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Welcome slide. Introduction to HEIFES and teaching funding. Sarah Phillips. MacDonald Burlington, Birmingham 5 October 2012. This session. We will talk through: Background to funding FEC s in 2012-13 How HEIFES12 will be used to monitor compliance with the 2012-13 funding agreement

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  1. Welcome slide

  2. Introduction to HEIFES and teaching funding Sarah Phillips MacDonald Burlington, Birmingham 5 October 2012

  3. This session • We will talk through: • Background to funding FECs in 2012-13 • How HEIFES12 will be used to monitor compliance with the 2012-13 funding agreement • How HEIFES12 will inform adjusted allocations for 2012-13 • How HEIFES12 will inform initial allocations for 2013-14 • How we gain assurance that the data are accurate

  4. Section 1: Introduction to teaching funding

  5. What do we fund? • We fund the activity of institutions • For FECs, we fund prescribed courses of HE awarded by a recognised body – ‘recognised HE’ • UG or PG degree, PG diploma or certificate of education etc. • Any UK HEI for degrees, some FECs for FDs, Pearson Education Ltd. or SQA for HNDs/HNCs • Foundation years/ free standing level zero provision provided they are integrated i.e. student registered at start for HE qualification at same institution • See Circular Letter 22/2008 • Non-prescribed HE at FECs only where the student is registered at an HEI but taught at an FEC (franchise arrangement)

  6. How do we fund prescribed HE? • We calculate funding by formula, using HEIFES and ILR data • We count students as a proxy for teaching and related activity • We distribute our fixed budget fairly by: • Issuing common definitions for reporting aggregate student data • Verifying the data we receive • Reconciling data returns/ conducting audits • We provide funding in a block grant, paid in 10 installments • There are terms and conditions attached to our grant, set out in the funding agreement

  7. Funding streams • Teaching funding is broken into funding streams • Grant tables show breakdown of teaching funds: • Funding for old-regime students • HEFCE-fundable and co-funded • Recognises higher rate of HEFCE grant under old-regime • Funding for new-regime students • In high-cost subjects only and reflecting the higher fees chargeable in the new-regime • Targeted allocations • Other recurrent teaching grants

  8. Funding targets • Colleges are subject to intake targets/requirements • Grant tables show targets that apply • Student number control (SNC) – applies to all colleges • Compliance with the 2012-13 SNC is monitored using HEIFES12 • Terms and conditions of HEFCE grant set out in full in the funding agreement

  9. Section 2: HEIFES12 and the 2012-13 SNC

  10. 2012-13 SNC definition • The control limits • ‘HEFCE-fundable or employer co-funded FT UG students starting study in academic year 2012-13’ • Provided that the students have not been HEFCE-fundable or employer co-funded FT UG students in either of the preceding 2 academic years as students of the same college • Provided that the students have not withdrawn within 2 weeks of starting • And • ‘HEFCE-fundable FT PGCE students starting study in academic year 2012-13’ • Provided that the students have not withdrawn within 2 weeks of starting

  11. Who counts towards the SNC? • The SNC largely applies to: • New-regime students although exceptionally, old-regime students can count • Entrants, although others can count e.g. mode-switchers • The SNC does not apply to students: • With qualifications equivalent to AAB+ at A-level on entry (except for exempt institutions, where it does apply) • Aiming for a first registrable medical/dental qualification • Starting having studied at the institution in the previous 2 years • Who are active for less than 2 weeks • Who are non-fundable, e.g. are aiming for an ELQ or are on a closed course

  12. 2012-13 SNC monitoring • Compliance will be monitored using HEIFES12 Table 6: • All students in relevant rows of this table will count towards SNC limit • Consequences if colleges exceed their limit • Any over-recruitment shown in separate tab of HEIFES12: • This is to give an early indication of the level of over-recruitment • There may be changes during the data verification process • We will write to colleges in November with a provisional recruitment summary and inviting appeals • Adjustments will be finalised after the data have been signed off and following appeals • We will write to institutions in February with the final grant adjustment report

