ILR specification: 2025 to 2026

Completion of Year of Instance: Field

Definition

This field refers to the year of engagement counted for funding purposes by the OfS. The field records the learner's completion status with respect to that year of engagement.

Reason Required

Required by the OfS for use in the calculation and monitoring of its funding to providers, including formula-based recurrent grant funding, student premiums, and capital funding allocations.

Schema Definitions

XML Entity Name
FUNDCOMP
Field Length
1
Data type
xs:int
Minimum occurrences
0
Maximum occurrences
1

Collection Requirements

  • Aim Types 3,4 and 5

Attribute Codes

Code Title
1 Completed the current year of programme of study
2 Did not complete the current year of programme of study
3 Year of programme of study not yet completed, but has not failed to complete
9 Not in HESES population

Notes

  • For full guidance about this field, please refer to the latest HESES guidance: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/data-collection/heses/

  • Code 9, 'Not in HESES population' can be used if the reporting period does not contain in part or in whole, a year of engagement which has previously, is, or will be returned to HESES. However, providers can also use the other codes for such records.