This field identifies students who are part of a specific scheme that is to be monitored independently. Valid entries will change from year to year to reflect current schemes.

Instances at providers in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland that are part of a named scheme

This field may be returned twice if a student falls under two schemes.

This field collects information with respect to student instances that are part of a scheme. Where a student transfers course within the same instance, Instance.INITIATIVES should continue to identify the scheme.

The field should not be used for students who might previously have undertaken an initiative as part of a different instance or at another provider.

Troops to Teachers

For further guidance on the Troops to Teachers initiative, please contact the DfE.

Primary mathematics specialist

Valid entry code D Primary mathematics specialist should only be used by those providers designated to provide this course. Where this code is used in Instance.INITIATIVES Course.TTCID must be coded 1, CourseSubject.SBJCA must be coded X160 and Instance.ITTPHSC must be coded 71-77.

Higher Apprenticeships

A Higher Apprenticeship incorporates a work-based learning programme and leads to a nationally recognised qualification at NVQ levels 4, 5, 6 or 7 or equivalent. Code 'K' is used to identify students in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland for whom the instance comprises any part of the study component of a Higher Apprenticeship Framework.

When Initiatives K has been returned and PROGTYPE exists, it must be coded as either 20, 21, 22, 23 or 25.

For more information about Higher Apprenticeships in England, see http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/employers/higher-apprenticeships.aspx. For more information about Higher Apprenticeships in Wales, see https://acwcerts.co.uk/web/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SASW-16th-Oct-2016.pdf. For more information on Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland, see http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-services/modern-apprenticeships/.

Primary General (with Maths)

Valid entry L 'Primary General (with Maths)' should only be used by those providers designated to provide this course for which specific courses have been assigned in the subject 'Primary General (with Maths)' by the Department for Education. Where this code is used in Instance.INITIATIVES Course.TTCID must be coded 1, CourseSubject.SBJCA must be coded X120 and Instance.ITTPHSC must be coded 71-77.

Maths and Physics Chairs Programme

Valid entry M 'Maths and Physics Chairs Programme' should only be used by those providers with students who have entered ITT through the Maths and Physics Chairs Programme. Where this code is used in Instance.INITIATIVES, Course.TTCID must be coded 1 and Instance.ENTRYRTE must be coded 03.

More guidance can be found on the 'Get in to Teaching' website, here.

Q-Step

Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, ESRC and Office for Students, Q-Step has been developed as a strategic response to the shortage of quantitatively-skilled social science graduates. Students who are enrolled on programmes that are funded as part of the Q-Step programme, or derive a benefit from an activity that is funded (e.g., training, work placements), should be flagged using valid entry N 'Q-Step'.

Abridged ITT course

Code P 'Abridged ITT course', is to be used where a student is taking a course that has been shortened, but that is not classed as the Assessment Only Route.

Postgraduate Loan Eligibility

Code U 'Postgraduate Loan Eligibility' should be used to identify students at providers in England who are participating on a course that is eligible for a Postgraduate Loan for Masters Study. This applies to students who are on courses that are:

• full-time, lasting 1 or 2 academic years,
• part-time, lasting 2 to 4 academic years - no more than twice the length of the equivalent full-time course,
• part-time for up to 3 years, where no equivalent full-time course exists.

This code should only be returned for Course.COURSEAIM valid entries M00, M01, M10, M11, M16 or M88. M88 courses would not normally qualify for a Postgraduate Loan for Masters Study, but may do so if the course is studied part-time and the student is not eligible for undergraduate funding.

This code is intended to record where a student is on a course that are eligible for a Masters loan irrespective of whether the individual student is eligible or in receipt of a loan. This information cannot be ascertained from the Student Loans Company, and Office for Students need to be able to identify these students for funding.

European Social Fund (ESF) Developing Scotland's Workforce (DSW) programme

Code V should be used by Scottish providers to identify students whose places are funded through the European Social Fund (ESF)’s Developing Scotland's Workforce (DSW) programme.

Industry funded place attracting additional SFC-funded place for Undergraduate Skills for Growth scheme

For 2016/17 for a Scottish provider to obtain an additional place funded through SFC’s undergraduate Skills for Growth scheme the provider had to obtain funding from industry for another place. Code W should be used to identify the students whose places are funded by industry and satisfy the criteria for attracting an additional place through SFC’s undergraduate Skills for Growth scheme.

Degree Apprenticeships Development Fund

Valid entry X 'Degree Apprenticeships Development Fund' should be used to identify students on a programme that has received funding from the Degree Apprenticeships Development Fund.

When code X - Degree Apprenticeships Development Fund has been returned then code K - Higher Apprenticeships must also be returned (exist) in the same Instance. However code K can exist in the absence of code X.