HEBP Workshop – 2nd July 2010

Understanding HEFCE Funding

What can HEFCE fund?

• The provision of education and the undertaking of research by

higher education institutions

• The provision of any facilities, and the carrying on of any other

activities, by higher education institutions … for the purpose of or

in connection with education or research

• The provision … by institutions within the further education sector

of prescribed course of higher education.

Reporting of Students to HEFCE -1• HESES – 1st December snapshotThis is an annual survey of higher education institutions about students on recognised higher education courses.

The data:

• provides an early indication of the number of HE students studying in the academic year

• enables HEFCE to monitor the achievement of funding agreement targets

• informs the allocation of teaching funds

Reporting of Students to HEFCE -2• HESES – 1st December snapshot

More about the data:

• Students are classified into level of study

• Students are classified as Full Time, Sandwich or Part Time

• Students are allocated to Price Groups (B,C,D)

• An fte is calculated depending on credits taken

• Students are only counted if they will achieve their year of instance in the academic year reported on

ELQs

The University does not receive funding for students studying

for a lower or equivalent level of qualification than the one

they already hold.

For example: A student has a Degree in Basketweaving and

wants to study a Degree in Business Management. This

student would be returned to HEFCE via HESES and HESA as

non-fundable as they would be classed as an ELQ student.

*Some exemptions e.g. FDs, Education Subject Groups, see HESES

New Entrant Controls

In 2009-10, in response to a request from Government, HEFCE

introduced a limit on full-time undergraduate and PGCE

entrants. Its purpose has been to reduce the risk of over-

recruitment that might lead to a transfer of HEFCE grant back

to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to meet

consequent unanticipated student support costs.

Reporting of Students to HEFCE• HESA – 31 July snapshotThis is an annual data collection collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

The data:

• provides an actual out turn of students studying in the academic year 1st August to 31 July of each year

• enables HEFCE to adjust funding based on HESES:HESA variance

• informs an array of outputs e.g. WP income, NSS population, First Destination Data

HEFCE FundingTwo Questions

• Does HEFCE fund student non-completions?

• Does HEFCE fund student completions?

Completion and non-completion

In order to be counted as a completion, a student must complete all the modules they intended to complete in the year of instance.

HESES09 Annex E paragraphs 28 to 37

Audit of Data in Year

The Academic Registry audit student data in cycle and cascade

reports to FE college contacts weekly:

So as to:

• Monitor in cycle enrolments

• Monitor student withdrawals

• Verify ELQ status

• Verify student module completion

• Inform payment schedules collated by Finance

Enrolment & Invoicing

On Line Enrolment

• Student Completes on-line application/registration/enrolment process• Student Data Collected• Student Details Updated on SITs• Finance Details for Invoicing emailed to Finance• Student/Employer Invoiced

Finance Requirements for Invoicing

• Student sponsored by their employer• Self Support Students• Full Time/Part Time Funding• Local Authority/Student Finance England – PN1/ PTG1 Forms

College Bursaries

• Students checked for Bursary Entitlement

• Further processes once entitlement confirmed

• Local Bursaries in HEBP Colleges

Standard Full time Fees 2010/11

Home/EU Rate – New Entrants £Full time Undergraduate 3,290.00Full time Postgraduate 4,150.00 less £2,400 PG Bursary

International Rate – New Entrants £Full time Undergraduate 8,850.00 less £1,500

Scholarship *Full time Postgraduate 9,450.00 less £1,500 Scholarship *

*only for self funding students

Standard Module Part time Fees

New Entrants £

Band 1 (Classroom Based) per 10 credits 105.00Band 2 (Lab Based) per 10 credits 135.00

Please note as an incentive, students registering for the first time on a new course are eligible for the first 20 credits @ half the standard module fee.

HNC/D Part time

New Entrants 2010/11 Band 1 based study £Year 1 2010/11

525.00 + Btec Reg FeeYear 2 2011/12

630.00Individual credits

10.50 each credit

New Entrants 2010/11 Band 2 based study £Year 1 2010/11

575.00 + Btec Reg FeeYear 2 2011/12

690.00Individual credits

11.50 each credit

HNC/D Part time

Continuing Students prior to 2010/11 £Year 2

570.00All individual units per 15 credits 114.00

Continuing Students onto HND £Year 3

570.00 + ½ BTEC Reg fee

REGISTRATION FEESIn addition to the basic tuition fee, an appropriate Registration fee is payable by students

on first Registration on BTEC/EDEXCEL and certain other programmes of study.

