Top Foundation Year Programs in Education

The Foundation Diploma for Tertiary Studies is developed to prepare students for higher education. The Foundation Diploma provides the necessary theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience in multi-disciplinary studies to prepare students for different disciplines in the next level of studies.

Upon completion of this course, students may progress to our Higher Diploma courses, leading to a degree and complete within 2 years.*

*Based on full-time studies.

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NCUK have been working with international students since 1987 and have so far helped 23,500 students progress to degree courses. NCUK was founded by 11 UK universities in order to help international students achieve a place on a UK degree programme. They deliver pathway programmes that allow you to gain the skills and qualifications you need to succeed at university.

All NCUK programmes are created in conjunction with their founding universities, and all of them are designed to give students the skills needed to get their UK studies off to a flying start.

Once students have passed the NCUK programme, they are guaranteed entry into one of 11 NCUK Universities. No one else can offer this guarantee.... [-]

Working with children offers a hugely rewarding career. Every child is unique, every family different, and no two days are ever the same.

Kensington and Chelsea College’s child care section offers all the Children’s and Young People’s Workforce, Early Years Educator and Supporting Teaching and Learning qualifications for those right at the beginning of their child care and education career right up to the popular Foundation Degree in Early Years for experienced professionals.

Most courses are available on a full time and a part-time basis. We have built excellent links with our local nurseries, playgroups, crèches and schools so we are able to advise students on securing placements, which are required for all the level 2 and 3 courses.... [-]

The Foundation Degree in Early Years at Kensington and Chelsea College is run in collaboration with Kingston University at Level 4 and Level 5. This course combines academic study with work-based learning. All students attend college for one day between 3 pm and 9.30 pm on a Tuesday. To apply for the course, you must meet the following criteria: You will have an appropriate Level 3 qualification such as the Diploma in Child Care and Education or Early Years, NNEB, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.

You should have a minimum of two years’ prior experience in an appropriate setting and must be employed or undertaking voluntary work in an appropriate setting for at least 16 hours per week for the duration of the course. Coursework and assignments will require you to be working at a level where you are fully involved with curriculum planning, supporting Special Educational Needs, working with parents and all aspects of Early Years Care and Education.... [-]

What?

The Foundation Studies Program (FSP) provides excellent preparation for tertiary study, maintains high academic standards and pays careful attention to the individual needs of international students. FSP students will develop English language proficiency, critical thinking and research skills though an integrated core program.

Why?

Foundation ProgrammeFoundation programme is a one year full-time course which offers students an alternative entry route to Overseas University degree courses.Foundation Programme is designed to prepare students for entry into Bachelor degree courses at the universities.Greater emphasis is placed on knowledge acquisition and development of skills that best prepare students for Higher Education. As a direct result, Foundation course students find the transition smoother when they progress to university.Foundation course that is aimed at students who wish to study at top ranking overseas universities. Its rich syllabus content and high academic level prepares students for the most challenging degree courses.... [-]

The success of this program is based on the fact that we work with who is here – right here – right now. Therefore, courses and instruction are continually evolving. The students and faculty are from all over the world and bring to the school the diversity of their experience. This creates an extraordinary learning environment.– Chloe Briggs, Chair of Foundation

Foundation, the first year of our four-year degree program, is built on the philosophy that there are fundamental approaches, skills and knowledge to be learned that are common to all creative disciplines. We encourage students to have a cross-disciplinary foundation attitude: to take risks, suspend disbelief and generally be open to new experiences and ways of looking at the world. At the same time major emphasis is placed on craft and skill. A primary goal of our foundation year is to give students confidence in their ability to make ideas. The studio and academic components of the program are dedicated to using Paris as an, ‘extended classroom’, drawing upon the city’s rich resources to inform and inspire student learning. Foundation is a diagnostic program; throughout the year students take part in events and workshops designed to introduce the specificities of each major offered at Paris College of Art. The mix of social and cultural contexts from which the students and faculty come creates a unique Foundation year. In this environment, students are encouraged to think seriously about what contributions an artist or designer can potentially make to the world.... [-]