International Diploma Council.

Anyone knows if this is a legit degree provider.
I think the degree is from UC in UK but some one actually has diploma from IDC and not UK UC.

International Diploma Council.

http://www.diploma.or.jp/e_index.htm

Learner

 

It appears that they offer an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages through the University of Chichester www.ucc.ac.uk . Perhaps one of the Brits on the list can clarify what it means to be accredited by the British Council.

 

The Status of the University

http://www.ucc.ac.uk/cfm/about/statusofucc.html

Fully accredited and recognized university.

I understand that IDC offers the program of the UC UK in Japan
so students don't have to travel to UK.

Bit I don't think IDC can award diplomas or degrees.

learner

 

If it's not listed on this web page, or this one, then it's not authorized to issue degrees in the UK. From the DFES web site:

• Only those organisations on the above lists are permitted to award UK degrees or offer provision that leads to a UK degree. If an organisation is not contained on one of these lists then it is NOT offering a recognised UK degree. All the degrees awarded by recognised UK bodies at their own institution or through listed bodies are recognised degrees.
  
  SOURCE: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/recognisedukdegrees/wcoukd.shtml

The International Diploma Council is not listed on either of those two web pages and is not, therefore, "accredited" (in the sense that we tend to use that word around here) or approved/authorized to offer degrees in the UK. The University of Chichester, on the other hand, is listed on one of those web pages; and is, therefore, accredited and authorized/approved to offer degrees in the UK.

Whether the International Diploma Council is allowed to offer certificates or diplomas, even though not listed on the above referenced web pages, in the UK or Japan or anywhere else, is another matter altogether.

At this writing, a Google search produces seven hits (two duplicates, so a net of five) wherein the text string "International Diploma Council" appears anywhere on the web site www.ucc.ac.uk (the University of Chichester web site)... for whatever that's worth.

Yes, that would be nice.

From the British Council web site:

• We are incorporated by royal charter. In the UK we are registered as a charity (not-for-profit organisation) and operate as an executive non-departmental public body. A non-departmental public body is a national public body that operates independently of government, but for which ministers are ultimately responsible. Many non-departmental public bodies have a sponsoring government department. In our case, this department is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  
  HOW WE ARE GOVERNED
  We receive strategic direction from a board of trustees. The board appoints its own members with the exception of two, who are nominated by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. All members serve for a term of three years, which may be renewed. The executive direction of our organisation is carried out by David Green, our Director General; and supported by a Deputy Director General and a Senior Management Team.
  
  Our Patron is Queen Elizabeth II. The Prince of Wales is our Vice-Patron.
  
  OUR ADVISORY BODIES
  Our strategies for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are each supported by National Committees. Our strategies for our work in the arts, knowledge and information, education and training, science, engineering and environment, governance, and English teaching, are each supported by Advisory Committees. We also have an Advisory Board; this is a policy forum that supports the Board of Trustees and the organisation by providing perceptions and insights into our work and the context in which we are, and will be, operating. The Advisory Board meets once a year.
  
  HOW WE ARE FUNDED
  We receive a core grant-in-aid from the Foreign and Commonwealth Department, which in 2005/06 amounts to £186.2m. We also earn income from teaching English, conducting British examinations overseas, and managing development and training contracts, expected to amount to £164m in 2005/06. Our overall turnover in 2005/06 is likely to be approximately £497m.
  
  SOURCE: http://www.britishcouncil.org/home-about-us-governance-funding.htm

For whatever that, too, is worth.

 

It is my understanding that foreign institutions (as in outside the UK) that are validated by British universities do not appear on the list, only those located within the UK.

 

That may very well be the case. Certainly the US's Trinity College of the Bible and Seminary (aka, "Trinity Newburgh") was validated by the UK's Canterbury Christ Church University. The former (Trinity) was never listed on the DFES web site, while the latter (Canterbury) was (and still is). I'm sure there are a gazillion other similar examples.



It's interesting -- purely as an aside -- that Trinity has now removed from its accreditation web page any mention of its relationship with Canterbury Christ Church University. This is a new and surprising development, no doubt part of the many changes Trinity is making in preparation for its regional accreditation final visit scheduled for May 2006. I wonder if this means that Trinity has severed its relationship with Canterbury. But that's off-topic in this thread. Sorry. Just an observation.

EDIT: Oops! I see, upon closer examination, that Trinity has not severed its ties to Canterbury. It has simply removed mention of it from its accreditation page, where it used to be (which is still curious). But, at this writing, there's now a a link to it right on Trinity's front page.

 

Thanks for the information and taking time to address my question.

I appreciate that.

Learner