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September 2003/45
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Returns should be uploaded to the secure area of the HEFCE web-site, by Tuesday 25 November 2003

HEIFES03

Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey 2003-04

This document asks further education colleges to complete a survey of students on recognised courses of higher education. The data will: give us an early indication of the number of students on recognised courses of HE at further education colleges in 2003-04; enable us to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets for 2003-04; and inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2004-05.

To: Heads of further education colleges directly funded by HEFCE in 2003-04
Heads of lead institutions of HEFCE-recognised funding consortia
Of interest to those responsible for: Student data, Funding
Reference: 2003/45
Publication date: September 2003
Enquiries to: Joe Clark tel 0117 931 7292
e-mail heifes@hefce.ac.uk


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Please note that Table 1 and paragraphs 10 and 22 and of the main text were amended on 28 October 2003.

Annex P: Sample tables
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Executive summary

Purpose

1.    This document asks further education colleges (FECs) to complete a survey of students on recognised courses of higher education (HE).

Key points

2.    The data will:

  1. Give us an early indication of the number of students on recognised courses of HE at FECs in the academic year 2003-04.
  2. Enable us to monitor the achievement of the funding agreement targets for the academic year 2003-04.
  3. Together with the individualised student record (ISR) supplied to the Learning and Skills Council, inform our allocation of teaching funds for the academic year 2004-05.

3.    This document provides:

  1. Guidance notes for completing the HEIFES03 survey.
  2. Definitions used in the HEIFES03 survey.
  3. Examples of the survey tables, which will be distributed electronically.

4.    Information contained in the annexes will help colleges to complete the survey.

Annex A:  Summary of changes and clarifications since HEIFES02
Annex B:  The HEIFES03 student population
Annex C:  Recognised courses of HE
Annex D:  Counting student activity
Annex E:  Full-time equivalence for part-time students
Annex F:  Residential and funding status
Annex G:  Price groups
Annex H:  Mode of study
Annex I:   Level of study
Annex J:   Long years of programme of study
Annex K:  Table descriptions
Annex L:  Descriptions of columns in tables
Annex M:  Links between the ILRF04 and HEIFES03 data
Annex N:  Validation checks
Annex O:  Workbook notes
Annex P:  Sample tables
Annex Q:  HEIFES03 fundamentals
Annex R:  Audit of HEIFES02
Annex S:  Glossary
Annex T:  Index

Action required

5.    Returns should be uploaded to the secure area of the HEFCE web-site, by Tuesday 25 November 2003. Workbooks will be available to colleges at the beginning of November 2003.