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Blackburn College

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Higher Education Funding Council for England
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Blackburn college offer advice and tips on how they complete our Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey (HEIFES).

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The HEIFES Process
Background • 15,000 students – FE, HE, Apprentices, Commercial • EBS • HE Provision – 2,300 full-time 500 part-time – 40 degrees, 30 foundation degrees, 20 HNC/HND, PGCE – Overseas learners – Price Groups – B,C and D – Length – All Standard – Level – UG & PG – No Sandwich year Out (Table 2) – No whole years abroad (Table 4)
Who is involved? MIS Manager Ensuring data accuracy, uploading HEIFES returns, managing data verification process. Heads of School & Dean Ensuring data accuracy, provide non-completion forecasts, additional starts information. Data Analyst Ensuring data accuracy, converting data into the HEIFES tables.
Stage 1 – June Course review • Mode of Attendance • Learning Aim • Price Group • Missing Programmes
Stage 2 – Accurate Enrolment Data • Learner Agreements – Personal Details – Modules – FTE – Learning Aim • Data exception Reports – International learners – Multiple enrolments – Start/end dates
Stage 3 – Understanding the guidance • Attend this event! • Review the documentation • Make necessary revisions prior to the next stage
Stage 4 – HEIFES course checklist • Course List – Mode of Attendance – Learning Aim – Price Group – Total expected enrolments – Missing programmes – Projected Non-completers
Stage 4 – HEIFES Learner Checklist • Learner List – Overseas – FTE – Non-standard year – Pre 2nd Nov withdrawal – Student Number Control (FTUG & PGCE) – ABB equivalent – New/Old Regime – ELQ
Stage 5 – Complete HEIFES Tables & Sign Off • Implement changes from Stage 4 • Populate HEIFES tables • Validation & credibility errors • Heads of school sign off - 10 Nov • Principal /Chief Exec sign off – 12 Nov • HEIFES return date – 13 Nov
Stage 6 – HEIFES Data Verification • Managed by MIS manager • All relevant people involved in the process • Knowing exactly which learners make up all the numbers in the HEIFES tables is a big help
Good Practice Checklist • Start early • ACCURATE DATA • Clear timeline of events • Read the guidance • Make good notes • Work together
The HEIFES Process

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Blackburn College

  • 2. Background • 15,000 students – FE, HE, Apprentices, Commercial • EBS • HE Provision – 2,300 full-time 500 part-time – 40 degrees, 30 foundation degrees, 20 HNC/HND, PGCE – Overseas learners – Price Groups – B,C and D – Length – All Standard – Level – UG & PG – No Sandwich year Out (Table 2) – No whole years abroad (Table 4)
  • 3. Who is involved? MIS Manager Ensuring data accuracy, uploading HEIFES returns, managing data verification process. Heads of School & Dean Ensuring data accuracy, provide non-completion forecasts, additional starts information. Data Analyst Ensuring data accuracy, converting data into the HEIFES tables.
  • 4. Stage 1 – June Course review • Mode of Attendance • Learning Aim • Price Group • Missing Programmes
  • 5. Stage 2 – Accurate Enrolment Data • Learner Agreements – Personal Details – Modules – FTE – Learning Aim • Data exception Reports – International learners – Multiple enrolments – Start/end dates
  • 6. Stage 3 – Understanding the guidance • Attend this event! • Review the documentation • Make necessary revisions prior to the next stage
  • 7. Stage 4 – HEIFES course checklist • Course List – Mode of Attendance – Learning Aim – Price Group – Total expected enrolments – Missing programmes – Projected Non-completers
  • 8. Stage 4 – HEIFES Learner Checklist • Learner List – Overseas – FTE – Non-standard year – Pre 2nd Nov withdrawal – Student Number Control (FTUG & PGCE) – ABB equivalent – New/Old Regime – ELQ
  • 9. Stage 5 – Complete HEIFES Tables & Sign Off • Implement changes from Stage 4 • Populate HEIFES tables • Validation & credibility errors • Heads of school sign off - 10 Nov • Principal /Chief Exec sign off – 12 Nov • HEIFES return date – 13 Nov
  • 10. Stage 6 – HEIFES Data Verification • Managed by MIS manager • All relevant people involved in the process • Knowing exactly which learners make up all the numbers in the HEIFES tables is a big help
  • 11. Good Practice Checklist • Start early • ACCURATE DATA • Clear timeline of events • Read the guidance • Make good notes • Work together