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This table lists changes and additions to the record specification and supporting documentation.
Please note that all changes and additions to the Unistats Accreditation and KIS course aim tables can be found on their own revision history pages. Accreditaiton table revision history and KIS course aims revision history.
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| Element | Element version | Notes | Version | Type of change | |
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| Accreditation information table | 1.3 | Further to the release of version 1.5, additional updates have been made to the accreditation information table on the 2022-02-28. Further information regarding the updates can be found on the accreditation table revision history page. | Version 1.5 (2021-12-15) | ||
| Accreditation information table | 1.2 | The accreditation information table has been updated on the 2021-11-24. Further information regarding the updates can be found on the accreditation table revision history page. | Version 1.5 (2021-12-15) | ||
| Subcontractual and collaborative provision | 1.1 | The paragraph numbering has been corrected on the subcontractual and collaborative provision document. | Version 1.5 (2021-12-15) | ||
| Unistats dataset | n/a | The link has been added under the 'Onward use of data' section. | Version 1.4 (2021-09-29) | ||
| C21061DataTypes.xsd | n/a | Datatypes have been updated to be more permissive in the characters which can be returned for HESACOURSEID. The pattern value has been updated further specifically allowing greater than '>' symbols to be returned. (2021-08-26) | Version 1.3 (2021-08-20) | ||
| Data collection schedule | 1.2 | The 'Update Discover Uni website with 2021 dataset' section has been updated to October 2021. | Version 1.3 (2021-08-20) | ||
| Discover Uni widget user guide | n/a | OfS has published a new 'Widget' user guide. | Version 1.3 (2021-08-20) | ||
| Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) and course accreditation | 1.1 | The 'Application for inclusion' link has been updated under the 'Application process' section. | Version 1.3 (2021-08-20) | ||
| Unistats dataset file structure and description | 1.0 | The unistats dataset file structure and description has been released under the 'Supporting documentation' section. | Version 1.3 (2021-08-20) | ||
| Unistats output schema | n/a | The Unistats output schema has been released under the 'Data specification' section. | Version 1.3 (2021-08-20) | ||
| Accreditation information table | 1.1 | The accreditation information table has been updated on the 2021-06-02. Further information regarding the updates can be found on the accreditation table revision history page. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| Coverage of the record | 1.1 | Guidance for Welsh FE Colleges with provision they do not report in the HESA Student Record has been updated. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| Covid-19 exceptional guidance | 1.0 | Exceptional guidance for the C21061 Unistats record has been released under the 'Covid-19' section. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| Data collection schedule | 1.1 | Guidance under the 'Missed deadlines' section has been updated. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| List of KIS course aims | 1.1 | The list of KIS course aims has been updated on the 2021-06-02. Further information regarding the updates can be found on the KIS course aims revision history page. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| Subcontractual and collaborative provision | 1.0 | The subcontractual and collaborative provision document has been released under the 'Supporting documentation' section. Changes have been made as requested by OfS. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| KISCourse.DISTANCE | 1.1 | Further guidance has been added defining 'distance learning' where students are not in attendance for the whole of their course. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| KISCourse.LDCS | 1.1 | The link to the Office for Students web site page from where a list of valid LDCS codes can be downloaded has been updated. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| KISCourse.TTCID | 1.1 | References within valid entries 9 and D have been updated from NCTL to DfE. Further guidance has been added for valid entry F. | Version 1.2 (2021-06-07) | ||
| Accreditation information table | 1.0 | The Accreditation information table has been updated and released under the 'Supporting documentation' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| HESA XML data entry tool | n/a | The HESA XML data entry tool has been released under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| How to use the HESA XML data entry tool | 1.0 | The guidance detailing how to use the HESA XML data entry tool has been released under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| List of KIS course aims | 1.0 | The List of KIS course aims has been updated and released under the 'Supporting documentation' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| Nil return sign-off form | n/a | The Nil return sign-off form has been released under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| Quality rules | n/a | The Quality rules have been released under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| Validation kit download | n/a | The Validation kit download link has been released under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| Validation overview | 1.0 | The Validation overview page has been released under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| KISCourse.TITLE | 1.1 | Additional guidance has been added giving details associated with KISCourse.KISAIM valid entry 198. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| KISCourse.TITLEW | 1.1 | Additional guidance has been added giving details associated with KISCourse.KISAIM valid entry 198. | Version 1.1 (2021-04-21) | ||
| First release | n/a | First release of full documentation. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | Supporting documentation | |
| C21061.xsd | 1.0 | Minimum occurrences has been updated to 1 for KISCourse.TITLE. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| C21061DataTypes.xsd | n/a | The pattern value within the schema that allows UTF-8 characters in the ranges 0020-007E, 00A0-024F and 1E00-1EFF has been updated. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| Data collection schedule | 1.0 | The Data collection schedule has been added under the 'Overview' section. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| Data requirements for new courses | 1.0 | The Data requirements for new courses document has been released under the 'Supporting documentation' section. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| Linking to other datasets | 1.0 | The guidance on the linking to other datasets has been released under the 'Onward use of data' section. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) and course accreditation | 1.0 | The Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) and course accreditation guidance has been added under the 'Supporting documentation' section. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| Publication arrangements | 1.0 | The Publication arrangements document has been released under the 'Onward use of data' section. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| Years to which fields relate | 1.0 | The Years to which fields relate has been released under the 'Supporting documentation' section. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
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HESACourse ILRAims |
1.0 | Further guidance has been added regarding where the teaching provider changes as part of a franchise arrangement. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| HESACourse.HESAYEAR | 1.0 | Reference to 'AP Student' has been replaced with 'AP Student record (now called Student Alternative from C19054)'. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
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KISCourse.HECOS KISCourse.KISMODE KISCourse.LDCS KISCourse.TTCID |
1.0 | References to DLHE have been replaced with Graduate Outcomes. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| KISCourse.TITLE | 1.0 | Guidance has been updated outlining the relationship between KISCourse.TITLE and KISCourse.KISAIM. A table listing the KISCourse.KISAIM valid entries and the suggested KISCourse.TITLE has also been added. Minimum occurrences has been updated to 1. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) | ||
| KISCourse.TITLEW | 1.0 | Guidance has been updated outlining the relationship between KISCourse.TITLEW and KISCourse.KISAIM. A table listing the KISCourse.KISAIM valid entries and the suggested KISCourse.TITLEW has also been added. | Version 1.0 (2021-03-04) |
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