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HESES training materials
We have produced a number of training materials to support providers that will be completing HESES.
On 13 November 2023 we announced extensions to the HESES submission and sign-off deadlines for certain providers. See the announcement letter.
Following these decisions:
- The deadlines for further education and sixth form colleges and academies remain unchanged.
- The submission and sign-off deadlines for all other providers have been extended. The new deadlines are listed on the HESES page and on the Deadlines page.
Training webinars
To support provider staff completing HESES23, we have a number of training sessions, listed below. Links to the recordings and slides from these will be posted here after they have taken place.
Introductory webinar for those with previous HESES experience:
Recorded presentations and webinars for those new to HESES:
- Introduction to OfS funding and HESES23
- Categorising your students using HESES23 definitions
- Identifying and counting students to be included in HESES23
- Submitting and verifying your HESES23 workbook
Video guides
13 video guides covering different aspects of the HESES survey have been published as a playlist on our YouTube channel:
- Introduction to HESES
- HESES concepts and terminology
- Counting student activity
- Courses table
- Tables 1, 2 and 3
- Completion and non-completion
- Table 5
- Health tables (Tables 6a and 6c)
- Apprenticeships
- Portal downloading and uploading
- Data verification and the HESES workbook
- Data verification queries and the HESES sign-off
- Entering data in the HESES workbook - live demo.
Last updated 13 November 2023 + show all updates
13 November 2023 - Extensions announced for the HESES submission and sign-off deadlines for certain providers.
11 September 2023 - Update to link to webinars and presentations for HESES23.
24 October 2022 - Video links updated
29 October 2021 - Video links updated
16 October 2020 - Materials from the HESES20 workbook exercises sessions added
09 October 2020 - HESES guidance video playlist published
08 October 2020 - Link to recording and slides for HESES20 training webinar session four
06 October 2020 - Link to recording and slides for HESES20 training webinar session three
01 October 2020 - Link to recording and slides for HESES20 training webinar session two
29 September 2020 - Link to recording and slides for HESES20 training webinar session one
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