pointblank is proud to announce that it has been granted Full Diploma Awarding Powers (DAPs) by the Workplace for College students (OfS), marking a serious milestone in our evolution and formally recognising our tutorial excellence, governance and long-term stability.
This achievement is particular because it locations pointblank amongst a choose group of impartial larger training suppliers within the UK authorised to award their very own levels and to validate diploma programmes for different establishments. It implies that from 1st April 2026, pointblank is authorised to award its personal undergraduate levels.
The award of DAPs follows a rigorous evaluation course of – justifiably referred to as the Scrutiny Interval – and displays pointblank’s persistently excessive requirements in educating, tutorial high quality and pupil outcomes. The choice builds on our TEF Gold score, the very best potential end result within the Instructing Excellence Framework, which recognises excellent efficiency throughout educating high quality, studying surroundings and pupil expertise, in addition to a set of wonderful Nationwide Pupil Survey ends in 2025.
With a 30-year historical past of innovation in music and inventive training, pointblank has developed a world repute for industry-relevant programmes, distinctive educating employees and powerful graduate outcomes at 83% for graduate employability. Full Diploma Awarding Powers present higher tutorial independence and reinforce the long-term worth and credibility of a pointblank diploma for college students each within the UK and internationally.
Commenting on the announcement, Jules Brookes, Head of Establishment mentioned:
“Being awarded Full Diploma Awarding Powers with no restrictions is a big second for pointblank. It recognises the power of our tutorial provision, our dedication to educating excellence, and the standard of the coed expertise we ship. Alongside our TEF Gold score, this achievement confirms our place as a trusted and established larger training establishment and helps our ambition to proceed shaping the way forward for artistic training.”
The brand new standing additionally permits pointblank to validate diploma programmes for different establishments, extending our tutorial affect and supporting innovation throughout the artistic training sector, so we sit up for serving to appropriate companions with their validation wants.
We’re grateful to Middlesex College for our long-standing validation partnership and stay dedicated to proceed intently working with them all through this era of transition to keep up the excessive requirements which have helped us progress to this point.
When you’re keen on finding out at pointblank music college, there’s by no means been a greater time. Be a part of our subsequent Open Day and apply for a programme to begin your future in music.
