Post 16 Courses Database for EFA funded sixth forms
Busy working on compiling the Post 16 Courses database. For the new database to be fully and accurately populated with up-to date course information, all post-16 providers funded by the EFA are expected to submit their 16-19 course data to government within the specified timeframes set out below:
Mid-June 2015 - National database ready to receive course data
By end September - Providers upload 2016/17 course data
End September - National database complete
5 October - Update for schools about pupils using portals to help make their post-16 choices
November onwards - Pupils use portals as part of making their post-16 choices
September 2016 - Young people start post-16 courses
Tip - look at which fields on the database are compulsory and optional - you can scale back to just complusory if it is a struggle to complete the uploads.
EFA GUIDANCE - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434851/Post-16_courses_database_operational_guide_updated_110615_final.pdf