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Alternative provider student 2017/18 - Initiatives

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Alternative provider student 2017/18

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Initiatives


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Typefield
Short nameINITIATIVES
Description

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.

Applicable toEngland Scotland
Coverage

Instances at providers that are part of a named scheme

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
UPostgraduate Loan Eligibility
KHigher Apprenticeship
Notes

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

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.

Postgraduate loan eligibility (code U) is only available for qualifying masters courses (Course.COURSEAIM valid entries M00, M01, M02, M10, M11, or M16, M88).

Higher Apprenticeship

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 where the provider is aware that the instance comprises any part of the study component of a Higher Apprenticeship or Standard.

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Part of
Field length1
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences2
Schema components
Element: INITIATIVES
OwnerOffice for Students
Version1.1
Date modified2018-01-04
Change management notesGuidance updated to highlight that code U 'Postgraduate Loan Eligibility' should only be returned for Course.COURSEAIM valid entries M00, M01, M02, M10, M11, M16, or M88.

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