AVA data submission

Guidance to AVAs (2007-08)

submission due at QAA by 1 December 2008)

Part 2: Data submission – guidance to AVAs 2007-08
Introduction
Data collection by AVAs
Submission of the data to QAA
Completion of the pro forma
Section A: Providers and courses
- A1: Providers offering Access to HE courses
- A2: Courses available/running (by designated progression route)
Section B: Learner profile
Section C: Learner completion, achievement and intended destination
Appendices
Appendix 1: Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes
Appendix 2: Sample web pro forma

Part 2: Data submission – guidance to AVAs 2007-08

The guidance that follows relates to the submission of AVAs’ data for 2007-08. This submission is due to be received by QAA by 1 December 2008.

Introduction

1 The Access to HE statistics provided by AVAs are used by QAA in the publication of national data about Access to HE, in a brief statistical overview (Key statistics), and a more detailed report (Access to HE joint agency statistical report). Key statistics is circulated widely to a range of organisations with an interest in Access to HE, throughout England and Wales, and both documents are published on the Access to HE website (www.accesstohe.ac.uk/partners/statistics/). It would not be possible to produce these publications without the contributions of individual providers and AVAs to this data collection exercise, and the quality of the published national data about Access to HE relies on the accuracy and completeness of those contributions.

2 AVAs are expected to make use of the data in monitoring and evaluating their own work, and informing their strategic planning and development of Access to HE provision. The data also enables QAA to monitor the success of the provision as a whole, and to assess the contribution made by individual AVAs in widening participation to HE. AVAs’ statistics are monitored through their inclusion in AVAs’ annual reports to QAA, and they are also considered at AVA reviews, with key data being included in published review reports.

Data collection by AVAs

3 Course data: data submitted about Access to HE courses depends on the AVA’s own records of courses that have been validated and awarded QAA-recognised status by the AVA. Further detail is given in the definitions on pages 5-6.

4 Learner data: data submitted about learners for sections B and C is collected direct from providers’ central management information systems. AVAs should not base learner data returns to QAA on information collected from course coordinators or tutors, or on data which they hold for other purposes¹. The data provided should be consistent with returns made by providers to their funding bodies against the data fields specified in this guidance (see pages 8-12). This requirement minimises the need for providers to supply different data for different purposes, in keeping with QAA’s commitments as a partner of Management Information Across Partners (MIAP) www.miap.gov.uk/, a government-led initiative to streamline data collection and handling in education. A key element of MIAP’s work is the use of common data definitions, and definitions given here have been devised with reference to those used by the funding bodies for which the data is already collected, using common definitions wherever possible. AVAs should therefore not amend the data definitions provided in this guidance when data is requested from providers.

5 If an AVA is aware of a discrepancy between its own data and that supplied by the provider for these purposes, this should be addressed with the provider – especially in relation to any discrepancy over the number of Access to HE qualifications awarded by the AVA to the provider’s registered learners - and any areas in which the data cannot be reconciled can be explained in the commentary on statistics supplied in the annual report.

6 The data submission from AVAs depends on a retrospective data collection exercise. That is to say, the data required relates to students on courses in 2007-08 and will be collected early in 2008-09.

7 In England, the data given in the AVAs’ return will correspond to the data returned by providers to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) for the F04 returns on 7 September 2008. The data required is identified in this guidance with the field number code provided in the 2007-08 Individualised Learner Record Specification (ILR), available at www.lsc.gov.uk/providers/Data/Datacollection/ILR/ILR+Documents+2007-2008.htm

8 In Wales, the data given in the AVAs’ return will be the data returned by providers to the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, Welsh Assembly Government (DCELLS) for the September 2008 returns. The data required is identified here with the field number code provided in the DCELLS’ Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR) for 2007-08 http://www.elwa.ac.uk/ElwaWeb/elwa.aspx?pageid=2061

9 Learner data about any courses not funded by the LSC or by DCELLS should also be included, and should be provided in the data categories given. Any particular difficulties or anomalies which arise, which affect the final data, should receive comment in the commentary in the annual report. AVAs should make note in the commentary of the number of any learners on Access to HE courses not funded by the LSC or by DCELLS.

