Information Management in Schools
Data
Collection and
Dissemination
02 Data Collections>
Post-16 Data Collections and Qualification Accreditation Numbers (QANs)
QAN Web Services (QWS)
Secondary schools with sixth forms are required to return individual-level post-16 learning aims data for students via the School Census.
In order to facilitate this collection and give schools
access to the most up to date list of qualifications, the DCSF has launched the
QAN Web Services. This will enable schools, local authorities and others
to have access to a dynamic database of QANs together with associated lookup
tables.
QWS consists of a web services tool, which allows school MISs to communicate
directly with a central database of qualifications, and a conventional website,
where the same data can be downloaded as .XML or .CSV files. It will be at the
discretion of MIS suppliers whether individual MISs access this data via web
services or by downloading files from the website to the MIS.
Schools and local authorities can now access the full range of QAN data by
visiting the DCSF QAN website. Web
services can also be accessed.
As an additional service, schools can also access a list of all the QANs they
entered in PLAMS up to March 2007. To access QWS schools and LAs will use
their COLLECT logins. For schools the logins will be the same as those
used currently for the School to School (S2S) secure website and the
Data Collection Website. LAs were sent their COLLECT logins on 1 June
in the e-mails entitled 'QAN Web Services Goes Live'. Those
authorities already in possession of COLLECT logins will
continue to use the same ones. If you have not received your
COLLECT login details please contact the dsg.helpdesk@dcsf.gov.uk or telephone 01325 392626.
Last updated: 8 July 2008
