The statutory return applications from Capita FHE simplify the essential yet burdensome task that every further education and sixth form college must undertake.
The UNIT-e system provides users with tailorable data entry screens so fields and layouts can be personalised to specific needs. Validation routines are available for both individual and batch processing. Features provide facilities to update data rapidly whilst grid-edit tools enable fast error correction. Warehouse routines implement regular data inconsistency checks and automatic rectification.
English Further Education Statutory Returns
This UNIT-e application supports all Learning and Skills Council (LSC) statutory returns in line with Individual Learner Record (ILR), Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) and Staff Individual Record (SIR) requirements.
ILR functionality is fully integrated with the core UNIT-e system, including fee and examination modules. All ILR formats are supported including FE, Work-based Learning (WBL) and Adult and Community Learning (ACL) returns. Features provide rapid and error-free ILR production and statistical modules enable funding and target information to be maintained and monitored.
Implementing UNIT-e Business Manager with this application enables colleges to set and track targets from the outset of the “student journey” with an enquiry to completion and achievement. This functionality assists colleges in generating plans under the new Plan Led Funding approach
Scottish FE Statutory Returns
This UNIT-e application supports all Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC) statutory returns in line with the Further Education Statistics (FES) requirements as well as supporting the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
The UNIT-e Scottish FE Statutory Returns application supports all FES returns and produces the SARU Performance Indicator. Key functionality supports the Bursary and Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) schemes and Student Loan Company (SLC) file transactions. UNIT-e provides SQA data transfers in XML format that enable Registration, Entry and Unit Result transmissions, and has the ability to load SQA approval files ensuring accurate curriculum data set-up.
Welsh FE Statutory Returns
Supporting all Department for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DELLS) statutory returns, this UNIT-e application operates hand-in-hand with the Lifelong Learning Welsh Record (LLWR) requirements. UNIT-e also supports the Welsh Staff Individual Record (WSIR) requirements, exploiting the flexible curriculum module structures to model the Welsh datasets.
Both FE and Work-based Learning (WBL) LLWR returns are supported and this application and uses the flexible curriculum structure to produce data to DELLS requirement, at the same as minimising data entry and enrolment complexity.
The UNIT-e Examination applications enable the loading of base data, candidate submissions and results with all GCE awarding bodies, including the Welsh Joint Education Committee (WJEC).
Education Maintenance Allowances
Money is available from the DfES for organisations to purchase an electronic attendance system to be used in conjunction with Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) provision. UNIT-e EMA offers electronic registration and enrolment support for the EMA scheme (UNIT-e Attendance Manager). Where full attendance data is held within UNIT-e, EMA assists with the authorisation process.
Find out more about the EMA application from UNIT-e
Higher Education Statutory Returns
The UNIT-e Higher Education Statutory Returns application supports a complete set of statutory returns for all higher education institutions and other organisations providing HE provision.
The returns integrated within this system are the Higher Education Statistical Agency, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Agency Admissions, Student Loans Company and UK Board Authority.