10 AVAs should set a clear data collection deadline for providers which will allow them sufficient time to extract the data from their September returns. This deadline will also need to give AVAs enough time to make their data submission to QAA and analyse the data for inclusion in the commentary in their annual reports. QAA recognises that providers may make further amendments to data before the final F05 return in November to the LSC or the LLWR return to DCELLS and is aware that this might create minor inconsistencies between its own and the funding bodies’ final published data.

11 All data received from providers should be checked and referred back to providers for verification. If incomplete, ambiguous or contradictory data is received, it should be queried and corrected before being submitted to QAA.

Submission of the data to QAA

12 Electronic returns are made via a web form on a QAA secure extranet which can be accessed during October and November 2008. Each AVA can access the extranet through an individual password which is supplied by QAA.

13 The data submission to QAA should be checked internally by the AVA before the sign-off statement on the web form is completed. Any anomalies should be explained in the commentary provided in the annual report.

14 When the submission has been completed, the AVA can print a copy from the web submission in an appropriate format for inclusion with hard copies of its annual report, as required by the annual self-evaluation report guidelines. QAA extracts the data separately to provide a copy of each AVA’s data with its electronic copy of the report.

15 Complete data must be submitted to QAA by 1 December 2008.

Completion of the pro forma

16 Please follow the directions provided with the form.

17 All information relates to the academic year 2007-08 (ie 1 Aug 2007 – 31 Jul 2008).

18 All cells should be completed. For a nil return, enter ‘0’.

19 All numeric values should be integers.

20 Absolute totals (ie not percentages) should be given throughout.

21 Where a ‘total’ cell is provided, the sum of the values within the particular field will be calculated automatically, once the individual sections have been completed.

22 Totals given within categories should be consistent with totals given across categories. All categories relating to learner profiles should provide an overall total which is the same as the total number of learner registrations (ie that provided as the overall total under Section B1). The web form will not accept totals under B2, B3, B4 or C1 which differ from this overall total and will not allow the user to continue with the entry of the data until the discrepancy has been rectified.

23 Detailed guidance for completing each section of the pro forma is provided in the notes that follow. Please follow this guidance closely.

Section A: Providers and courses

Definitions

Provider: a ‘provider’ is an educational institution or other organisation which registers learners on courses for the purposes of funding. In most instances, this relates to the registration of learners on the LSC’s ILR, or on DCELLS’ LLWR. Any providers that are not in receipt of public funding will also be included in the AVA’s return.
Course: a ‘course’ isa programme of study, comprising a defined and coherent set of
learning experiences, which is designed to provide a progression route to HE and which leads to the award of a QAA-recognised Access to HE certificate or Diploma. For 2008 only, two definitions are in use.

Definition 1 applies to courses which, in 2007-08, led to the award of Access to HE certificates. (This definition is unchanged from 2006-07.
Definition 2 applies to courses which, in 2007-08 led to the award of Access to HE Diplomas. (This definition will apply for all courses from 2009 onwards.)

AVAs which awarded both Access to HE certificates and Diplomas in 2007-08 will use both definitions, as appropriate for different courses, and aggregate the total for returns to QAA. For both definitions, the following apply:

A course delivered by two or more providers (as defined above), is regarded as two or more courses.
A course delivered at two or more delivery sites by a single provider (as defined above), is regarded as a single course.
A course delivered at two or more times by the same provider (eg day and evening), is regarded as a single course.

