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HEBP Workshop – 2 nd July 2010. Understanding HEFCE Funding. What can HEFCE fund? The provision of education and the undertaking of research by higher education institutions
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HEBP Workshop – 2nd July 2010 Understanding HEFCE Funding
What can HEFCE fund? • The provision of education and the undertaking of research by higher education institutions • The provision of any facilities, and the carrying on of any other activities, by higher education institutions … for the purpose of or in connection with education or research • The provision … by institutions within the further education sector of prescribed course of higher education.
Reporting of Students to HEFCE -1 • HESES – 1st December snapshot • This is an annual survey of higher education institutions about students on recognised higher education courses. • The data: • provides an early indication of the number of HE students studying in the academic year • enables HEFCE to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets • informs the allocation of teaching funds
Reporting of Students to HEFCE -2 • HESES – 1st December snapshot • More about the data: • Students are classified into level of study • Students are classified as Full Time, Sandwich or Part Time • Students are allocated to Price Groups (B,C,D) • An fte is calculated depending on credits taken • Students are only counted if they will achieve their year of instance in the academic year reported on
ELQs • The University does not receive funding for students studying for a lower or equivalent level of qualification than the one they already hold. • For example: A student has a Degree in Basketweaving and wants to study a Degree in Business Management. This student would be returned to HEFCE via HESES and HESA as non-fundable as they would be classed as an ELQ student. • *Some exemptions e.g. FDs, Education Subject Groups, see HESES
New Entrant Controls In 2009-10, in response to a request from Government, HEFCE introduced a limit on full-time undergraduate and PGCE entrants. Its purpose has been to reduce the risk of over-recruitment that might lead to a transfer of HEFCE grant back to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to meet consequent unanticipated student support costs.
Reporting of Students to HEFCE • HESA – 31 July snapshot • This is an annual data collection collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) • The data: • provides an actual out turn of students studying in the academic year 1st August to 31 July of each year • enables HEFCE to adjust funding based on HESES:HESA variance • informs an array of outputs e.g. WP income, NSS population, First Destination Data
HEFCE Funding • Two Questions • Does HEFCE fund student non-completions? • Does HEFCE fund student completions?
Completion and non-completion In order to be counted as a completion, a student must complete all the modules they intended to complete in the year of instance. HESES09 Annex E paragraphs 28 to 37
Audit of Data in Year • The Academic Registry audit student data in cycle and cascade reports to FE college contacts weekly: • So as to: • Monitor in cycle enrolments • Monitor student withdrawals • Verify ELQ status • Verify student module completion • Inform payment schedules collated by Finance
On Line Enrolment • Student Completes on-line application/registration/enrolment process • Student Data Collected • Student Details Updated on SITs • Finance Details for Invoicing emailed to Finance • Student/Employer Invoiced
Finance Requirements for Invoicing • Student sponsored by their employer • Self Support Students • Full Time/Part Time Funding • Local Authority/Student Finance England – PN1/ PTG1 Forms
College Bursaries • Students checked for Bursary Entitlement • Further processes once entitlement confirmed • Local Bursaries in HEBP Colleges
Standard Full time Fees 2010/11 Home/EU Rate – New Entrants £ Full time Undergraduate 3,290.00 Full time Postgraduate 4,150.00 less £2,400 PG Bursary International Rate – New Entrants £ Full time Undergraduate 8,850.00 less £1,500 Scholarship * Full time Postgraduate 9,450.00 less £1,500 Scholarship * *only for self funding students
Standard Module Part time Fees New Entrants £ Band 1 (Classroom Based) per 10 credits 105.00 Band 2 (Lab Based) per 10 credits 135.00 Please note as an incentive, students registering for the first time on a new course are eligible for the first 20 credits @ half the standard module fee.
HNC/D Part time New Entrants 2010/11 Band 1 based study £ Year 1 2010/11 525.00 + Btec Reg Fee Year 2 2011/12 630.00 Individual credits 10.50 each credit New Entrants 2010/11 Band 2 based study £ Year 1 2010/11 575.00 + Btec Reg Fee Year 2 2011/12 690.00 Individual credits 11.50 each credit
HNC/D Part time Continuing Students prior to 2010/11 £ Year 2 570.00 All individual units per 15 credits 114.00 Continuing Students onto HND £ Year 3 570.00 + ½ BTEC Reg fee REGISTRATION FEES In addition to the basic tuition fee, an appropriate Registration fee is payable by students on first Registration on BTEC/EDEXCEL and certain other programmes of study.
