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Most polytechnics were formed in the expansion of higher education in the 1960s. Academic degrees in polytechnics were validated by the UK Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) from 1965 to 1992.
May 16, 1997 · Following a white paper in 1966, the first 30 polytechnics, formed from over 50 existing colleges, were designated as the leading institutions of the public sector (four more polytechnics were designated between 1989 and 1992).
Jan 25, 2022 · Polytechnics operated between 1969-1992 with the purpose of meeting an ever-increasing demand for HE courses, preparing students for careers in industry, business and the professions.
Dec 5, 2022 · Formed between 1969 and 1973, England’s polytechnics offered higher education courses in vocational areas. Created through mergers of colleges of technology, art, commerce and other specialist institutions, they offered full-time, sandwich and part-time courses.
Jun 9, 2013 · The government opened 30 polytechnics in the 1960s "in an attempt to ensure working-class communities benefited" from the expansion of higher education, say the authors.
The first polytechnic – The Polytechnic Institution – opened to the public at 309 Regent Street on 6 August 1838, under the chairmanship of the distinguished scientist Sir George Cayley. Its aim was to demonstrate new technologies and inventions to the public.
Jun 12, 2012 · The London Polytechnic movement was created at the end of the 19 th century to address and tackle some of those deficiencies in the educational and training opportunities for young people who had left school and were working during the day. In 1880 London had three quarters of a million young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty five ...