Definition 1

Access to HE programmes may be organised, managed and delivered in any one of a
variety of different ways, including the following:

a programme of study in which all elements are common to all learners
a programme of study in which some elements are common to all learners, but some specific options (defined at the point of recognition) are available
a pathway within a framework of Access to HE provision, the elements and options of which are defined at the point of recognition as providing a designated route to the award of the Access to HE qualification. Some elements of the pathway may be common with other pathways leading to the award of the Access to HE qualification within the same framework
a pathway within a framework of provision, which includes Access to HE and also includes other named exit routes in which the elements and options of Access to HE pathways are defined at the point of recognition as providing a designated route to the award of the Access to HE qualification. Some elements of the pathway may be common with elements of other pathways in the same framework which have a different learning aim
a framework of provision (which may be exclusively intended for Access for HE, or which may also include other named exit routes), in which each learner’s programme of study is agreed between the learner and the provider on an individual basis. In this model, although separate pathways are not predetermined, the individual units of study available; the rules of combination; and the successful completion requirements for the award of the Access to HE qualification are approved at the point of recognition.

All but the last of the above describe routes which may be followed by individual learners and which have been approved by the AVA as leading to the award of the Access to HE certificate. The final option refers to the totality of a provider’s Access to HE provision which, because separate routes are not defined at recognition, cannot be so described. The way in which provision has been recognised by the AVA is significant for the classification made in this statistical return. For the purposes of this exercise, pathways defined at the point of recognition should be regarded as separate courses which require separate counting; pathways defined by negotiation between learner and course provider at the point of learner registration or later, should be regarded as part of a single course, which is the complete framework. Such a ‘complete framework’ refers to a framework managed by a single provider: it does not refer to the totality of an AVA’s recognised Access to HE provision.

Definition 2

A QAA-recognised Access to HE course is a coherent programme of learning designed to prepare students for higher education, which:

comprises a specific set of units governed by rules of combination
leads to the award of a named Access to HE Diploma (identified by its specific title)
has been validated by a licensed AVA
is delivered by a particular provider.

A1: Providers offering Access to HE courses

Providers offering courses - the number of providers in each category which offer Access to HE courses recognised by the AVA (whether or not those courses are running in the report year). Explain ‘other’ in the commentary to the statistics provided with the annual report.

Courses available - the number of recognised Access to HE courses which were available for use by providers during the report year (whether or not learners were registered on the course). Courses should not be recorded as ‘available’ if their validation period has ended and the course has not been revalidated.

Courses running - the number of recognised Access to HE courses on which learners were registered. Courses which were withdrawn by the provider, after learners were registered on them should also be recorded as ‘courses running’. There should be no circumstances in which the number of ‘courses running’ is greater than the number of ‘courses available’. A course that is available but not running is a course that has no learners but its validation period has not ended.

New courses recognised - the number of new courses (not revalidations) which achieved QAA-recognised status during the report year. In 2007-08, AVAs will have validated many courses in preparation for the implementation of the Access to HE Diploma. Such courses will not be recorded as ‘new’ if they are direct replacements for pre-existing certificate courses. Where courses have been validated by new providers, in new subjects, or to provide new pathways, they will be recorded in this section.

A2: Courses available/running (by designated progression route)

The total number of courses recorded in this section should equal the numbers given under the equivalent ‘Courses available’ and ‘Courses running’ sections in A1.

The classification of subjects provided is the first tier of Sector Subject Areas (SSAs). Some second tier sub-classifications are also included where these reflect major Access to HE routes. In these fields, the numbers provided in the sub-classifications (ie 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) should equal the number given for the main class. Several additional categories have also been added to this classification for Access to HE courses which involve combined studies. (See Appendix 1) Further information about SSAs is available at
www.qca.org.uk/libraryAssets/media/8236_new_sector_subject_categories.pdf

Section B: Learner profile

Definitions

Registered learners: the number of individual learners registered on Access to HE courses.
The learners recorded should be those recorded in returns to the LSC or DCELLS by providers, together with any learners registered on QAA-recognised Access to HE courses for whom data is not supplied to the LSC or DCELLS. Details of learner profiles recorded here should be consistent with information recorded by providers for the LSC’s F04 returns in September 2008 and DCELLS’ LLWR September data return. For all learners registered on LSC or DCELLS funded courses, registered learners are:

identifiable by separate learner reference numbers
individual learners (not the number learners x learning aims of those learners)
actual learners (not full-time equivalents).