Foundation Degrees 2010/11 £ Full Time 3290.00 Part Time New Entrants 2010/11 Band 1 (Classroom based study) Year 1 2010/11 (120 credits) 1155.00 Year 2 2011/12 (120 credits) 1260.00 Module fee per 20 credits 210.00 Part Time New Entrants 2010/11 Band 2 (Lab based study) Year 1 2010/11 (120 credits) 1265.00 Year 2 2011/12 (120 credits) 1380.00 Module fee per 20 credits 230.00 Please note that the Year 1 fee already incorporates the discount of 10 credits given for students first year of a new course.
Foundation Degrees 2010/11 *NB New Entrants commencing 2010 on part time FdSc in Computing (Networking) Stockton Riverside College;- £ Year 1 2010/11 70 credits 690.00 Year 2 2011/12 80 credits 920.00 Year 3 2012/13 90 credits 1035.00 Continuing Students Year 2 1140.00 All modules whether classroom or lab based are charged at £190 per 20 credits for continuing students.
Useful Contact Numbers • Teesside University: main switchboard 01642 218121 • Ext 2172 - all tuition fee queries • Ext 2171 – all credit control queries • Ext 3155 – to make a payment over the telephone
Schedule of Payments • December 1st Instalment - repayment of 09/10 bad debts • February 2nd Instalment - repayment of 09/10 bad debts - notification of 10/11 debt position • May 3rd Instalment - repayment of 09/10 bad debts - deduction of 10/11 bad debts • July - adjustment re late withdrawals or late enrolments • October - adjustment re non completions
Assumed Fees - standard HEFCE price bands and Category A HEBP price bands include £1,310 assumed fees • Category A courses - the University sets the tuition fee and invoices the students • Category B courses - the College sets the tuition fee and invoices the students
FTE’s • FTE = Full Time Equivalent • 1.00 FTE = 120 credits • 0.50 FTE = 60 credits • 0.1666 FTE = 20 credits • 0.0833 FTE = 10 credits
‘Top-Up Fees’ • Full time UG students now pay ‘top-up’ fees – at present these are capped and are set annually by Central Government • 2010/11 - £3,290 • HEFCE Bands only included the assumed fee of £1,310 • Where ‘top-up’ fees are paid the University will pay over to the College 75% of the difference between the full fee and the assumed fee • (£3,290 - £1,310) = £1,980 x 75% = £1,485 • This is in addition to the payment at the standard unit of resource
Student Bursaries • Full time students if eligible may apply for a University bursary • 2010/11 - £750 for new entrants - £1300 / £1050 / £500 for continuing students • All bursaries paid will be recovered from the College at the rate of 75%
College Bursaries • Colleges may offer bursaries as a reduction in tuition fees • If this is the case, the College and the student will be invoiced for the fees • The amounts owed by the College in respect of bursaries will be deducted from the franchised instalments
Example Payments • Category A – Full Time (Band D) 1 x £4,188 x 75% = £3,141.00 1 x (£3,290 - £1,310) x 75% = £1,485.00 1 x £750 x 75% = (562.50) Total = £4,063.50
Category A – Part-time (Band C, 60 credits) 1 x £5,444 x 50% x 75% = £2,041.50 • Category B – Part-time (Band D, 20 credits) 1 x £2,878 x 16.66% x 80% = £383.58
Bad Debts • Tuition fee debt out-standing at the time of the last instalment (May) is deducted from the College at the relevant percentage • Any debts later recovered are paid back to the College alongside the next years instalments
Debt Position Debt deductedRepaid to date% Recovered 2005/06 177,576.68 144,790.14 81.5 2006/07 196,681.20 148,630.54 75.6 2007/08 217,402.49 175,694.98 80.8 2008/09 239,870.94 157,922.88 65.8 2009/10 358,327.63
Withdrawals / Non Completions • The University does not receive any HEFCE funding for any student who withdraws from the course or does not complete • The University therefore cannot pay the Colleges for any of these students, where possible adjustments will be made to the franchised instalments in year • Withdrawals notified after the May instalment will be adjusted for in July • After the completion and submission of the HESA return (October time) a final reconciliation will be done to account for withdrawals and non-completions
Thank you for listening Any questions ?