05/02 - April
Dear Colleagues
CHANGES TO THE STUDENT RECORD FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN 2005/06 – C05011
I am writing to confirm the details of a change to be made to the HESA Student Record for implementation in 2005/06 (C05011).
The introduction of a new field is necessary; this is a requirement of the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) following the introduction of the new Welsh Baccalaureate qualification programme in September 2003. The Welsh Assembly Government has set the target that 25% of students in Wales will be following the Welsh Baccalaureate by 2010.
Specification of New Field |
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Field 227/209 |
Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma |
WELBACC |
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| Status | Compulsory for Welsh domiciled undergraduate students with a COMDATE after 31 July 2005 at institutions in Wales. | ||||||||
| Valid Entries |
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| Description | This field identifies those students who undertook a Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma programme of study and also distinguishes those students who were awarded the qualification from those students who were not awarded the qualification. | ||||||||
| Notes |
Optional for Welsh domiciled students at institutions in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma is comprised of two parts: Core and Options. Core – consisting of four components, i.e. Key Skills, Wales, Europe and the World, Work-related Education and Personal and Social Education. Options – courses/programmes currently offered, e.g. GCSE, VGCSE, AS/A levels, VCE (Vocational A levels), GNVQ, NVQ, BTEC. Together, the Core and Options make up the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma, a qualification at Level 3 of the National Qualifications Framework. For clarification, any students undertaking a programme of study leading to the Welsh Baccalaureate Intermediate Diploma, a qualification at Level 2 of the National Qualifications Framework, should be coded 3 ‘Student did not undertake the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma programme of study’ in field 227/209, Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma. |
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| Reason Required |
This field is a requirement of the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) following the
introduction of the new Welsh Baccalaureate qualification programme in September 2003. The
Welsh Assembly Government has set the target that 25% of students in Wales will
be following the Welsh Baccalaureate by 2010.
Monitoring and analysis of the numbers of students entering HE with the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma. |
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Caution
Please be aware that the information contained in this Circular is not relevant to the upcoming HESA return (C04011), which has a related reporting period of 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005, and a due data date of 15 September 2005. The new field pertains to the 2005/06 reporting period, i.e. 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2006, with a due data date of 15 September 2006.
Further Information
If you have any queries on the issues raised in this Circular, please contact the Institutional Liaison team (Alison Berry, Marietta Nkweta, Janet Earl or Clara Elcocks) at HESA, or email (liaison@hesa.ac.uk).
Yours sincerely
C. Jane Wild
Director of Operations
