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HEIFES07
Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey 2007-08

This document asks further education colleges to complete the annual survey of students on recognised higher education courses. The data will give us an early indication of the number of students on recognised higher education courses at further education colleges in 2007-08; enable us to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets for 2007-08; and, with data supplied to the Learning and Skills Council, inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2008-09.

To: Heads of further education colleges directly funded by HEFCE in 2007-08
Heads of lead institutions of HEFCE-recognised funding consortia
Of interest to those responsible for: Student data, Funding
Reference: 2007/25
Publication date: September 2007
Enquiries to: Christine Daniel
tel 0117 931 7373
e-mail heifes@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read online)

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Main text and annexes

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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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Explanatory notes for HEIFES07 workbook

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Executive summary

Purpose

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

Key points

2.   The data will:

  1. Give us an early indication of the number of students on recognised HE courses at FECs in the academic year 2007-08.
  2. Enable us to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets for the academic year 2007-08.
  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 2008-09.

3.   This document provides:

  1. Guidance notes for completing the Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey 2007-08 (HEIFES07).
  2. Definitions used in the HEIFES07 survey.
  3. Examples of the survey tables, which will be available to download from the HEFCE extranet in November 2007.
  4. A summary of changes since HEIFES06 (Annex B).

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

  • Annex A: HEIFES07: Getting started
  • Annex B: Summary of changes and clarifications since HEIFES06
  • Annex C: The HEIFES07 student population
  • Annex D: Recognised HE courses
  • 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
  • Annex O: Glossary
  • Annex P: 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.

Action required

5.   Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet, by noon on Wednesday 21 November 2007. Workbooks will be available to colleges at the beginning of November 2007.