On Monday 28 February 2022, the Government answered a written question on what assessment the Government had made of TIGA’s accreditation system. The question was asked by Justin Tomlinson, Conservative MP for North Swindon. The Government response praised the work of professional standards and progression frameworks, like TIGA’s accreditation system, for helping providers design and deliver courses that ensure students’ progress professionally.
See the full answer below.
Skilled Workers: Video Games
Department for Education
28 February 2022
Justin Tomlinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the accreditation system introduced by The Independent Game Developers’ Association in ensuring that universities and colleges can provide graduates with skills relevant to the game development sector.
Michelle Donelan: Driving up quality of higher education (HE) provision is a key priority for this government, and we are working with Office for Students to ensure all students receive high quality outcomes and are supported to progress to high skilled employment or further study through their HE course.
We expect higher and further education providers to ensure their courses at level 4 to 7 support students to progress into the workplace. Professional standards and progression frameworks like those developed by The Independent Game Developers’ Association can help providers design and deliver courses and work experience and ensure students can progress in professions. Assessment of the benefit of these standards is a matter for the provider.
As part of our technical education reforms, we want to make sure that the majority of technical qualifications at level 3 and below are based on employer-led occupational standards.