03/03 - November
2002/03 HESA Destinations of Leavers from HE (DLHE) Data Collection (Ref C02018)
COMMIT stage validation rules
Check documentation
FAQ
DLHE circular 03/01 April 2003
DLHE circular 03/02 October 2003
Validation kit
HESA data collection system help
Dear Colleague
2002/03 HESA Destinations of Leavers from HE (DLHE) Data Collection (Ref C02018)
This Circular contains links to documents and further guidance that are required for the C02018 data collection. Institutions are therefore requested to review the information contained in the following documents:
Schedule for the collectionCOMMIT stage validation rules
Check documentation
FAQ
DLHE circular 03/01 April 2003
DLHE circular 03/02 October 2003
Validation kit
HESA data collection system help
Further Guidance
Access codes
Access codes required for the submission of data will be issued to record contacts in March 2004 when the data collection system opens.
First mailing
Institutions must mail the printed version of the questionnaire to all leavers in the week of 8 December 2003. Institutions should note that it is only the second mailing that is optional.
DLHE and Research Council populations
Within the downloadable POPDLHE report leavers have been identified as being in the DLHE and/or the Research Council populations. Please see details of the POPDLHE file structure.
Records that are in the DLHE population are those that meet the criteria for inclusion as defined by the Specification of DLHE Target Population (POPDLHE).
Records in the Research Council population are those supplied by the research councils for research council funded students whose funding is completed, regardless of whether or not they have been awarded their qualification.
Early warning for next year’s timetable
Institutions are reminded that further information on the arrangements for the 2003/04 DLHE survey was issued in DLHE Circular 03/02, and is repeated below.
| Arrangements for those who complete their courses between 1 August 2003 and 31 December 2003 | |
| First mailing | w/o 15 April 2004 |
| Census date | 15 April 2004 |
| Second mailing (optional) | At any point after first mailing and before 30 June 2004 |
| Telephone follow-up | 15 May – 30 June 2004 |
| Arrangements for those who complete their courses between 1 January 2004 and 31 July 2004 | |
| First mailing | w/o 10 December 2004 |
| Census date | 15 January 2005 |
| Second mailing (optional) | At any point after 15 January 2005 |
| Telephone follow-up | 15 January – 10 March 2005 |
| 2003/04 DLHE Data Collection Schedule | |
| Data collection opens | 10 March 2005 |
| Return date | 31 March 2005 |
| Commit target date | 8 April 2005 |
| Database closure | 20 May 2005 |
Who to Contact During Data Collection
Institutions should consider Institutional Liaison as a general first point of contact for any HESA issue.
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Alison Berry
Marietta Nkweta (Overall responsibility for data collection operations) Janet Earl Clara Elcocks General mailbox: liaison@hesa.ac.uk |
The liaison team cover the following specific areas as well as being a first point of contact for any HESA issue:
General queries Communication with institutions on data quality and check documentation issues Interpretation of coding manuals Maintenance of the contacts database Collecting sign-off slips |
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 and Clara Elcocks) at HESA, or email liaison@hesa.ac.uk.
Yours sincerely
C. Jane Wild
Director of Operations
