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HEIFES11 introductory seminar

HEIFES11 introductory seminar. Presented by Paresh Prema ASG, HEFCE. Bristol 10 August 2011. Presentation outline. Introduction Tables - descriptions, guidance definitions, things to note and examples 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Group examples (following guidance on Table 6). HEIFES Survey.

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HEIFES11 introductory seminar

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  1. HEIFES11 introductory seminar Presented by Paresh Prema ASG, HEFCE Bristol 10 August 2011

  2. Presentation outline • Introduction • Tables - descriptions, guidance definitions, things to note and examples • 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 7 • Group examples (following guidance on Table 6)

  3. HEIFES Survey • HEIFES: Higher Education in Further Education: Students • Census date: 1 November 2011 • Return date: 16 November 2011 • Sign off by principal: 22 December 2011 • The HEIFES11 publication • Mid-September • All guidance

  4. Example - Table 1

  5. Tables 1, 2, 3 Counting years of programme of study and full-time equivalents (FTEs) • Table 1 – Full-time (FT) • Table 2 – Sandwich year-out (SWOUT) • Table 3 – Part-time (PT)

  6. Mode of study • All students on a course following a similar pattern of activity for the year of programme of study should have the same mode • Full-time • On average at least 24 weeks, 21 hours a week, full-time fees • Sandwich year-out • Includes language year students working abroad • Part-time

  7. Columns in Tables 1-3 (1) • Column 1 • Years of programme of study countable between 1 August 2011 and 1 November 2011 inclusive • Column 2 • Forecast of years of programme of study expected to become countable between 2 November 2011 and 31 July 2012 • Column 3 • Forecast of students who non-complete • Records a negative number

  8. Columns in Tables 1-3 (2) • Column 4 • Sum of Columns 1, 2, 3 • Column 4a (part-time table only) • Estimated FTE for countable years included in column 4 • Column 5 • Co-funded employer engagement students • Column 5a (part-time table only) • Co-funded employer engagement FTE delivered

  9. The HEIFES11 population (1) Includes students meeting all criteria below: • They are studying towards a recognised HE qualification • Part of their activity falls within the academic year 2011-12 (1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012) • Individual record returned on the individualised learner record (ILR) • Student is not being returned on another HEIFES or HESES for that year of programme of study

  10. The HEIFES11 population (2) Excludes students that meet any criteria below (not the full list, full list available in HEIFES11 guidance): • They are not studying towards a recognised HE qualification • The sole qualification aim is an NVQ • They are incoming exchange students • They are franchised in from another institution • They are spending most of the course outside the UK

  11. The HEIFES11 population (3) Collaborative arrangements (franchised): • Registered at one institution but taught at another institution • Who records students in HEFCE survey student population? • The one that collects the fee for tuition or supervision • Franchised in - not counted in HEIFES • Franchised out - count in HEIFES

  12. Recognised course of higher education (1) Includes (if they lead on successful completion to the award by a relevant recognised body): • higher degrees (PhD, MPhil, MSc, MA, MBA) • postgraduate diplomas • PGCE • first degrees (foundation degree, BSc, BA, BEd) • foundation degree bridging course, where integrated into the final year(s) of a first degree • HND • HNC • (full list in HEIFES11 guidance)

  13. Recognised course of higher education (2) Relevant recognised bodies are: • any UK HEI with the power to award degrees • for foundation degrees (but not for foundation degree bridging courses), any FEC in England with the power to award such degrees • for HNDs and HNCs, Pearson Education Ltd (formerly Edexcel) and the Scottish Qualifications Authority

  14. Counting student activity (1) Year of programme of study • Students studying towards qualifications over a period of time. This period can be split into one or more years of programme of study • The first year begins when the student starts studying towards the qualification; the second and subsequent years start on or near the anniversary of this date (to allow for minor variations in term dates)

  15. Counting student activity (2) A student’s activity is counted if: • A fee for tuition or supervision of research is charged • The FTE for the year of programme of study is at least 0.03 • The student is not writing up a thesis or similar piece of work for the whole year