Foundation Degrees 2010/11£

Full Time3290.00

Part Time New Entrants 2010/11 Band 1 (Classroom based study)Year 1 2010/11 (120 credits)

1155.00Year 2 2011/12 (120 credits)

1260.00Module fee per 20 credits

210.00

Part Time New Entrants 2010/11 Band 2 (Lab based study)Year 1 2010/11 (120 credits)

1265.00Year 2 2011/12 (120 credits)

1380.00Module fee per 20 credits

230.00Please note that the Year 1 fee already incorporates the discount of 10 credits given for

students first year of a new course.

Foundation Degrees 2010/11

*NB New Entrants commencing 2010 on part time FdSc in Computing (Networking) Stockton Riverside College;-

£Year 1 2010/11 70 credits 690.00Year 2 2011/12 80 credits 920.00Year 3 2012/13 90 credits 1035.00

Continuing Students Year 2 1140.00

All modules whether classroom or lab based are charged at £190 per 20 credits for continuing students.

Useful Contact Numbers

• Teesside University: main switchboard 01642 218121

• Ext 2172 - all tuition fee queries• Ext 2171 – all credit control queries• Ext 3155 – to make a payment over the telephone

Schedule of Payments

• December 1st Instalment- repayment of 09/10 bad debts

• February 2nd Instalment- repayment of 09/10 bad debts- notification of 10/11 debt

position• May 3rd Instalment

- repayment of 09/10 bad debts- deduction of 10/11 bad debts

• July - adjustment re late withdrawals or late enrolments

• October - adjustment re non completions

2010/11 HEFCE Price BandsStandard HEBP Cat. A HEBP Cat. B

HEFCE Bands (Inc. 6% WP) (Inc. 6% WP)

Base price per FTE 3,951 4,188 2,878

Band A 4.0 15,804 16,752 15,442

Band B 1.7 6,717 7,120 5,810

Band C 1.3 5,136 5,444 4,134

Band D 1.0 3,951 4,188 2,878

• Assumed Fees - standard HEFCE price bands and Category A HEBP price

bands include £1,310 assumed fees

• Category A courses - the University sets the tuition fee and invoices the students

• Category B courses - the College sets the tuition fee and invoices the students

FTE’s

• FTE = Full Time Equivalent• 1.00 FTE = 120 credits• 0.50 FTE = 60 credits• 0.1666 FTE = 20 credits• 0.0833 FTE = 10 credits

‘Top-Up Fees’

• Full time UG students now pay ‘top-up’ fees – at present these are capped and are set annually by Central Government

• 2010/11 - £3,290• HEFCE Bands only included the assumed fee of £1,310• Where ‘top-up’ fees are paid the University will pay over to the College 75% of the

difference between the full fee and the assumed fee• (£3,290 - £1,310) = £1,980 x 75%

= £1,485• This is in addition to the payment at the standard unit of resource

Student Bursaries• Full time students if eligible may apply for a University bursary• 2010/11 - £750 for new entrants

- £1300 / £1050 / £500 for continuing students

• All bursaries paid will be recovered from the College at the rate of 75%

College Bursaries• Colleges may offer bursaries as a reduction in tuition fees• If this is the case, the College and the student will be invoiced for the fees• The amounts owed by the College in respect of bursaries will be deducted from

the franchised instalments

Example Payments

• Category A – Full Time (Band D)

1 x £4,188 x 75% = £3,141.001 x (£3,290 - £1,310) x 75% = £1,485.001 x £750 x 75% = (562.50)Total = £4,063.50

• Category A – Part-time (Band C, 60 credits)1 x £5,444 x 50% x 75% = £2,041.50

• Category B – Part-time (Band D, 20 credits)1 x £2,878 x 16.66% x 80% = £383.58

Bad Debts

• Tuition fee debt out-standing at the time of the last instalment (May) is deducted from the College at the relevant percentage

• Any debts later recovered are paid back to the College alongside the next years instalments

Debt Position

Debt deducted Repaid to date% Recovered

2005/06 177,576.68 144,790.1481.52006/07 196,681.20 148,630.5475.62007/08 217,402.49 175,694.9880.82008/09 239,870.94 157,922.8865.82009/10 358,327.63

Withdrawals / Non Completions

• The University does not receive any HEFCE funding for any student who withdraws from the course or does not complete

• The University therefore cannot pay the Colleges for any of these students, where possible adjustments will be made to the franchised instalments in year

• Withdrawals notified after the May instalment will be adjusted for in July• After the completion and submission of the HESA return (October time) a final

reconciliation will be done to account for withdrawals and non-completions

Thank you for listeningAny questions ?