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HESA Student Record 2007/08 - Qualification awarded

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HESA Student Record 2007/08

Fields required from institutions in Wales

Qualification awarded


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Short nameQUAL
Typefield
Description

This field records the qualification awarded.

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All qualification awarded records

Base data typeQUALCodeType
Field length3
Part of
Minimum occurrences1
Maximum occurrences1
Related fields
Reason required

To allow analysis of qualifications awarded

Notes

For some students whose course qualification aim may be, for example, first degree but who terminate their studies after a successful second year, occasionally a different qualification such as an HND or DipHE may be awarded. It is the awarded qualification which must be coded here.

This field records the qualification obtained by the student during the reporting year. If a student is awarded more than one qualification during the reporting year then the QualificationsAwarded element should be repeated. A qualification obtained is not assumed from Instance.RSNEND and Instance.ENDDATE

This field may be left blank for FE level students in England and Wales who are coded 6, A or B in Instance.PROGRESS.

Some professional awarding bodies do not currently release results information to institutions. Where this is the case, institutions should leave this field blank and complete field Instance.RSNEND with code 98 'Completion of course - result unknown'.

Interim Awards: In most cases qualifications are obtained at the end of a course. Therefore typically where there is a QualificationsAwarded a reason for leaving and a date left would be expected. It is recognised, however, that there are a few courses where interim qualifications are actually awarded and so these fields may not be completed. Institutions that award interim qualifications for students who are continuing on a course can return this information to HESA in the reporting year in which the interim qualification is awarded if they wish, in which case Instance.ENDDATE should not be completed in order to indicate that these students are continuing on the course. However records returned in this way will not be included in the POPDLHE. Alternatively institutions can return interim qualifications when the student completes the course by completing the QualificationsAwarded fields and indicating the date the student completed the course in Instance.ENDDATE. Records returned in this way will be included in the POPDLHE (assuming that all other criteria are met).

Resit exams and/or results from late exam boards: Students who complete their instance by 31 July but who have resit examinations to take and/or whose final confirmation of award by exam boards may be after this date should be returned to HESA as leavers, with a dateleft in the reporting period ending that 31 July. If their results are known before the Student Record data collection closes, these results should be included in the return. Records for such students will be included in the POPDLHE (assuming that they meet all other criteria). However, if the results are not known before the Student Record data collection closes, a record should be submitted with a dateleft in the reporting period ending that 31 July completed and code 98 'Completion of course - result unknown' in RSNEND. Once known, these results should be returned in the next reporting period by submitting a record with the appropriate dormant code in Instance.MODE. The date returned in Instance.ENDDATE must be the original dateleft and not be up-dated. Records returned in this way will not be included in the POPDLHE.

Institutions may wish to decommit their return late in the data collection period in order to include results from late exam or re-sit boards.

This same guidance applies to ITT TDA students where the award of QTS may be delayed.

ITT TDA students may finish their course in June/July of the HESA reporting year. This date should be date recorded in ENDDATE. However the institution may not know whether the student has been awarded QTS until later. If award information is known before the HESA data collection closes at the end of November, then this should be included in QUAL and OUTCOME. TDA have confirmed that trainees who obtain a successful award up until 1 November, and are shown as such in the main HESA return, will be counted in the profiles publication. Award dates after 31 October should be included in the following HESA data collection. In neither case should ENDDATE be up-dated.

It is expected that students coded other than 1 or 4 in OUTCOME who are subsequently awarded QTS should have this recorded in QualificationsAwarded.QUAL and QualificationsAwarded.OUTCOME in a subsequent return to HESA as an award from dormant status.

