We exist to advance education in the sound administration of the law, including by promoting high standards of advocacy and enforcing professional standards of conduct. COIC supports the work of the four Inns of Court who provide the majority of COIC’s funds:
- Lincoln’s Inn
- Inner Temple
- Middle Temple
- Gray’s Inn
Grants
Council of the Inns of Court
Bar Professional Training Course Market Analysis Project
Grant: £20,000
March 19, 2018
The Inns are considering delivering the BPTC to provide a flexible and accessible pathway to the qualification at a far lower cost and risk than current provision. Partly based on the advice previously given by Parthenon (part LEF-funded research), we have persuaded the BSB to allow a two part flexibly delivered BPTC in their regulations. The first part of the course will be delivered online and the second via and attended blended course that will last half an academic year. We have met (more than once) with all of the BPTC providers and it does not appear at the moment that any of them will adopt this model preferred by the profession. Recent surveys indicate that the two part BPTC would be popular and indeed would encourage access to the profession.
As advised by Parthenon, the Inns have maintained a threat of market entry and now intend to finalise a delivery proposal. To guide this, a final analysis of the BPTC market is essential. The Inns, before they make a significant financial contribution to the set-up of a course, want to conduct a detailed market analysis to ascertain the likely reaction of current providers and ensure the option of a flexible, blended learning programme meets the needs of the profession and students.
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| Less Advantaged Backgrounds | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
Council of the Inns of Court
Review of the Bar Professional Training Course
Grant: £54,000
January 21, 2015
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| Related Research | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
