source/domain-registers/further-education-university-research.v1.yaml

register_version: life-course-domain-register.v1
pack_id: pack-2-learning-transition
domain: further-education-university-research
title: Further education, university and research
status: population_complete
observed_at: "2026-08-08"
link_receipts: evaluation/link-receipts/pack-2-learning-transition-2026-08-08
acquisition:
  mode: linked_reference_only
  snapshots_acquired: false
  source_response_bodies_retained: false
  publication_allowed: false
  rights_policy: link_and_summarize_source_family_decisions_recorded
_source_defaults: &source_defaults
  access_method: public_html
  version_model: live_service_guidance
  update_cadence: check_before_each_use
  rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
  observed_at: "2026-08-08"
  checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
_family_defaults: &family_defaults
  primary_jurisdictions: [England]
  specialist_review: required
route_sources:
  - <<: *source_defaults
    id: post-school-study-scotland-handoff
    jurisdiction: Scotland
    title: Further and higher education in Scotland
    owner: Scottish Government
    authority_role: scotland_post_school_study_discovery_handoff
    resource: https://www.mygov.scot/browse/education-training
    coverage: Routes people to current Scottish college, university and student-support services.
    exclusions: Does not establish a course, funding, admission or research decision.
  - <<: *source_defaults
    id: post-school-study-wales-handoff
    jurisdiction: Wales
    title: Further and higher education in Wales
    owner: Welsh Government
    authority_role: wales_post_school_study_discovery_handoff
    resource: https://www.gov.wales/education-skills
    coverage: Routes people to current Welsh further- and higher-education services and policy.
    exclusions: Does not establish a course, funding, admission or research decision.
  - <<: *source_defaults
    id: post-school-study-northern-ireland-handoff
    jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
    title: Higher education in Northern Ireland
    owner: Northern Ireland Executive
    authority_role: northern_ireland_post_school_study_discovery_handoff
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/education/higher-education
    coverage: Routes people to current Northern Ireland higher-education and student-support services.
    exclusions: Does not establish a course, funding, admission or research decision.
families:
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: apply-for-further-education-course
    title: Apply for a further education course
    aliases: [find a college course, apply for FE study]
    description: Find a suitable further-education course and follow the provider's admission and funding route.
    situations: [A learner wants study after secondary education outside an undergraduate or graduate degree.]
    user_needs: [Compare governed course information and reach the accountable provider application.]
    dependency: regulated-further-education-provider
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: apply-for-further-education-course-primary
      title: Further education courses and funding
      owner: Department for Education
      authority_role: england_further_education_discovery_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/further-education-courses
      coverage: Introduces England further-education course search and funding handoffs.
      exclusions: Does not recommend a provider, admit a learner or award funding.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: apply-to-university
    title: Apply to university
    aliases: [university application, apply for undergraduate course]
    description: Search for a higher-education course and submit an application through the applicable admissions route.
    situations: [A prospective student wants to apply for undergraduate higher education.]
    user_needs: [Find the application sequence, provider decisions and response deadlines on current sources.]
    dependency: higher-education-provider-and-admissions-service
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: apply-to-university-primary
      title: Apply to university
      owner: Department for Education
      authority_role: uk_undergraduate_application_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/higher-education-courses-find-and-apply
      coverage: Routes prospective UK undergraduates through course search, admissions service and provider decisions.
      exclusions: Does not recommend a course, submit an application or make an admission decision.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: get-student-finance
    title: Get student finance
    aliases: [student loan application, tuition fee and maintenance support]
    description: Select the correct national student-finance system and follow application, evidence and payment handoffs.
    situations: [A student needs help with tuition fees or living costs for an eligible course.]
    user_needs: [Use the correct nation and study-year route without calculating entitlement locally.]
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: get-student-finance-primary
      title: Student finance
      owner: Department for Education
      authority_role: england_student_finance_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/student-finance
      coverage: Routes students to the current England finance application, evidence and repayment information.
      exclusions: Does not calculate eligibility or amount and does not establish devolved finance rules.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: get-disabled-students-allowance
    title: Get Disabled Students' Allowance
    aliases: [DSA application, disability study support]
    description: Apply for disability-related study support and complete any source-required needs assessment.
    situations: [A higher-education student may need additional support because of disability or health condition.]
    user_needs: [Find the correct finance body, evidence boundary, assessment and review route.]
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: get-disabled-students-allowance-primary
      title: Disabled Students' Allowance
      owner: Department for Education
      authority_role: england_disabled_students_allowance_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowance-dsa
      coverage: Explains the England DSA application, assessment and support boundary.
      exclusions: Does not diagnose, decide eligibility, recommend suppliers or award support.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: arrange-student-accommodation
    title: Arrange student accommodation
    aliases: [university halls, rent a student home]
    description: Compare provider-managed and private student housing, then retain the applicable licence or tenancy terms.
    situations: [A student needs accommodation for college or university study.]
    user_needs: [Identify provider, tenancy, code and complaints boundaries before committing.]
    dependency: regulated-or-code-bound-student-housing-provider
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: arrange-student-accommodation-primary
      title: Renting as a university student
      owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
      authority_role: england_student_private_renting_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/private-renting/student-tenancies
      coverage: Explains current England tenancy and licence distinctions for university students.
      exclusions: Does not recommend accommodation, inspect a property or interpret an individual contract.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: claim-student-council-tax-disregard
    title: Claim a student council tax disregard
    aliases: [student council tax exemption, council tax discount for students]
    description: Give the billing authority the student evidence needed to apply the current disregard or discount decision.
    situations: [A household includes a student and needs the council-tax bill assessed correctly.]
    user_needs: [Find the billing authority, evidence and challenge route without calculating the bill locally.]