  16. Counting student activity (3) Standard and non-standard years of programme of study • Standard year • All activity contained within one academic year (1 August – 31 July) • Countable at the start of each year of programme of study Year of programme of study, standard 1 Aug 2012 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2013

  17. Counting student activity (4) Standard and non-standard years of programme of study • Non-standard year • Activity for a year of programme of study spans two academic years • Countable on start of each year of programme of study Jan 2013 Jan 2012 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2012 1 Aug 2013 1 Aug 2014

  18. Counting student activity (5) Things to note: • Change since 2010-11 • Counting of students on non-standard years of programme of study • Catch up students • HEIFES FAQs – diagrams illustrating examples in HEIFES11 guidance • Columns 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive

  19. Counting student activity (5) • Links to funding: • Column 4/4a, HEFCE-fundable FTE data, recorded in Tables 1-3 is used for funding

  20. Counting student activity (6) Examples: How should the student be recorded in HEIFESXX? A student starts a degree in September 2011 with exams in June 2012. After a summer break they re-enrol in September 2012 for the second year of the degree. How should the first year be recorded in HEIFES?

  21. Counting student activity (6) Examples: How should the student be recorded in HEIFESXX? A student starts a degree in September 2011 with exams in June 2012. After a summer break they re-enrol in September 2012 for the second year of the degree. How should the first year be recorded in HEIFES? Year of programme of study, standard Sep 2011 Jun 2012 Sep 2012 Jun 2013 Academic years 1 Aug 2012 1 Aug 2013 1 Aug 2011

  22. Counting student activity (7) Examples: How should the student be recorded in HEIFESXX? A student starts a degree in January 2012 and they will only study in ‘normal’ term time (i.e. January-Easter, Easter-June, September-December). How should the first year be recorded in HEIFES?

  23. Counting student activity (7) Examples: How should the student be recorded in HEIFESXX? A student starts a degree in January 2012 and they will only study in ‘normal’ term time (i.e. January-Easter, Easter-June, September-December). How should the first year be recorded in HEIFES? Years of programme of study, non-standard Jan 2013 Jan 2012 Dec 2012 Academic years 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2013 1 Aug 2012

  24. Counting student activity (8) Examples: How should the student be recorded in HEIFESXX? A student starts a full-time 15 month MSc in January 2012 and finishes in April 2013. Following exams in December 2012 they work solely on their dissertation until April 2013. How should the MSc be returned in HEIFES?

  25. Counting student activity (8) Examples: How should the student be recorded in HEIFESXX? A student starts a full-time 15 month MSc in January 2012 and finishes in April 2013. Following exams in December 2012 they work solely on their dissertation until April 2013. How should the MSc be returned in HEIFES? Year of programme of study, non-standard Year of programme of study, standard Jan 2014 Jan 2012 Jan 2013 Apr 2013 Academic years 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2012 1 Aug 2013

  26. Level of study

  27. Level of study • Foundation degree • Undergraduate (excluding foundation degree) • First degree, foundation degree bridging course, HE certificate or diploma • Postgraduate • Normal entry requirement is a qualification to degree level

  28. Length of study

  29. Long years of programme of study • Long year (FT students) • 45 weeks or more within year of programme of study, OR • includes within-course short period of study, awarded as a summer school • Standard length course • For part-time courses the distinction depends on the length of an equivalent full-time course

  30. Price groups

  31. Price groups (1) These are: • B (1.7) • C (1.3) • D (1.0) • Media studies (B, C or D) • ITT and INSET (QTS) • Price group is always determined by the learndirect code(s) of the course the student is on (a look up table is provided in the HEIFES11 guidance)

  32. Price groups (2) Learning Aims Reference Application (LARA) • The Data Service’s LARA should contain all learning aims • Inform the Data Service as soon as course is set up • If the learndirect code is missing or incorrect you must contact HEFCE as soon as possible via heifes@hefce.ac.uk so that we can liaise with the Data Service on your behalf • Correct information on LARA is important so that you can determine that it is a recognised HE course through qualification type and awarding body

