WBIS

The WBIS Programme is validated and awarded by the University of Chester often considered the modern way of providing university level learning in the workplace. Adults who want to do a degree usually have to choose between study and employment - the WBIS Vocational Higher Education Programme offers a solution by utilising work as a place of learning.

WBIS is flexible and modular, start at any time, go at your own pace and pay as you go. Suitability for study is assessed regardless of formal qualifications and recognises and gives accreditation to prior formal or experiential learning. You will work with a personal academic tutor throughout the programme.


The WBIS higher education framework is tailored to provide academic recognition of learning undertaken primarily in the workplace. The workplace itself is utilised as a place of learning and that learning is further informed by additional relevant or 'integrated' research/study. As such WBIS represents a vocational approach to higher education, enabling academic awards to be achieved in conjunction with professional development in the students area of work and expertise.

What Subjects will I study?

Learning pathway and award title are negotiated individually and includes recognition of the students prior learning (both certified and experiential). Following an audit of existing skills, knowledge and ability in their vocational context; the students future learning needs are then identified. Work based projects and WBIS Taught modules are then identified to provide a means of meeting those learning needs.