Purpose
Our focus for the July release was new compliance requirements and continuing to test some behind the scene features that will assist with larger releases later in the year (such as improvements to Learncycles and Integration!). These changes will enable us to make updates and improvements more rapidly.
Bug Fixes
There are a stack of bug fixes in this release. If you have logged one, we will contact you personally.
Webinar
We are excited to bring back Wisenet Webinars as a regular feature on your calendars!
Places are limited so make sure you register to avoid missing out.
Learncycles 25 July, 11am AEST
Moodle Connector Aug 3, 3pm AEST
Actual End Date
Added field Actual End Date to the Course Offer > Enrolments Page.
Previously, this displayed the Nominal End Date. Now, this will display the the Actual End Date a Learner has completed. If the Actual End Date is empty at the Course Enrolment level it will show Nominal.
This allows for greater transparency and understanding of End Dates for enrolments.
Dashboard
Fixed Dashboard counts for the status summary. It will now show all enrolments that are active for current calendar year. Includes:
- All Learners with an enrolment status of Current, Pending, Enquiry, Code 1 or Code 2.
- If a Learner has another status not listed above but still has an End Date of this year they will be included in the count.
Learner App
A new update option called Custom is now available for both Learner App and eLearning access. This allows you to customise and set specific dates for access.
To discover how to do this see How to Set Up Learner Access
VET Student Loan Updates
Due to the transition from VET Fee Help to VET Student Loans we have added a more options to select VET Student Loans in dropdowns.
eCAF Integration completed and available for Fee Help
Last year Wisenet created one-way integration to allow you to send your eCAF from within Wisenet. Two-way Integration has been completed AND now means you can see the status of your eCAF enrolment from within Wisenet without the hassle of logging into eCAF! We have separated the eCAF’s into Pending and Unprocessed. You can also see why an eCAF is yest to be completed.
To see how you can do this follow the instruction on How to Send Enrolment Details to eCAF.
And Progression forms added!
Progression Forms which are referred to as Student Engagement and Progression is a survey that is periodically sent to the learner and is now a compliance requirement. Instead of logging into eCAF to send the Progression Form you can do it all from Wisenet. To learn more see How to Request VSL Progression Form.
These updates mean you can now do all of this from within Wisenet:
- Send Enrolment Details to eCAF
- See the status of Enrolment
- Send Progression Form
- Notified which Progression forms have not been completed
To view this in Wisenet go to click on this link LRM > eCAF/Progressions
Country and Language dropdown
Previously, there were 1000’s of options to select regarding countries and language choices! Now, this has been drastically reduced to just over 200 countries and a significantly less language classifications. This allows you to quickly and more easily find the right option.
USI Changes
A new code can now be entered for certain Learners that have an Individual Exemptions and therefore, do not require a USI.
For these Learners you will still however, require a value entered into the USI field.
The following code must be used to indicate this: INDIV
To learn more see the USI website on How to apply for Individual Exemptions and Exemptions from reporting USI
For instructions on how to apply this in Wisenet see No USI Required
Simplify Enrolment
You can now set the Commencing Course ID, Study Reason and Study Mode at the Course Offer to set defaults for enrolments.
New Outcome Code
To create more transparency regarding those Learners that are an Early Withdrawal and not reported to SDR or UIP
Code= W Desc = Early Withdrawal (Not reported to SDR or UIP)
NZ Funding Source Code 31 for SDR
A new Funding Source Code 31 is required for Non-funded confirmed student enrolments. It is best to refer to the specifications from TEC Confirmed Student Enrolments regarding this change.
For more details see Funding Source Code 31 for SDR