Make higher examinations more available to adult learners in Scotland

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Degree programmes such as medicine, law, veterinary, requires 5 higher's most do not achieve higher level in school. Colleges and schools do not offer the 5 needed in 1 year for access to university. Everyone deserves to take the higher exams. Higher's need to be more accessible to adult learners.

27% of people in Scotland with no qualifications. (Census)
£2,600 5 higher's privately (Edinburgh)
170,000 people unemployed in Scotland. (BBC)
£180 per higher, (local college) £720 in total (ILA will pay for one)
£720 paid by individual
Glasgow college only allow 3 higher's taken in one year, 5 needed for university. Adult learners should be allowed the chance to take their 5 higher's that were previously missed due to various reasons and circumstances.
Less than 3 access courses in Scotland.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

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Timeline

30 Mar 2016	Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Apr 2016

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