B1: Total numbers of learner registrations

Ref: LSC’s ILR field no - L03, (with reference to A09 for learning aim and with reference to LSC’s ILR field no- A27/A28 for start date) or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - LN02 (with reference to LP17 for programme type and LA09/LA10 for start and expected end dates).

All learners registered with the Access to HE qualification as their learning aim during the report year should be included within Section B. The total will include learners:

who are registered by the provider with the Access to HE qualification as their learning aim at initial registration
whose learning aim is something other than the Access to HE qualification at initial registration, but whose learning aim is changed to the Access to HE qualification by the provider during the report year.

New learners registered: planned end date before 1 August 2008 – the number of learners who registered on a course which, at registration, they planned to complete within the same academic year. Learners who were registered on the course at some time prior to the preceding academic year are recorded as new learners, whether they received any accreditation for work completed or not.

Re-registered (same course): planned end date before 1 August 2008 – the number of learners who were registered on the course in the preceding academic year and who, at the point of re-registration, planned to complete within the same academic year.

New learners registered: planned end date on or after 1 August 2008 – the number of learners who registered on a course which, at registration, they planned to complete after the academic year in which they registered. Learners who were registered on the course prior to the preceding academic year are recorded as new learners, whether they received any accreditation for work completed or not.

Re-registered (same programme): planned end date on or after 1 August 2008 – the number of learners who were registered on the course in the preceding academic year and who, at the point of re-registration, planned to complete the course after the academic year in which they re-registered.

Total - the overall total must account for all registered learners in 2007-08 and must be consistent with totals of learner registrations given under sections B2, B3, B4, and C1.

B2: Learner profile at registration: age/ethnicity/gender

Age (ref: LSC’s ILR field no - L11 or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - LN15) - the age of learners, at the point of registration, categorised according to the given age bands. This data is calculated from the date of birth field given above.

Ethnicity(ref:LSC’s ILR field no - L12 or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - LN17/LN18) - the ethnic origin of learners, as provided by learners at registration, categorised according to the national census categories used by the LSC in 2007-08. In Wales DCELLS’ ethnicity categories map to the 2001 Census categories except for learners of white ethnicity which can only be subdivided using LN18 - National Identity. Learners whose ethnic origin is not listed or who consider that they cannot be classified in any other category should be entered against ‘any other’. Learners who do not wish to supply information about their ethnicity should be entered under ‘not known/not provided’.

Sex(ref:LSC’s ILR field no - L13 or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - LN16) - the sex of learners, as provided by learners at registration.

B3: Learner profile at registration: disadvantage

Definitions relate to the LSC’s categories provided for eligibility for disadvantage uplift funding. The categories given here represent a summary of information supplied by providers to the LSC to support claims for uplift funding. DCELLS’ LLWR does not collect disadvantage information.

From deprived area (ward based uplift) (ref: LSC’s ILR field no – L22 and L32, entries 01 and 02) - the number of registered Access to HE learners for whom uplift funding was claimed on the basis of their current postcodes, including both those with postcodes on the LSC’s file and not on the LSC’s file).

Other LSC-defined disadvantage (uplift funding claimed) (ref: LSC’s ILR field no – L32, entries 71, 73, 96 & 98) - the number of registered Access to HE learners for whom uplift funding was claimed for reasons other than their postcodes (including those in learner groups which are eligible for disadvantage uplift as described in the LSC’s Funding Guidance for Further Education in 2007/08.

Not eligible/unknown for disadvantage uplift (ref: LSC’s ILR field no – L32, entry 99) - the number of registered Access to HE learners for whom the provider established no eligibility for disadvantage uplift, or for those students where no information is known on disadvantage uplift eligibility.

B4: Learner profile at registration: disability and learning difficulty

The LSC and DCELLS collect information about different types of disability and learning difficulty. This detail is not required by QAA and information should be aggregated here.

