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C07018 Schedule

Delivery of postal questionnaires and telephone scripts	March 2008
	Standard postal questionnaires and telephone scripts delivered to institutions for the April survey with census date of 14 April 2008.
April target list system opens	Early April 2008
	Institutions can use the April target list system to check which of the leavers who have completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 December 2007 meet the criteria for inclusion in the POPDLHE.
Initial contact	From 14 April to 28 April 2008
	Institutions are required to make initial contact with graduates from 14 April to 28 April 2008.
Census date	14 April 2008
Follow-up contact using any versions of the standard questionnaire	From 12 May to 30 June 2008
Follow-up contact using the telephone script	From 12 May to 30 June 2008
	Follow-up contact is optional.

Delivery of postal questionnaires and telephone scripts	September 2008
	Standard postal questionnaires and telephone scripts delivered to institutions for the January survey with census date of 12 January 2009.
POPDLHE list	September 2008
	POPDLHE list is produced when the 2007/08 Student Record passes COMMIT stage validation checks. DLHE record contacts are advised to liaise with colleagues responsible for submitting student data to HESA, in order to confirm the final version of the list.
Initial contact	From 17 November to 28 November 2008
	Institutions are required to make initial contact with graduates using versions of the standard questionnaire from 17 November to 28 November 2008.
Census date	12 January 2009
Follow-up contact using any versions of the standard questionnaire	From 12 January to 13 March 2009
Follow-up contact using the telephone script	From 12 January to 13 March 2009
	Follow-up contact is optional.

Return date	31 March 2009
	Institutions are required to send complete data that has passed first stage validation to HESA by 31 March 2009.
COMMIT target date	7 April 2009
	Institutions are required to send complete data that has passed COMMIT stage validation to HESA by 7 April 2009.
Data Quality checking period	7 April to 8 May 2009
	A successful COMMIT will generate several reports. Institutions should review the reports and resubmit data in order to resolve any data quality issues. Frequency counts Check documentation POPDLHE match report Teaching Quality Information
Last submission of data files to HESA	8 May 2009
	In order to meet obligations for hand-over of data to its customers, HESA needs to receive all data files by 8 May 2009.
Sign Off	8 May 2009
	As part of the data quality assurance procedures, HESA requires the return to be signed off by the head of your institution, or by a person with suitable authority. Please note that the transaction number on the sign-off slip must correspond to that of the data being signed-off.
Note	Institutions should download and keep copies of all relevant reports that they are likely to need during the year, as it will be necessary to restrict access to the collection after the submission deadline.