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Professional Design Institute wins International Association of Private Career Colleges (IAPCC) ​Excellence in Student Services Award

The IAPCC endeavours to provide its members with the highest standards in education. This provides the trust employers need to hire graduates from member organisations. Increasing confidence in the teaching from career colleges puts them on par with traditional universities for employers.

The IAPCC has been set up to achieve that, with initiatives such as a Code of Ethics to which members agree to adhere. The Code of Ethics is set out to define standards of conduct expected of members of IAPCC in their dealings with one another and with IAPCC.

The IAPCC also recognise members who follow their requirements in an exemplary way. IAPCC ​Excellence in Student Services Awards program recognizing and encouraging member schools who operate an outstanding student services program.

The Professional Design Institute has won the 2021 IAPCC Excellence in Student Services Award. The winner was announced to be PDI (Professional Design Institute).

This award was created to recognizing and encourage member schools that operate an outstanding student services program.

The winner of this year’s Award, chosen by a distinguished panel of judges, were announced on the 30th of January.

The judges said that PDI ‘stood out with its innovative approach to improving academic outcomes for students, progress tracking, access to academic support, student Learning Management System (LMS) and graduate support services. The Institute has made outstanding progress in its delivery of courseware and creating a seamless learning experience for its students.

IAPCC’s Executive Director commented: ‘We are delighted to award PDI with this important award. It acknowledges the hard work and commitment of it’s staff, and in particular the dedication of the Student Services team. It ensure that all students are given every opportunity to fulfil their academic potential regardless of background. I would like to thank and congratulate them all for this well-deserved award.’

The IAPCC have an industry peer review body that oversees the maintenance of quality standards of providers who voluntarily elect to obtain industry-based accreditation and recognition. You can find out more about their quality assurance on their website.