Disability/ies (ref: LSC’s ILR field no - L15 or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - LP29) - the number of registered learners who, according to their own assessment, had a disability or disabilities.

Learning difficulty/ies (ref: LSC’s ILR field no - L16 or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - LP31) - the number of registered learners who, according to their own assessment, had a learning difficulty or difficulties.

Disability and learning difficulty/ies - the number of registered learners who, according to their own assessment, had both a disability or disabilities and a learning difficulty or difficulties.

No disability or learning difficulty - the number of registered learners who, according to their own assessment, had no disabilities or learning difficulties.

No information provided - the number of registered learners who provided no information in relation to disability or learning difficulty.

Section C: Learner completion, achievement and intended destination

C1: Learner completion/achievement

All registered learners recorded under section B1 should be accounted for within section C1. Cross-tabulation in this area requires the number of learners in each category of learner completion to be classified according to their achievement. The total of all completion categories should equal the total of all achievement categories. Achievement categories should equate to the number of Access to HE certificates and Diplomas awarded by the AVA.

Completion
(ref: LSC’s ILR field no – A34 or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - LP41 [informed by LA31])

Continuing course (A34 entry 1; LP41 entry 00) – the number of registered learners who return to continue the course leading to the award of the Access to HE qualification in the year following that for which data is provided. The actual return, rather than the intended return, is required and this should be confirmed with the provider. Learners who state an intention to return the following year but who do not then attend should be classified as ‘withdrawn’, to be consistent with information which is supplied by providers to the LSC and DCELLS.

Completed course (A34 entry 2; LP41 entry 01) – the number of registered learners who completed the learning activities specified within the Access to HE course.

Withdrawn from course (A34 entry 3; LP41 entries 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15) - the number of registered learners who withdrew from the Access to HE course.

Transferred (A34 entry 4; LP41 entries 03, 12, 13) – the number of registered learners who transferred from the Access to HE course to a course with a different learning aim, and which was not an Access to HE course, within the same provider.

Unknown (entry not available for ILR; LP41 entry 99) – the number of registered learners for whom the provider is unable to identify information about completion status.

Achievement
(ref: LSC’s ILR field no – A35 or DCELLS’ LLWR field no - AW12)

Access to HE qualification awarded (A35 entry 1) – the number of registered learners to whom a full Access to HE certificate or Diploma was awarded. If the total of Access to HE Diplomas and certificates differs from the total recorded by the AVA itself, and this cannot be reconciled with the provider, note should be made in the commentary provided in the annual report.

Partial achievement accredited (A35 entry 2) – the number of registered learners who were accredited with partial achievement at the end of the course and who did not return to continue the course. (Learners should be recorded here only if the AVA has a formal process for accrediting partial achievement at the end of the course, and the learner has been formally accredited by the end of the reporting period.)

No achievement accredited (A35 entry 3) – the number of registered learners to whom the AVA has made no award, either for complete or partial achievement, and who are not recorded as ‘Continuing course’.

Study continuing (A35 entry 9) – the number of registered learners continuing study on the Access to HE course, irrespective of their achievement within the report year.

C2: Learner registrations and awards (by designated progression route)

This section records the number of learners registered on courses running, classified by subject area, (as identified under A2) and the number of learners who are awarded Access to HE Diplomas and certificates on successful completion of these courses.

C3: Learner intended destinations

This section records information about intended destinations for learners who were recorded under Section B1 with planned ends before 1 August 2008, and for any other registered learners who were awarded Access to HE certificates or Diplomas (even if their initial registration was made with later planned end dates). The total of the ‘Registered learners’ column in C3 should therefore be at least as great as the entry under B1 ‘Sub total planned end date before 1 August 2008’.

Continuing existing course of study (L39 entry 95; LP42 entries 00, 01) – the number of registered learners who were expected at initial registration to complete the requirements for the award of the Access to HE qualification before the end of the year, but who changed their period of study during the year and intend to return the following year (including any who intend to return to resit elements of the course).

