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Student 2016/17 - Qualification year

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Student 2016/17

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Qualification year


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Typefield
Short nameQUALYEAR
Description

This field records the year in which qualification on entry to the instance was obtained.

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All Qualification on entry records

Notes

The awarding bodies have given their consent, via the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), for some of the results data that they forward to UCAS to be shared with HEPs for admission purposes, to also be used in preparing the Student Record from 2007/08.

This data will be made available to providers by UCAS (through the *J transaction). The HESA record will work to the existing UCAS coding frame.

Providers are encouraged to provide this information for other full-time undergraduate students, in order to contribute more complete statistical information for the sector

Quality rules
Quality rules to follow
Reason required

To allow detailed analysis of qualifications on entry and consequent progression.

Part of
Field length4
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: QUALYEAR
Data type: YearType
OwnerUCAS
Version1.0

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