Learner Journey

The learning journey at Liverpool Colleges is presented in 4 stages. Progression to subsequent stage within our learning philosophy is dependent on the successful completion of all requirements of the previous stage. The learning stages are illustrated below:


The blended learning Undergraduate and Postgraduate Diploma courses at Liverpool Colleges provide students an affordable pathway to earning an undergraduate or postgraduate degree from a choice of respected UK universities.

This is the stage when learners are expected to learn the essential information related to their qualification modules. All students are required to successfully complete all performance and assessment requirements for this stage. The learning supports which are available: 

  • Student Portal - students receive access details to begin learning on the student portal. The access to rich contents in modules and lessons with formative assessment and tests which are designed to consolidate learning.
  • Recorded Webinars (External Experts) – Students shall have access to recorded webinars related to the learning outcomes. The webinars shall enhance students’ abilities in critical evaluation and analysis – this is designed to offer the international perspective in business.
  • Recorded Webinars (Local Experts) - The student shall have access to recorded webinars developed by local experts to enhance the local focus and develop learners’ awareness of business from a local contextual perspective.
  • Distance Learning Sessions – Timely live sessions to offer learners a chance to discuss critical business components. Such sessions shall have an international dimension. Tutors from local , regional and international countries are invited to participate in these sessions. 
  • Coaching support – The coaching is intended to focus on each learner's individual learning needs. Learners shall have access to our expert and specialist coaches to overcome their learning challenges. Coaching is designed for those students who have successfully completed their stage 1 and proceeded with their assignments in stage 2.
  • Peers Learning (Networking) – This activity aims to help our learners connect with their peers to exchange learning experience and to improve networking among participants from all region. This is also a platform to meet top regional experts.
  • Tutor Support – Each learner will have access to an academic tutor who shall respond to each specific question. All questions and answers shall be published on a portal for all learners to benefit from.
  • English Language and Academic Writing support – each learner shall have access to rich resources and receive training to develop his/her skills in preparation to good written assignments and research.
  • Formative assessment: Each learner must complete tests for each module and demonstrate an ability to move on to stage 3.

  • Assignments: each student who has successfully completed stage 1 shall be receiving all assignments to begin his/her formal summative assessment. In order to pass, each student must satisfy all the assessment criterial for each assignment.
  • Coaching Support: all students shall receive timely and scheduled coaching to help them complete the assignments prior to the assessment by our approved assessors. Individual scheduled one-one coaching shall be scheduled to respond to individual learning needs.
  • Internal Verifier- Each assignment shall be reviewed by our internal verifier prior to submission to ensure each learner’s compliance with the indicative assessment criteria and requirements before submission to the Assessors (The Internal Verifier does not offer feedback on the assignment credibility or accuracy of the tasks content). The Internal verifier main role is to check the assessor compliance in the assessment of students’ submissions in complete alignment to the Awarding Body assessment requirements.
  • Feedback: Assessors who mark the assignments shall give feedback for re-submission or to help improvement in future assignments.

  • Each learner who successfully completes stage 2 shall receive a Diploma for the level , those learners who complete Level 5 has the opportunity to progress to the final year of a UK University to complete a Bachelor Degree. Similarly all Level 7 students who successfully complete Level 7 shall have the opportunity to top up by completing a dissertation to obtain a UK University Master Degree (MBA/MA/MSc).
  • There are a number of leading Universities who accept our qualifications for top up; this can be distance learning or Full-time on-campus in the UK – This is also dependent on your choice of University and your specialization preference.

List of Universities with Progression Paths

Some of the universities, where previous Qualifi graduates gained entry or have formal progression arrangements include:

  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • University of East London
  • University of Gloucestershire
  • De Montfort University
  • University of Bolton
  • University of Lincoln
  • University of West of Scotland
  • University of Wolverhampton
  • Birmingham City University
  • University of Derby
  • University of Northampton
  • Arden University
  • University of Law
  • Bath Spa University
  • Bangor University
  • Leeds Beckett University
  • University of Bedfordshire
  • BPP University
  • Buckinghamshire New University
  • University of Chichester
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • University of Cumbria
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Northumbria University
  • University of Huddersfield
  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • London South Bank University
  • The Open University
  • Staffordshire University
  • University of Portsmouth
  • University of New England – Australia
  • Wrexham Glyndwr University