Further education (within FE or HE institution) (L39 entry 54; LP42 entries 02, 03, 06) – the number of registered learners who intended to progress to an FE level course, whether delivered within an FE or HE institution.

Higher education (within FE or HE institution) (L39 entry 55; LP42 entries 04, 05) – the number of registered learners who intended to progress to an HE course, whether delivered within an HE or FE institution.

Employment (L39 entries 10, 53; LP42 entries 07, 08, 10, 12) – the number of registered learners who intended to progress directly into employment and had not secured a place on a further course in further or higher education.

Other (L39 all other entries; LP42 entries 09, 13, 20) – the number of registered learners whose intended destination is known, but whose intended destination does not fit any of the above categories (eg voluntary work, illness, pregnancy).

Unknown (LP42 entry 99) – the number of registered learners for whom the provider has been unable to identify an intended destination.

Withdrawn from course (A34 entry 3; LP41 entries 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15) - the number of registered learners who withdrew from the Access to HE course.

Appendices

Appendix 1: Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes

1 Health, public services and care, includes:

Medicine and dentistry
Nursing and subjects and vocations allied to medicine
Health and social care
Public services
Child development and well being

2 Science and mathematics, includes:

Science
Mathematics and statistics

3 Agriculture, horticulture and animal care, includes:

agriculture
horticulture and forestry
animal care and veterinary science
environmental conservation

4 Engineering and manufacturing technologies, includes:

engineering
manufacturing technologies
transportation operations and maintenance

5 Construction, planning and the built environment, includes:

architecture
building and construction
urban, rural and regional planning

6 Information and communication technology, includes:

ICT practitioners
ICT for users

7 Retail and commercial enterprise, includes:

retailing and wholesaling
warehousing and distribution
service enterprises
hospitality and catering

8 Leisure, travel and tourism, includes:

sport, leisure and recreation
travel and tourism

9 Arts, media and publishing, includes:

performing arts
crafts, creative arts and design
media and communication
publishing and information services

10 History, philosophy and theology, includes:

history
archaeology and archaeological sciences
philosophy
theology and religious studies
humanities

11 Social sciences, includes:

geography
sociology and social policy
politics
economics
anthropology

12 Languages, literature and culture, includes:

languages, literature and culture of the British isles
other languages, literature and culture
linguistics

13 Education and training, includes:

teaching and lecturing
direct learning support

14 Preparation for life and work, includes:

foundations for learning and life
preparation for work

15 Business, administration and law, includes:

accounting and finance
administration
business management
marketing and sales
law and legal services

Z1 Combined arts

Z2 Combined sciences

Z3 Combined social sciences

Z4 Science combined with social studies/arts

Z5 Social studies combined with arts

Z6 Other general and combined studies

Appendix 2: Sample web pro forma

AVA code
AVA name
Phone number
Email address
Contact name

Section A: Providers and courses

A1 Providers offering Access to HE courses

	Providers offering courses	Courses available	Courses running	New courses recognised
HE institutions
FE institutions
Sixth form colleges
Adult/community education centres
Other
Total

A2 Courses available and running

2007-08	Courses available	Courses running
1 Health, public services and care (equal to 1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 medicine and dentistry
1.2 nursing and subjects and vocations allied to medicine
1.3 other health, public services and care
2 Science and mathematics
3 Agriculture, horticulture and animal care
4 Engineering and manufacturing technologies
5 Construction, planning and the built environment
6 Information and communication technology (equal to 6.1+6.2)
6.1 ICT practitioners
6.2 Other information and communication technology
7 Retail and commercial enterprise
8 Leisure, travel and tourism
9 Arts, media and publishing (equal to 9.1+9.2)
9.1 Crafts, creative arts and design
9.2 Other arts, media and publishing
10 History, philosophy and theology
11 Social sciences (equal to 11.1+11.2)
11.1 Sociology and social policy
11.2 Other social sciences
12 Languages, literature and culture
13 Education and training (equal to 13.1+13.2)
13.1 Teaching and lecturing
13.2 Other education and training
14 Preparation for life and work
15 Business, administration and law (equal to 15.1+15.2)
15.1 Business management
15.2 Other business, administration and law
Z1 Combined arts
Z2 Combined sciences
Z3 Combined social sciences
Z4 Science combined with social studies/arts
Z5 Social studies combined with arts
Z6 Other general and combined studies
Total

