This page provides the 2013 reporting year submission guidelines. These include the scope, structure and data element guidelines for each data file you need to report.
You will report your data in a submission. Each submission of data you make to the department includes one or more files. The main submissions included in the Higher Education Student data collection is provided below. Select a submission for more information about the details of the file(s) that are included.
As part of your data requirements you will also need to allocate a CHESSN to some of your students. See the CHESSN toolkit for more information.
The VET Course of Study submission includes data from one file only; the VET Course of Study (VCO) file. Click on the button below for the information about the scope of the file, the file structure and data elements that it includes.
The VET Student submission includes data from three files; the VET Student Enrolment (VEN) file, the VET Load Liability (VLL) file and the VET Commonwealth Assisted Students - HELP Due (VDU) file. Click the buttons below for information about the scope of each file and the file structure and data elements that it includes.
The VET Unit of Study Completions submission includes data from one file only; the VET Unit of Study Completions (VCU) file. Click on the button below for the information about the scope of the file, the file structure and data elements that it includes.
The VET Course Completions submission includes data from one file only; the VET Course Completions (VCC) file. Click on the button below for the information about the scope of the file, the file structure and data elements that it includes.
VET Student load/liability data is revised using a VET Student Revision submission.
The Student Revision submission includes data from three files – the VET Revised load/liability (VRL) file, the VET Student Revision (VSR) file and the VET Commonwealth assisted students (VDU – HELP Due) file. Click on the buttons below for information about the scope of each file and the file structure and data elements that it includes.
Additional information about revising load liability data is provided in the Revisions to VET Student Load/Liability (VLL) data guide in the Revising your data toolkit.
