Presentation delivered by Taylor Stewart, Marketing Manager, SDS at the CDN MIS Network event on 21st November, 2019.

1. MIS Development Network Event
Post-College Destination Data

2. Post-College Destination Data
Title
Background: opportunity to discuss data on student withdrawal (student outcomes) and
the reasons(s) for leaving the course
Purpose:
Student Outcome – consideration of including Student Outcome in the 16+ Data Hub
monthly upload from colleges – e.g. moved into employment. Currently, only basic
information is provided – enrolment and withdrawal
Reason for Withdrawal – explore advantages and disadvantages of wider use of this data
that is currently collected by colleges for internal use only

3. The 16+ Data Hub
Title
Multi-Partner Data Sharing
One way & Two way Data Flows (November 2019)
LA (SEEMiS)
DWP
SAAS
SFC
COLLEGE
SDS
Customer
Management
system
(CSS)
National Training
Programmes
(SDS/FIPs)
SDS Operations
Staff

4. High Level Benefits
Title
• More effective:
– services and support for young people
– partnership working for front line staff and tailored support for young people
– planning for local / regional provision
• Improved partnership case management for young people – ensuring young
people sustain their participation
• More comprehensive and robust management information
• More accurate and complete reporting – Opportunities for All Annual Participation
Measure

5. College Benefits
Title

6. College Report Fields
Title
The College Report
includes all those aged
15-25 who attend or
have attended the
college

7. Opportunities For All - Post-16 Transitions
Data Practice Framework
Title
Scottish Statutory Instrument:
Governing bodies of colleges of Further Education have to provide:
Information about a young person’s participation in education, training or work after completion
by that young person of any programme of learning or course of education being undertaken by
that young person at the college of further education
Fields to be provided by colleges to SDS (current)
Personal Information Institution Information Status Fields
Forename Institution Identifier Course Title
Surname Student Identifier (College Course Code
Address Course Level
Postcode Year of Course
Tel Number Course start date
Date of Birth Length of Course
Scottish Candidate Number Mode of attendance
Status
Date of confirmed
withdrawal from college
Date of actual completion
of course

8. Areas for further consideration:
Title
• Updates to current Data Sharing Agreement (data protection / legal /
governance)
• College consensus on the “withdrawal reasons” that should be included
• Updates to the College Upload file that transfers to SDS – MIS/Technical
links required to update the standard file from the MIS suppliers
• SDS to update College Report that provides information back to Colleges

9. 16+ Data Hub Phase 2
Title
• Use of PowerBI for reporting
• Increased focus on aggregated and anonymised data
• 16+ Data Hub : Smart Track (focused on 3rd sector
employability providers)
• Evolution not revolution

10. MIS Development Network Event
Post-College Destination Data