  13. 2012-13 SNC monitoring (2)

  14. 2012-13 SNC monitoring (3) • Impact in 2012-13 • If colleges exceed their 2012-13 SNC limit: • They will be liable for a reduction in HEFCE grant pro rata to level of over-recruitment • Level of grant reduction per student in excess of the limit will be notified to us by BIS (may exceed fee income) • They will be liable for a reduction in HEFCE grant in relation to any over-recruitment in 2010-11 or 2011-12 not offset in 2012-13 • We will not count students recruited in excess of the SNC towards our funding for high-cost subjects

  15. 2012-13 SNC monitoring (4) • Offsetting in 2012-13

  16. 2012-13 SNC monitoring (5) • Offsetting in 2012-13 Examples • 1 College recruits 4100 students • Grant adjustment relating to 100 students above 2012-13 SNC • Further grant adjustment relating to 90 students not offset from 2011-12 • Further grant adjustment relating to 40 students not offset from 2010-11 • 2 College recruits 3900 students • No grant adjustment relating to 2012-13 SNC • No further grant adjustment relating to over-recruitment in 2011-12 • Further grant adjustment relating to 30 students not offset from 2010-11

  17. 2012-13 SNC monitoring (6) • Impact in 2013-14 and future years • If colleges exceed their 2012-13 SNC limit: • Offset for over-recruitment may be required in 2013-14 and future years • May reduce high-cost funding in 2013-14 and future years (if over-recruitment not offset) • students over limit (attributed to B and C1) x continuation rate x rate of funding • Note that further changes to definition expected for 2013-14 • If colleges recruit significantly below their limit: • We may reduce limits • We may take account of this in margin allocations

  18. 2012-13 SNC monitoring (7) • Offsetting in 2013-14 – illustrative from Example 1

  19. 2012-13 SNC monitoring (8) • Offsetting in 2013-14 Examples • 1 College recruits 4500 students • No grant adjustment relating to 2013-14 SNC • Further grant adjustment relating to 90 students not offset from 2012-13 • Further grant adjustment relating to 72 students not offset from 2011-12 • 2 College recruits 4000 students • No grant adjustment relating to 2013-14 SNC • No further grant adjustment relating to over-recruitment in 2012-13 • No further grant adjustment relating to 72 students not offset from 2011-12

  20. 2012-13 SNC process key dates • 14 November HEIFES submission deadline • 16 November Provisional recruitment letters issued and appeals invited • 21 December HEIFES sign-off and appeal submission deadline • 29 January HEFCE Executive considers appeals • 11 February (w/c) Final grant adjustment letters issued and colleges notified of appeal outcomes • 18 March (w/c) Grant announcement incorporating appeal outcomes • April – July Any grant adjustments implemented through monthly payment profile

  21. Section 3: Adjusted 2012-13 funding

  22. 2012-13 funding method • 3-stage method – Stage 1, March 2012 • Initial high-cost allocation announced: • volume measure based on HEIFES11 data (Table 7) • rates of funding calculated from total budget • Initial phase-out allocations (mainstream and co-funded) announced: • volume measures based on HEIFES11 data (Table 7) • rates of funding based on HEIFES11 data (Tables 1-3) • scaling factor ensures affordability • Targeted allocations announced: • based on HEIFES11 data (Tables 1-3) except London interim and PGT allocations (Table 7)

  23. 2012-13 funding method (2) • 3-stage method – Stage 2, March 2013 • Adjusted high-cost allocation announced: • volume measure based on HEIFES12 data (Tables 1 and 3) • scaling factor recalculated from total budget • Adjusted phase-out allocations (mainstream and co-funded) announced: • volume measures based on HEIFES12 data (Tables 1-3) • rates of funding based on ILR 2011-12 data • scaling factor ensures affordability • Targeted allocations unchanged (except interim London and PGT allocations recalculated using HEIFES12 data)

