The Office for Students (OfS) held two seminar days on aspects of data returns for the ILR, Unistats and TEF.
The events included sessions on:
- How the OfS uses ILR and key HE definitions
- Unistats training
- ILR data used in TEF Year Three
Intended audience
The sessions were designed for staff at further education and sixth form colleges, particularly those completing the data returns, those responsible for verifying the data, and senior managers looking to gain an understanding of how ILR data links to OfS funding, Unistats information and the TEF.
For the ILR and TEF returns, delegates were assumed to have a working knowledge of how to complete the data returns.
Unistats training was provided at a more introductory level, and was focused on those new to the return, or who need a refresh.
Download training materials
Part 1 – How the OfS uses the ILR and key higher education definitions
Session 1a – Intro plus the OfS and ILR data
Session 1b – HE concepts and definitions
Session 2a – How the OfS uses ILR data
Session 2a – 2016-17 ILR field list
Session 2b – HEIFES comparison exercise instructions
Session 2b – HEIFES comparison exercise – Scenarios A to C
Session 2b - HEIFES comparison exercise workbook - Scenario A (normal)
Session 2b - HEIFES comparison exercise workbook - Scenario B (exclusions)
Session 2b - HEIFES comparison exercise workbook - Scenario C (shifts)
Session 2b – HEIFES comparison exercise answers
Session 3 – ILR training DAT OfS
Part 2 – Unistats training
Session 4 – Unistats training handout
Session 4 – Unistats training slides
Part 3 – ILR data used in TEF and institutional performance metrics used by the OfS
Session 5 – ILR data used in TEF Year Three
Questions
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