Changes made for 2010/2011

 Major changes for 2010/2011
  • Collection names have changed:
    • W01 to W13 are now ER01 to ER13 for Employer Responsive;
    • L01 to L05 are now LR01 to LR05 for Learner Responsive;
    • C01 to C05 are now SL01 to SL05 for ASL collections; and
    • S01 to S12 are now SR01 to SR12 for ESF SR collections.
  • Planning Volumes DVs added.  L_PV_Prog and L_Prog_Route, along with their intermediate DVs L_PV_Prog_Dip1, L_PV_Prog_Dip2, L_PV_Prog_Dip3, L_PV_Prog_GCSE, L_PV_Prog_FL3A2AS, L_PV_Prog_FL, L_PV_Prog_E2E, A_PV_Comp, L_PV_Comp, A_PV_Dip_comp, L_PV_LEVEL1 and L_PV_STAL.
  • Large Employer DVs added. A_LARGE_EMP and L_LARGE_EMP.
  • Third Sector DV added. L_3RD_SECTOR.
  • Programme-led apprenticeship DVs added. A_ProgLedApp, L_ProgLedApp, P_ProgLedApp.
  • Geographical DVs reorgansied.  Local LSC number no longer relevant and contracting relationships have changed
    • DVs for learner-postcode (at learner-level) and Delivery-postcode level (at learner- and aim-level).
    • DVs for these geographic levels:
      • LA (Local Authority);
      • LEA (Local Education Authority);
      • GOR (Government Office Region);
      • WARD ;
      • SRG (Sub-regional Grouping); and
      • PA (Portfolio Area).
    •  Based on ONS NSPD (National Stats Postcode Data) with our SRG mapping added [link to datasets postcode page].
  • Carry-in DV added. A_CARRYIN
  • Delivery Adjusted Guided Learning Hours DV added. A_DAGLH.
  • Contracting Organisation Sub-regional Grouping DV added. A_CONTRACTING_ORG_SRG.
  • Age band for youth allocations DV added. L_AGEB16to19
 
Detailed changes to existing DVs
  • Changed values
  • A_FUNDED_AGE_BAND Now has bands for 16-18, 19-24 and 25+.
  • Changed calculations
  • A_FRANCH, L_FRANCH. Uses A22 (Franchise partner delivery provider number) instead of the deleted A21 (Partnership arrangement) field.
  • A_QCF, L_QCF. Uses A_QCF_TYPE from the LAD, rather than the unpopulated A_QCF_REF.
  • A_PRIOR_SLN_PAYMENT, L_PRIOR_SLN_PAYMENT, P_PRIOR_SLN_PAYMENT. No longer calculated by the funding calculation module.
  • L_OSEGLH, L_OS1200. Uses A22 instead of the deleted A21 to discount delivery done by franchised partners.
  • A_SFLTY. Uses updated and cleansed LAD values.
  • A_SFLP. Uses LAD values rather than funding weighting of 'F'.
 
Deleted DVs
  • A_TTG_BROKE.
  • L25_REG.
  • Old geographic DVs.
 
Other items to note
  • Text/description changes have been made to reflect the LSC split into Skills Funding Agency and YPLA, and to account for new A10 codes of 81 and 82
  • A_FUNDINGSOURCE/L_FUNDINGSOURCE. Use A70 to split by Skills Funding Agency / YPLA.
  • P_PROG_STATUS.
  • L_FUND.
  • L_A23.
  • A_SFL_LEITCH_LIT_ACH, L_SFL_LEITCH_LIT_ACH, A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH, L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH don't use the new A35 achievement codes for AS levels.
  • A_ATYPE, L_ATYPE now document the value of 12 for 'Diploma'.

Date last modified: 03rd August 2010