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: claim-student-council-tax-disregard-primary
      title: Council Tax discounts for full-time students
      owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
      authority_role: england_student_council_tax_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/discounts-for-full-time-students
      coverage: Explains the England and Wales student-disregard boundary and local billing-authority handoff.
      exclusions: Does not determine student status, household liability or bill amount.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: register-with-health-services-as-student
    title: Register with health services as a student
    aliases: [student GP registration, doctor near university]
    description: Register with the appropriate primary-care service near study and retain routes for existing or urgent care.
    situations: [A student has moved for study and needs access to routine healthcare.]
    user_needs: [Find the current primary-care registration route without losing urgent or continuity-of-care handoffs.]
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: register-with-health-services-as-student-primary
      title: How to register with a GP surgery
      owner: NHS England
      authority_role: england_gp_registration_guidance
      resource: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/gps/how-to-register-with-a-gp-surgery/
      coverage: Explains the England NHS GP registration process and refusal boundary.
      exclusions: Does not diagnose, choose a practice, guarantee registration or replace urgent care.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: access-adult-skills-training
    title: Access adult skills training
    aliases: [free adult courses, retrain with government-funded skills]
    description: Find a current funded adult-skills course and apply through an accountable provider.
    situations: [An adult wants to gain skills, retrain or improve employment prospects.]
    user_needs: [Locate governed course and funding information before selecting a provider.]
    dependency: approved-adult-skills-provider
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: access-adult-skills-training-primary
      title: Free courses for jobs
      owner: Department for Education
      authority_role: england_adult_skills_funding_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/free-courses-for-jobs
      coverage: Routes eligible England adults to current publicly funded course information and providers.
      exclusions: Does not determine eligibility, recommend a provider or award a qualification.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: seek-research-funding
    title: Seek research funding
    aliases: [apply for a research grant, fund an academic project]
    description: Find an applicable public funding opportunity and follow sponsor, organisation and funder submission stages.
    situations: [A researcher or research organisation needs funding for a proposed project.]
    user_needs: [Identify the funder, eligibility boundary, organisational approval and decision route.]
    dependency: research-organisation-and-funder
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: seek-research-funding-primary
      title: Applying for research funding
      owner: Department of Health and Social Care
      authority_role: public_research_funding_process_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-research-funding/applying-for-research-funding
      coverage: Describes a public research commission and submission boundary and links to current opportunities.
      exclusions: It is not a universal funder index and does not assess or award a proposal.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: obtain-research-ethics-approval
    title: Obtain research ethics approval
    aliases: [research ethics committee approval, ethical review for a study]
    description: Identify the sponsor, institutional and statutory approvals applicable to a proposed study before it begins.
    situations: [A research proposal may require ethical or regulatory review.]
    user_needs: [Use the institution and relevant statutory authority to determine and evidence required approvals.]
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: obtain-research-ethics-approval-primary
      title: Health Research Authority
      owner: Health Research Authority
      authority_role: england_health_and_social_care_research_approval_authority
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/health-research-authority/about
      coverage: Identifies the authority responsible for health and social-care research approvals in England.
      exclusions: Not every research project is health research; institutional and devolved approvals remain separate.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: manage-university-intellectual-property
    title: Manage university intellectual property
    aliases: [student or researcher IP, university invention ownership]
    description: Locate the institution's intellectual-property policy and use disclosure, ownership and commercialisation routes.
    situations: [A student, researcher or institution needs to manage intellectual assets arising from university activity.]
    user_needs: [Find the governing contract and institutional policy before assuming ownership or disclosure rights.]
    dependency: university-technology-transfer-or-research-office
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: manage-university-intellectual-property-primary
      title: Intellectual asset management for universities
      owner: Intellectual Property Office
      authority_role: uk_university_intellectual_asset_guidance
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/intellectual-asset-management-for-universities
      coverage: Provides public guidance for universities on institutional intellectual-asset strategy.
      exclusions: Does not determine ownership under an individual contract or replace legal advice.
  - <<: *family_defaults
    id: get-academic-qualification-recognised
    title: Get an academic qualification recognised
    aliases: [compare overseas degree, UK academic equivalence statement]
    description: Identify the relying body's purpose and obtain the recognition evidence that its current route accepts.
    situations: [A person needs an overseas academic award compared with a UK qualification for a stated purpose.]
    user_needs: [Follow the relying authority to the recognised comparison service without assuming universal equivalence.]
    dependency: recognised-qualification-comparison-provider
    source:
      <<: *source_defaults
      id: get-academic-qualification-recognised-primary
      title: If your degree was taught or researched in English
      owner: Home Office
      authority_role: uk_visa_and_nationality_degree_comparison_handoff
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/english-language/degrees-in-english
      coverage: Shows one official use case that hands overseas academic comparison to the recognised provider.
      exclusions: Recognition is purpose-specific; this route does not establish universal academic or professional equivalence.