional bodies to develop Higher Apprenticeships as a complimentary route for those seeking to enter Business and the Professions.
BPP won a PQ award for Online Classroom Live for Study Resource of the Year, the ideal one-stop shop for the busy trainee
BPP Chief Executive and Vice Chancellor of BPP University, Professor Carl Lygo said, "We were all honoured by the award. The fact that this award was judged by leaders in business, the government and the representative body of UK Universities speaks volumes about the quality we strive to maintain at BPP. It is a tribute to the hard work and high standards of everyone here."
He continued; "Our approach is to promote excellence in professional education by being forward thinking, progressive and innovative. We bridge the gap between education and professional practice, making our graduates exceptionally employable and helping de-risk the considerable investment required for higher education."
BPP University is a UK degree awarding body providing its own awards through four schools: BPP Law School, BPP Business School and BPP School of Health all of which are supported by BPP’s School of Foundation and English Language Studies. For over 35 years BPP Professional Education has been preparing clients for the examinations of professional bodies.
www.bpp.com