Section B: Learner profile

B1 Total number of registered learners

Learning aim at initial registration	Total Access to HE Learners
New learners registered: planned end date before 1 August 2008
Re-registered (same programme): planned end date before 1 August 2008
Sub total planned end date before 1 August 2008
New learners registered: planned end date on or after 1 August 2008
Re-registered (same programme): planned end date on or after 1 August 2008
Sub total planned end date after 1 August 2008
Total

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B2 Learner profile at registration: age/sex/ethnicity

Age

19 and
under

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50+

Unknown

Total

Sex

Asian or Asian British-Bangladeshi

Asian or Asian British-Indian

Asian or Asian British-Pakistani

Asian or Asian British-any other Asian background

Black or Black British-African

Black or Black British-Caribbean

Black or Black British-any other Black background

Chinese

Mixed-White and Asian

Mixed-White and Black African

Mixed White and Black Caribbean

Mixed-any other mixed background

White-British

White-Irish

White-any other white background

any other

not known/not provided

Total

Grand Total

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B3 Learner profile at registration: disadvantage

	2007-08
From deprived area (ward based uplift) - postcode on LSC's file
From deprived area (ward based uplift) - postcode not on LSC's file
Other LSC-defined disadvantage (uplift funding claimed)
Not eligible for disadvantage uplift/unknown
Total (of all registrations)

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B4 Learner profile at registration: disability and learning difficulty

	2007-08
Disability/ies
Learning difficulty/ies
Disability and learning difficulty/ies
No disability or learning difficulties
No information provided
Total (of all registrations)

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Section C: Learner achievement

C1 learner completion/achievement

Achievement	Access to HE Diploma / certificate awarded	Partial achievement accredited	No achievement accredited	Study continuing	Total
Continuing course
Completed course
Withdrawn from course
Transferred from course
Unknown
Total

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C2 Learner registration and awards

	2007-08
	Registered Learners	Access to HE qualifications awarded
1 Health, public services and care (equal to 1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 medicine and dentistry
1.2 nursing and subjects and vocations allied to medicine
1.3 other health, public services and care
2 Science and mathematics
3 Agriculture, horticulture and animal care
4 Engineering and manufacturing technologies
5 Construction, planning and the built environment
6 Information and communication technology (equal to 6.1+6.2)
6.1 ICT practitioners
6.2 Other information and communication technology
7 Retail and commercial enterprise
8 Leisure, travel and tourism
9 Arts, media and publishing (equal to 9.1+9.2)
9.1 Crafts, creative arts and design
9.2 Other arts, media and publishing
10 History, philosophy and theology
11 Social sciences (equal to 11.1+11.2)
11.1 Sociology and social policy
11.2 Other social sciences
12 Languages, literature and culture
13 Education and training (equal to 13.1+13.2)
13.1 Teaching and lecturing
13.2 Other education and training
14 Preparation for life and work
15 Business, administration and law (equal to 15.1+15.2)
15.1 Business management
15.2 Other business, administration and law
Z1 Combined arts
Z2 Combined sciences
Z3 Combined social sciences
Z4 Science combined with social studies/arts
Z5 Social studies combined with arts
Z6 Other general and combined studies
Total

C3 Learner intended destination

	Registered learners	Access to HE certificates
Continuing existing programme of study
Further education (within FE or HE institution)
Higher education (within FE or HE institution)
Employment
Other
Intended destination unknown
Withdrawn
Total

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¹ An important exception to this is intended destination data, which may be collected from Access to HE course teams if this provides more complete data than is provided directly by providers’ MIS.