University of Chester

The University of Chester is a public university located in the historic city of Chester, England. The University, the first purpose-built teacher training college in the UK, based in five campus sites in and around Chester and one in Warrington, offers a range of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as undertaking academic research. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Cathedrals Group, the North West Universities Association and Universities UK. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) 2010 audit praised the university for its good practice in ensuring standards and enhancing the quality of learning opportunities, the supportive relationships that underpin the learning and working in the institution and the strength of its partnership work. The Faculty of Education and Children's Services also celebrated an 'outstanding' outcome in its recent Ofsted inspection of Initial Teacher Training. The university was ranked 69th in The Guardian 2016 University Guide and 67th in The Times and Sunday Times University League Table 2015. Chester is the best performing university in the North West of England for employability, with 95.2% of its graduates in work or further study, helped by the university's flagship 'work-based learning' module which allows students to take an industry placement related to their course of study as a module to gain experience, in conjunction with its five-star rated Student Support and Guidance.