  24. 2012-13 funding method (3) • 3-stage method – Stage 3, March-July 2014 • Final high-cost allocation announced: • volume measure based on ILR 2012-13 data • scaling factor recalculated from total budget • Final phase-out allocations (mainstream and co-funded) announced: • volume measures based on ILR 2012-13 data • rates of funding unchanged • scaling factor ensures affordability • Targeted allocations unchanged (except interim London and PGT allocations recalculated using ILR 2012-13 data)

  25. How will HEIFES12 data be used? • HEIFES12 to inform adjusted 2012-13 allocations • Recalculated volume for adjusted high-cost funding • Tables 1 and 3, Column 4(b) (for PT Column 4a(b)) - new-regime • Recalculated volume for adjusted phase-out funding (mainstream) • Tables 1-3, Column 4(a) (for PT Column 4a(a)) - old-regime (SWOUT: volume/2) • Recalculated volume for adjusted phase-out funding (co-funded) • Tables 1-3, Column 5 (for PT Column 5a) - old-regime (SWOUT: volume/2) • Recalculated volume for interim PGT allocation • Tables 1-3, Column 4(b) (for PT Column 4a(b)) - new-regime

  26. Predicting 2012-13 allocations • Colleges can predict their adjusted 2012-13 allocations • Colleges can see indicative adjusted funding allocations at the back of the HEIFES12 workbook (if input 2011-12 ILR data) • HEFCE Board meets in January (after receipt of our grant letter from BIS) • After this we will issue C/L describing likely changes to scaling factors / changes to our budget etc. • Colleges will be able to predict adjusted allocations more accurately following issue of January C/L • Allocations may change compared to initial allocations due to: • Changes to numbers recruited compared to numbers forecast • Changes to scaling factors across sector

  27. Section 4: Initial 2013-14 funding

  28. 2013-14 funding method • Reference HEFCE publication 2012/19 • ‘Student number controls and teaching funding in 2013-14 and beyond: Summary of responses to consultation and decisions made’ • 3-stage method applies: Initial allocations - March 2013, Adjusted allocations - March 2014, Final allocations – March-July 2015 • Introduction of new price group C1 – will attract high-cost funding • Changes to targeted allocations e.g. SO allocation

  29. How will HEIFES12 data be used? • HEIFES12 to inform initial 2013-14 allocations • Volume for initial high-cost funding • Table 7, Columns 1(iii) and 3a(iii) ‘Home and EU, HEFCE-fundable, new-regime’ (FT and PT) • Volume for initial phase-out funding (mainstream) • Table 7, Columns 1(i), 2(i) and 3a(i) ‘Home and EU, HEFCE-fundable, old-regime’ (FT, SWOUT and PT, SWOUT/2) • Volume for initial phase-out funding (co-funded) • Table 7, Columns 1(ii), 2(ii) and 3(ii) ‘Home and EU, employer-co-funded, old-regime’ (FT, SWOUT and PT, SWOUT/2) • Volumes for targeted allocations • Tables 1 – 3 as appropriate

  30. Section 5: Assurance processes

  31. HEIFES12 data assurance • There are 3 main data assurance processes • Data verification • Detailed verification of the workbook after submission • Focus on overall accuracy – funding and SNC adjustments • Data audit • Selective audits based on risk • Focus on overall data quality and processes • HEIFES12 and ILR 2012-13 data reconciliation • All FECs tested against SNC selection criteria (last year £100,000) • Focus on accurate data reporting for SNC monitoring

  32. Thank you for listening s.phillips@hefce.ac.uk

  33. How to find out more e-mail hefce@hefce.ac.uk Twitter http://twitter.com/hefce web-site www.hefce.ac.uk admin-hefce e-mail distribution list HEFCE update, our monthly e-newsletter

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