The British government has called for more “clarity and honesty” in advertisements for university courses to prevent students from being trapped in “dead-end courses.”
Under new guidance published on July 1, universities will have to include in their adverts comparable data on the proportion of students who drop out and the likelihood of going on to a graduate job or further study after finishing the course.
The guidance would apply to all forms of advertising, and the information should be “noticeable,” the guidance said.
The latest data showed that fewer than six in 10 students would make the same choice of university or course if they could make the decision again, the government said….