  33. FTE for part-time courses

  34. FTE for part-time courses • Calculated by comparing the time taken to study for a course part-time to the time taken to study for it full-time • Table in HEIFES11, Annex J, contains guidance to assist with this

  35. Fundability status

  36. Home and EU; island and overseas • Island and overseas: • Generally those from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man or from outside the EU or specified territories • Not included in funding allocations or student number targets • Home and EU: • Students that are not island and overseas are Home and EU

  37. HEFCE-fundable; non-fundable (1) HEFCE non-fundable; • Students otherwise HEFCE-fundable whose places are funded by another EU public source e.g. NHS • ITT (QTS) and INSET (QTS) students • Students on pre-registration nursing or midwifery courses and certain allied health professions • Students whose activity is not funded through mainstream HEFCE recurrent funds for teaching, but whose funding has separately been agreed and notified by us e.g. co-funded students

  38. HEFCE-fundable; non-fundable (2) HEFCE non-fundable; • Students franchised to an institution other than a publicly funded HEI or FEC except where specific approval has been given • Students on closed courses • Postgraduate research students • Non-exempt ELQ students

  39. HEFCE-fundable • Change since 2010-11 • No longer record students as independently-funded for HEIFES11 • The funding rates for 2012-13 grant will include independently-funded students in the volume measure

  40. Equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ) • Students who are aiming for a qualification that is equivalent to or lower than one they already hold are: • aiming for an ELQ and are therefore non-fundable • Unless exempt from ELQ policy • e.g. foundation degrees or those that receive the DSA (a full list can be found in the HEIFES11 guidance)

  41. Non-completion definition (1)

  42. Non-completion definition (2) • Column 3 • forecast of students recorded in Columns 1 and 2 who will non-complete their year of programme of study • Record a negative number • Estimate should be based on previous years non-completion rate for the particular course

  43. Non-completion definition (3) • In order to be counted as a completion, a student must complete all the modules they intended to complete in the year of programme of study within 13 calendar months of the start of the year of programme of study. In order to complete a module, the student must either: • Undergo the final assessment in the module, or • Pass the module, where this can be achieved without undergoing the final assessment as they already have enough marks in that module to be awarded credit for it

  44. Non-completion definition (4) Things to note: • Applies to all forms of assessment not just exams

  45. Non-completion Examples - completion or non-completion? • A full-time student starts the year of programme of study in October 2011 intending to study 8 modules, all having exams in June 2012. The student turns up to the final exam for all modules in June. • As in 1, but in one module the student did not attend the final exam in June (assuming it’s impossible to pass without taking this exam).

  46. Non-completion Examples - completion or non-completion? As in 1, but for one module the final exam only constitutes 10% of the mark and the award of credit is only based on overall mark. Having achieved 100% in all the coursework the student has passed the module prior to the final exam and does not attend. As in 1, but the student interrupts their study part way through the year due to illness, intending to return 12 months later to carry on where they left off.

  47. Fee categories in Table 4 (1)

  48. Fee categories in Table 4 (2) • All Home and EU students split into HEFCE-fundable and non-fundable • Collects data from Columns 1 and 2 of Tables 1, 2 and 3 by mode of study, level of study, price group and level of fee • No island and overseas students • Data is used to calculate assumed fee income in the teaching model

  49. Fee categories in Table 4 (3) Generally, fee levels are an attribute of the course, not the individual student • Categories: • Regulated fees (full, half, £0) • Apply to qualifying courses as defined in Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No. 778) and the amendment that followed (see guidance for full reference) • Regulated full fee – includes full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses (not on sandwich year out)

  50. Fee categories in Table 4 (4) • Categories: • Regulated half fee – includes undergraduates on their sandwich year out, study-related year abroad, continuing part-time ITT • Regulated £0 – outgoing Erasmus full year abroad students only • NHS-bursaried years of courses • Foundation degree bridging courses • Non-regulated

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