OwnerHESA
Version1.5
Date modified2008-09-24
Change management notesAmended business rule 3 to add UKPRN 10007852
Business rules
2(Error)

QualificationsAwarded.QUAL cannot be coded H16, I16, M16, M86 where the first two characters of CourseSubject.SBJCA = D1 or D2 and Institution.UKPRN does not equal 10007786, 10007788, 10006842, 10007779, 10007790 or 10007794

3(Error)

QualificationsAwarded.QUAL cannot be coded H16, I16, M16 or M86 where the first character of CourseSubject.SBJCA = A and Institution.UKPRN does not equal 10000886, 10007801, 10006840, 10007785, 10007786, 10007788, 10007143, 10007789, 10007792, 10007149, 10007767, 10007795, 10007796, 10006842, 10003270, 10003645, 10007775, 10007782, 10007784, 10007799, 10007154, 10007774, 10007157, 10007158, 10007806, 10007163, 10007167, 10007790, 10007794, 10007783, 10007842, 10007803, 10007814, 10007852, 10007855, 10005343 or 10007798

5(Error)

QualificationsAwarded.QUAL cannot be coded X00 where Scottish institution

6(Error)

QualificationsAwarded.QUAL must be coded M22, H00, H11, H16, H18, H22, H23, H24, H50, I00, I11, I16, M86 where QualificationsAwarded.CLASS is coded 01 - 11

7(Error)

QualificationsAwarded.QUAL cannot begin D, E, L, M, H, I, J or C where Course.COURSEAIM begins P, Q, R, S or X

8(Warning)

QualificationsAwarded.QUAL cannot begin D, E, L or M (with the exception of M22) where Course.COURSEAIM begins H, I, J or C

9(Warning)

QualificationsAwarded.QUAL cannot begin H or I where Course.COURSEAIM begins J or C

