UCU responds to McDonald's gaining qualification awarding powers

UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Any body given the power to award qualifications must meet the stringent requirements set down by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority. We fully understand the benefits of people being able to transfer in-house accredited training to the next level. However, we would have concerns about qualifications that are very narrow and specific to one organisation, like McDonald's.

'Just last week, a report revealed that some universities have concerns over diplomas. We are unsure whether those institutions would be clamouring to accept people with McQualifications.'

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