Managing Information Across Partners MIAP and the Learner Registration Service LRS

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Managing Information Across Partners (MIAP) and
the Learner Registration Service (LRS)
Part 1 of 2

• Andy Osborne LogicaCMG MIAP Solution Architect
• Gerard Hassett DCSF Data Services Group

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Agenda

• Introduction
• MIAP in Context of other Education Programmes
• Learner Registration Service (LRS)
• Roadmap for Service Delivery
• Service Description
• FE/WBL Adoption Strategy
• Schools and Schools MIS What is required, and
  when?
• Questions and Answers

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Introduction

• MIAP started as a programme in 2002
• Strategic goal of enabling information flow and
  driving efficiency across Education Sector
• Collect Once, Use Many Times, Used by all
• Operation Model completed in 2006
• Contract for service awarded to LogicaCMG in
  January 2007
• Currently developing Release 1a system and
  service for planned launch in September 2007

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MIAP in Context
QCF
SIF
Minerva
MIAP
RAB
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MIAP in Context
QCF

• Qualifications and Credit Framework
• A new way of recognising achievement through the
  award of credit for units and qualifications
• Provide flexible routes to gaining full
  qualifications and enables qualifications to be
  achieved in small steps
• Being trialled over 2 phases
• Phase 1 just complete. 27 different projects
• Phase 2 into operation in September 2007, with
  more emphasis on volumes
• Managed by QCA

Minerva
RAB
MIAP
SIF
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MIAP in Context
QCF

• Delivers services to support the new Diploma,
  which aims to
• Develop the knowledge and skills needed to
  progress into employment, training and further or
  higher education
• Achieve the target set in the white paper on
  14-19 education) of 90 of 17 year-olds in full
  time education or training
• Help increase the percentage of young people who
  achieve higher level qualifications (levels 2 and
  3)
• Improve the quality and recognition of
  qualifications in applied subjects
• Planned for operational implementation in July
  2008
• Now managed by QCA, under the same programme
  governance as QCF

Minerva
RAB
MIAP
SIF
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MIAP in Context
QCF
Minerva

• Reducing Administrative Burden
• Developed out of Minerva Programme from March
  2007
• Aimed at improving the efficiency of
  administrative procesess, initially around
  general qualifications
• Aimed at simplification of admin processes (e.g.
  access arrangements) and communications between
  centres and awarding bodies
• Managed by NAA

RAB
MIAP
SIF
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MIAP in Context
QCF
Minerva
RAB

• Provides Infrastructure to enable sharing of
  information using standard keys and data
  definitions, including
• a unique key for the Learner (ULN) applicable
  from age 14 for life
• a unique key for learning providers (UKPRN)
• Providing an aggregated view of learner aims and
  achievements in order to share it for educational
  benefit
• Managed by LSC on behalf of partners

MIAP
SIF
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MIAP in Context
QCF
Minerva
RAB

• Schools Interoperability Framework
• Aimed at making efficiency gains in data exchange
  in school sector
• Based on an International standard for school
  interoperability
• 2006-07 wide ranging POC in Birmingham, report
  out soon
• Autumn 2007 POC 2 in Northern Ireland
• Scope being looked at with a view to removing the
  S and replacing it with an E
• Pilot in planning to look at MIAP registration
  via SIF
• Managed by BECTA

MIAP
SIF
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Example Information Flow (Diplomas)

• Centre/Consortia registers learner for Diploma
  (Minerva) Learning Accounts
• Learner studies different learning at different
  learning providers, and gains components from
  different awarding bodies
• These combine to provide an overall
  qualification, claimable by centre

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Continued in part 2 of 2