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HEIFES05

Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey 2005-06

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 2005-06; enable us to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets for 2005-06; and, with data supplied to the Learning and Skills Council, inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2006-07.

To: Heads of further education colleges directly funded by HEFCE in 2005-06
Heads of lead institutions of HEFCE-recognised funding consortia
Of interest to those responsible for: Student data, Funding
Reference: 2005/40
Publication date: September 2005
Enquiries to: Gemma Harper tel 0117 931 7338 e-mail heifes@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read on-line)

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Annex N: Sample tables
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Appendices (Web only)

Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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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 2005-06.
  2. Enable us to monitor the achievement of the funding agreement targets for the academic year 2005-06.
  3. Together with the individualised learner record (ILR) supplied to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), inform our allocation of teaching funds for the academic year 2006-07.

3.    This document provides:

  1. Guidance notes for completing the Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey (HEIFES05).
  2. Definitions used in the HEIFES05 survey.
  3. Examples of the survey tables, which will be available to download from the HEFCE extranet in November 2005.
  4. A summary of changes since HEIFES04 (Annex B).

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

  • Annex A: HEIFES05: Getting started
  • Annex B: Summary of changes and clarifications since HEIFES04
  • Annex C: The HEIFES05 student population
  • Annex D: Recognised courses of HE
  • Annex E: Counting student activity
  • Annex F: Full-time equivalence for part-time students
  • Annex G: Residential and funding status
  • Annex H: Price groups
  • Annex I: Mode of study
  • Annex J: Level of study
  • Annex K: Long years of programme of study
  • Annex L: Table descriptions
  • Annex M: Descriptions of columns in tables
  • Annex N: Sample tables (see separate download)
  • Annex O: Audit of HEIFES04
  • Annex P: Glossary
  • Annex Q: Index
  • Appendix 1: Links between ILR and HEIFES data (web only)
  • Appendix 2: Validation checks (web only)

Appendices 1 and 2 contain detailed technical information and are available with this document and on the HEFCE extranet.

Action required

5.    Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet, by Tuesday 22 November 2005. Workbooks will be available to colleges at the beginning of November 2005.