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HESA Student Record 2011/12 - Welsh speaker indicator

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HESA Student Record 2011/12

Fields required from institutions in Wales

Welsh speaker indicator


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valid entries
Typefield
Short nameWELSSP
Description

This field records whether the student deems themselves to be a Welsh speaker.

Applicable toWales
Coverage

All students at institutions in Wales where EntryProfile.DOMICILE = XI and any Instance.REDUCEDI = 00 or 02

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
1Fluent Welsh speaker
2Welsh speaker not fluent
3Not Welsh speaker
9Not known
Notes

The level of Welsh speaker should be defined by the student and not the institution.

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Reason required

Required by the Welsh Government (WG) to support the Welsh Language Board in monitoring the number of Welsh speakers continuing their education in Welsh and the potential demand for Welsh medium education.

Although the requirement for the data has been stipulated by NAW, HEFCW may also use the data to inform policy development on Welsh medium higher education provision.

Part of
Field length1
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: WELSSP
OwnerHESA
Version1.0

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