'This really helped me to know how life & education is going to be in the UK.' - International student comment
Prepare for Success
A development funded by the Prime Minister's Initiative through the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA). This free resource is provided for international students planning to study at any university or college in the UK, and can also be used by receiving institutions in the UK, or institutions overseas.
What is Prepare for Success?
- A web-based resource of 23 interactive units of learning about academic life in the UK
- Providing 18+ hours of activity-based interactive learning for international students
- Offering a choice of study pathways through the resources by skill or topic
- Interactive FAQs webpage providing simple answers to frequently asked questions about study in the UK
- Versatile in how it can be delivered to students by institutions
- Includes information page for teachers and institutions
- An interactive FAQs page for international students preparing for study at a UK Further Education College
What is the aim?
Prepare for Success helps international students prepare for tertiary level study in the UK before they arrive. By engaging with the interactive learning resources students discover what British academic culture is like in colleges and universities and what kind of academic skills they will need for effective study. As well as preparing international students for what to expect when they begin their studies, the resource also provides scope for language improvement.
How can it be used?
Prepare for Success can be used to enhance a receiving institution's pre-arrival support package for its international students or a post-arrival induction course. International students can be directed to the resource via a link on an institutional website. The website is suitable for self-access use by students or units can be incorporated into a tutored, VLE-based course and delivered to students. Sending institutions can also use the resource to teach students.
Who is it for?
Prepare for Success is intended primarily for international students whose first language is not English and is suitable for students with an IELTS level between 5.5 and 7.5.
Project completion
All four phases of the Prepare for Success website development have now been completed and the website (http://www.prepareforsuccess.org.uk) is being extensively used. PMI Student Experience Achievements 2006-2011, the final report for the PMI projects in which Prepare for Success is featured, can be found here: UKCISA Publications and Reports.
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