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September 2004/32
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Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet, by Tuesday 23 November 2004

HEIFES04

Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey 2004-05

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 higher education at further education colleges in 2004-05; enable us to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets for 2004-05; and inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2005-06.

To: Heads of further education colleges directly funded by HEFCE in 2004-05
Heads of lead institutions of HEFCE-recognised funding consortia
Of interest to those responsible for: Student data, Funding
Reference: 2004/32
Publication date: September 2004
Enquiries to: Joe Clark tel 0117 931 7292
e-mail heifes@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read on-line)

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Main text and annexes
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Please note that Annex D, paragraphs 13 and 15, and Annex F, paragraphs 10, 11 & 15, were amended on 28 October 2004.

Annex M: Sample tables
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Appendices (Web only)
Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Appendix 3
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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 2004-05.
  2. Enable us to monitor the achievement of the funding agreement targets for the academic year 2004-05.
  3. Together with the individualised learner record (ILR) supplied to the Learning and Skills Council, inform our allocation of teaching funds for the academic year 2005 06.

3.   This document provides:

  1. Guidance notes for completing the Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey (HEIFES04).
  2. Definitions used in the HEIFES04 survey.
  3. Examples of the survey tables, which will be available to download from the HEFCE extranet in November 2004.
  4. A summary of changes since HEIFES03 (Annex A).

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

Annex A: Summary of changes and clarifications since HEIFES03
Annex B: The HEIFES04 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: Sample tables (see separate download)
Annex N: HEIFES04 fundamentals
Annex O: Audit of HEIFES03
Annex P: Glossary
Annex Q: Index
Appendix 1: Links between ILR and HEIFES data (web only)
Appendix 2: ILR data used to inform 2005-06 WP allocations (web only)
Appendix 3: Validation checks (web only)

Appendices 1, 2 and 3 contain detailed technical information and are available in the web version of this publication and on the HEFCE extranet.

Action required

5.   Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet, by Tuesday 23 November 2004. Workbooks will be available to colleges at the beginning of November 2004.