The ILR Specification 2012/13 is now available on the information authority website, http://www.theia.org.uk/ilr/ilrdocuments/201213_ilrdetail.htm

Which means by the time you read this, it’s probably to late!

Permanent, full time

Salary £30,634 – £36,266 per annum depending on knowledge and experience

An enthusiastic and self-motivated MIS Manager with excellent IT skills and knowledge is sought to develop and manage the College’s information requirements.   This is an extensive and varied role.  The person appointed will be required to develop, maintain and manage appropriate systems for collecting and validating student and staff related data; to provide appropriate access to information for staff and students; and to provide advice, support and training on the use of the systems.  With substantial experience of working in a similar role, ideally but not necessarily in an educational context, the person appointed will have knowledge of the Data Protection Act and understand the need to ensure compliance with quality assurance procedures when dealing with internal and external reporting.  Proven organisational, planning and change management skills are essential, as are excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt quickly to new environments and technologies.

Additional information about this vacancy will be provided as part of the application pack.

The closing date for completed applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 3^rd January 2012

Interviews to be held week commencing Monday 16^th January 2012

Application forms can be downloaded from our website: www.wqeic.ac.uk\vacancies

You may also e-mail or telephone for a pack

E-mail: vacancies@wqeic.ac.uk

Tel:  (0116) 223 1747 (answerphone)

Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College is an Equal Opportunities Employer

All appointments will be subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Disclosure check.

The Data Service is currently investigating the issue providers are facing with 99 status report’ failures.  Currently 99 status reports are being produced each time the file submitted by a provider has a failure / retry and there is no message in the report to state what the issue with the file is e.g.:ILR-A-10000115-1112-0094-01.XML_99.STATUS.

A temporary “fix” has been be deployed that will alert colleges there there is “a” known issue (ahem..) and that they are invesigating.

In order to fully resolve this issue the Data Service would like to monitor  the situation and ask providers to log any 99 status report errors with the Service Desk on 0870 2670001 or email: servicedesk@thedataservice.org.uk

LARA is normally updated online around 19:50 so I suggest you schedule larAuto to run after that.

larAuto will download the latest zip -> extract and compact the database (no more 700mb+ files)

Idealy run from the same location you want your file downloaded to.

Usage:

laraAuto destination dateOffset

eg.

To check for new download added today:

larAuto K:\lara_latest\lara.mdb 0

To Check for download added yesterday:

larAuto K:\lara_latest\lara.mdb -1

Works really well as a scheduled task, though if access is not installed on the machine you run larAuto on it won’t compact the DB (700mb – > 160mb)

Download

LarAuto 301.16 kB
Downloaded 49 times

Changelog:

Added:
Setup gui on first load (reopen using larauto -setup)
- Manual Proxy setup and check (leave blank for auto)
- Generate shortcut
larAuto now pulls search criteria from FEBoard which means updates to core files won’t be required when the data service update thier website.

Prep work and framework completed for PUSH download capability.
This will allow larAuto to recieve notifications when a new lara is available and auto download.
Need to check some info with the data service before enabling though.

I am delighted to announce that the agenda for the Summer College Data Conference has been finalised, and once again it’s a cracker. Not one, not two but all three Head’s of the data agencies (IA, DS and LRS) will be providing vital news on the biggest change to college data requirements and systems since the introduction of the ISR more than ten years ago (the forerunner to the ILR).

Combine that with invaluable audit and funding sessions for a delegate rate of just £150 + VAT, and I can say with confidence that if you work with ILR data then this event is not to be missed.

Find out more and book places before they run out at: https://www.eventsforce.net/lsect/13/home

Summer College Data Conference Agenda
10.00 Registration
10.30 Welcome and introductions
Nick Linford, Managing Director of Lsect
10.40 Business critical news, 2011/12 single ILR update and 2012/13 ILR change process
John Perks, Head of the information authority
11.10 Update on Replatforming of data collection systems – LIS, LARA and OLDC
Rich Williams, Head of the Data Service
11.40 Break for coffee, networking and time with the exhibitors
12.00 Latest news from the Learning Records Service (e.g. new functionality)
Una Bennett, Head of the Learning Records Service
12.30 Where are we now for funding in 2011/12 and ‘simplification’ for 2012/13?
Nick Linford, author of the Hands-on guide to post-16 funding
13.00 Break for Lunch, networking and time with the exhibitors
13.50 Q&A Session with the three data agencies – get your questions answered
14.20 Audit pitfalls and pitbulls ~ how to avoid getting bitten
Karl Bentley, Lead ILR Auditor, RSM Tenon
14.50 Hints and tips for data quality and measuring performance in 2011/12
Nick Linford, author of the Hands-on guide to post-16 performance and data
15.30 Summer College Data Conference End

With over 190 delegates representing more than half of all colleges attending the last conference, these quarterly College Data Conferences have rapidly become the biggest event in the calendar for management information staff working in colleges. See previous event materials: http://www.lsect.co.uk/updates/03-03-11-Spring-CDC.asp

Please send this information on to anyone you think may find it of interest, and there are no limits on attendees from the same college.

Kind regards,

Nick
www.twitter.com/nicklinford

All you need is the TouchBB app from your respective app stores!

http://www.sussexcoast.ac.uk/jobs/1560-exams-officer.html

Overall Purpose:
An opening has arisen for a motivated and dedicated person to join the College’s Corporate Strategy team. This post offers the opportunity to make a real and significant contribution to the high standard of provision the College offers.

The key aspects of this role will be to support the Head of MIS by assuming responsibility for the operational aspects of the Examinations function within the College. This includes line managing the team of Exam Data Officers and provides support to the College’s Curriculum Managers and staff in all aspects of managing their learner examination information.

Applicants should have the ability to operate a variety of standard FE data management systems, on which full training will be given, maintain precise and clear records, motivate and line manage staff, communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and staff, prioritise workloads, and have the ability to work to and meet strict deadlines

Completed application forms should be received by 5pm 3rd May 2011

Expired