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HESA Aggregate record for students studying wholly outside the UK 2013/14

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HESA Aggregate offshore record 2013/14

Revision history


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This table lists changes and additions to the record specification and supporting documentation.

Date Documentation
version
Element Element
version
Notes
2014-08-29 1.3 All data items, valid entries and documents n/a References to higher education institution (HEI) have been replaced with higher education provider (HEP). Reference to institution (as a short-hand for higher education institution) has been changed to provider. The change enables HESA to refer collectively to both publicly funded higher education institutions and privately funded alternative providers within its constituency.
2014-08-29 1.3 Data collection schedule 1.1 Guidance has been amended advising providers to return sign-off forms to HESA via email rather than by post.
2014-06-30 1.2 Check documentation template 1.0 Release of the Check documentation template added under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section.
2014-06-30 1.2 Check documentation guide 1.0 Release of the Check documentation guide added under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section to aid institutions with using the Check documentation.
2014-06-30 1.2 Check documentation notes and definitions 1.0 Release of the Check documentation notes and definitions added under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section to aid institutions with using the Check documentation.
2014-06-30 1.2 Nil return sign-off form (PDF) 1.0 Release of Nil return sign-off form under the 'Downloadable files' section.
2014-04-30 1.1 Institution.RECID 1.1 The valid entry and label has changed to '13052 Aggregate offshore record' in line with the collection reference.
2014-04-30 1.1 Provision.COUNTRY 1.1 The valid entry labels for BO, LY and VE have been amended to correctly reflect the differences in labels between the ISO-3166-1 standard and the National Statistics Country Classification (NSCC). Where the label differs from the NSCC, the ISO-3166-1 label is given in square brackets.
2014-04-30 1.1 Provision.TYPE 1.1 Additional guidance added to the Notes section regarding the use of Code 5 'Any other student studying overseas for an award of the reporting institution'.
2014-04-30 1.1 COMMIT-stage rules 1.0 First release of the COMMIT-stage rules under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section, with the following changes since the 2012/13 collection.
New rules added:
Provision.TYPE rule 3 added to check for small numbers in overseas campus.
2014-04-30 1.1 Coverage of the record 1.1 The Coverage of the record has been amended to clarify the link between the coverage of the Student record and the Aggregate offshore record.
2014-04-30 1.1 Data collection schedule 1.0 First release of the Data collection schedule under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section.
2014-04-30 1.1 Derived field specifications 1.0 First release of the Derived field specifications under the 'Data specification' section.
2014-04-30 1.1 Download validation kit 1.0 First release of the schema-only validation kit under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section.
2014-04-30 1.1 File structure 1.0 First release of the File structure under the 'Data specification' section.
2014-04-30 1.1 Introduction 1.0 Document has been added under the 'Overview' section to provide an overview of the collection for institutions.
2014-04-30 1.1 Quick start guide 1.0 Document created and added to the 'Overview' section to help institutions navigate the new coding manual layout and to briefly describe the collection.
2013-10-24 1.0 Provision.INSTCAMP 1.0 Data type 'INSTCAMPType' adjusted to prevent the return of nulls in this field.
2013-10-24 1.0 n/a First release of the documentation.

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