Schema components
Element: QUAL
Valid entries and labels
D00Doctorate degree obtained primarily through advanced supervised research written up as a thesis/dissertation
D90Advanced supervised research at level D for institutional credit
E00Doctorate degree NOT obtained primarily through advanced supervised research written up as a thesis/dissertation
E40NVQ level E
E43Highly specialist diploma from a professional body
E90Advanced taught study at level E for institutional credit
L00Masters degree obtained primarily through advanced supervised research written up as a thesis/dissertation
L80Other postgraduate qualification obtained primarily through advanced supervised research at level L written up as a thesis/dissertation
L90Advanced supervised research at level L for institutional credit
L91Visiting research students at levels D or L, with formal or informal credit
M00Masters degree obtained typically by a combination of coursework & thesis/dissertation, & NOT primarily through advanced supervised research written up as a thesis/dissertation
M01Taught Masters degree designed specifically as a training in research methods & intended as a preparation for advanced supervised research
M10Post-experience taught Masters degree
M11Master of Business Administration
M16Pre-registration Masters degree leading towards obtaining eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body
M22Integrated undergraduate/postgraduate taught Masters degree on the enhanced/ extended pattern
M40Fellowship at Level M
M41Diploma at Level M
M42Advanced Professional Certificate at Level M
M43NVQ at level M
M45SVQ 5
M50Postgraduate Bachelors degree at level M obtained typically by a combination of coursework & thesis/dissertation, & NOT primarily through advanced supervised research written up as a thesis/dissertation
M70Professional taught qualification at level M other than a Masters degree
M71Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
M72Post-registration education qualification at level M other than a Masters degree for serving schoolteachers
M76Post-registration health & social care qualification at level M
M78Taught qualification at level M (where qualification at level H &/ or level M is a pre-requisite for course entry) leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 3 qualification)
M80Other taught qualification at level M
M86Taught qualification at level M leading towards obtaining eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body
M88Taught qualification at level M (where a qualification at level H is a pre-requisite for course entry) leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 2 qualification)
M90Taught work at level M for institutional credit
M91Visiting taught students at Levels E or M, with formal or informal credit
H00First degree with honours
H11First degree with honours leading to QTS/registration with a GTC
H16Pre-registration first degree with honours leading towards obtaining eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body
H18First degree with honours leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 1 qualification)
H22First degree with honours on the enhanced/extended pattern but at level H
H23First degree with honours & diploma
H24First degree with honours on the intercalated pattern
H41Diploma at level H
H42Certificate at level H
H43NVQ at level H
H50Postgraduate Bachelors degree at level H
H60Graduate Diploma/Certificate at level H
H61Graduate Diploma/Certificate at level H but where a previous qualification at level H is a pre-requisite for course entry
H70Professional qualification at level H other than a first degree with honours
H71Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
H72Professional qualification at level H for serving schoolteachers other than a first degree with honours
H76Post-registration health & social care qualification at level H other than a first degree with honours
H78Other qualification at level H (where other qualifications at level H are a pre-requisite for course entry) leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 3 qualification)
H80Other qualification at level H
H81Other qualification at level H but where a previous qualification at level H is a pre-requisite for course entry
H88Qualification at level H (where another qualification at level H is a pre-requisite for course entry) leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 2 qualification)
H90Credits at level H
H91Visiting students at level H, with formal or informal credit
I00Ordinary (non-honours) first degree
I11Ordinary (non-honours) first degree leading to QTS/registration with a GTC
I16Pre-registration Ordinary (non-honours) first degree leading towards obtaining eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body
I60Graduate diploma/certificate at level I
I61Graduate diploma/certificate at level I but where a previous qualification at level I or H is a pre-requisite for course entry
I70Professional qualification at level I other than an ordinary (non-honours) first degree
I71Qualified Teacher Status/registration with a GTC only
I72Professional qualification at level I for serving schoolteachers
I74Teaching certificate (trained through the medium of Welsh)
I76Post-registration health & social care qualification at level I other than an ordinary (non-honours) first degree
I80Other qualification at level I
I81Other qualification at level I but where a previous qualification at level I or H is a pre-requisite for course entry
I90Credits at level I
I91Visiting students at level I, with formal or informal credit
J10Foundation degree
J16Foundation degree - on completion meets entry requirement for pre-registration health & social care qualification
J20Diploma of Higher Education
J26Diploma of Higher Education leading towards obtaining eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body
J30Higher National Diploma
J41Diploma at level J
J42Certificate at level J
J43NVQ at level J
J45SVQ 4
J76Post-registration health & social care qualification at level J
J80Other qualification at level J
J90Credits at level J
C20Certificate of Higher Education
C30Higher National Certificate
C41Diploma at level C
C42Certificate at level C
C43NVQ at level C
C80Other qualification at level C
C90Credits at level C
P41Diploma at level P
P42Certificate at level P
P43NVQ 3
P45SVQ 3
P50'A'/'AS' level
P55Advanced Higher (Scotland)
P56Higher (Scotland)
P70Professional qualification at level 3
P80Other qualification at level 3
P85Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) at level 3
P90Credits at level 3
Q41Diploma at level Q
Q42Certificate at level Q
Q43NVQ 2
Q45SVQ 2
Q50GCSE at grade A*-C
Q56Intermediate 2 (Scotland)
Q57Credit Standard Grade (Scotland)
Q70Professional Qualification at level 2
Q80Other qualification at level 2
Q90Credits at level 2
R42Certificate at level R
R43NVQ 1
R45SVQ 1
R50GCSEs at grade D-G
R56Intermediate 1 (Scotland)
R57General Standard Grade (Scotland)
R70Professional Qualification at level 1
R80Other qualification at level 1
R90Credits at level 1
S42NVQ Entry level Certificate (NQF)
S57Foundation Standard Grade (Scotland)
S80Other qualification at FE Access level
S90Credits at FE Access level
X00HE Access course, QAA recognised
X01HE Access course, not QAA recognised
X41Welsh for Adults Entry Level
X42Welsh for Adults Level 1
X43Welsh for Adults Level 2
X44Welsh for Adults Level 3
X45Welsh for Adults Level 4
X46Welsh for Adults Specialist/Arbennig

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