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StudyLink VoS File Field Guidelines

The below table outlines the StudyLink VoS Field Mapping, providing a clear guide to what fields are reported for VoS.

Field nameField DescriptionWisenet FieldWisenet Field Location
Last NameThe Student's Family NameLast NameLearner > Personal Details
First NameThe Student's Given Name(s)First NameLearner > Personal Details
Date of BirthThe Student's Date of BirthDate of BirthLearner > Personal Details
Studylink Client NumberThe Student's Client Number. No
padding if less than 9 digits
Provider Student IDThe education providers Student
ID. This value may be updated by education providers, if the number on the
VoS request is incorrect.
Where value is less than 10 characters, padding is not required.
RefInternalLearner > Personal Details
Study Start DateStart date of study
APPL_SEQField no longer used - will
always be 1
STPC_SEQField no longer used - will
always be 1
Status
(Not known or pending)
Whether a student’s verification
of study is ‘not known’, ‘pending’ or mismatched. If the student’s study is
known to the education provider, this field should be left at NULL.
N – Not known
U – Unregistered
P – Pending
I – Student ID Mismatch
D – Date of Birth Mismatch
S – Full name mismatch
W – Student Withdrawn from study
NULL – Student Confirmed
DerivedSee How to process Studylink Verification of Study (VoS) Reports for the list of StudyLink Response Status Codes
Programme Code (PC code)The MoE Prospectus programme
code for the Student’s study. (e.g. NC5121 for the National Certificate in
Horticulture).
Associated Course Code (if empty then Course Code)Courses > Course Detail
Student Start date of study TOTALProgramme start dateCourse Enrolment Start DateLearner > Course Enrolment
Student end date of study TOTALProgramme end dateCourse Enrolment Actual End Date
(if empty then Course Enrolment End Date)
Learner > Course Enrolment
EFTS value of programme of study TOTALThe total EFTS value for the
student’s programme of study. (for secondary schools that do not have EFTS
values this is field is NULL)

Where the value is less than n.nnnn characters padding is not required e.g:
1, .5, .25
DerivedLearner > Course Enrolment
> Unit Enrolments
Start date 1 (segmented study)The start date of the first
component of the student’s study period. The field is left NULL if this
breakdown options are not used.
NANULL
End date 1 (segmented study)The end date for the first
component of the student’s study period. Field is left NULL if this breakdown
options are not used.
NANULL
EFTS for study period 1The EFTS value for the first
component of the student’s study period. Field is left NULL if this breakdown
option is not used.
NANULL
Start date 2 (segmented study)The start date for the second
component of the study period. Field is left NULL if this breakdown options
are not used.
NANULL
End date 2 (segmented study)The end date of the second
component of the student’s study period. Field is left NULL if this breakdown
options are not used.
NANULL
EFTS value of programme of study2EFTS value of second componentNANULL
Student start date of programme of study3Start date of third componentNANULL
Student end date of programme of study3End date of third componentNANULL
EFTS value of programme of study3EFTS value of third componentNANULL
Student start date of programme of study4Start date of fourth componentNANULL
Student end date of programme of study4End date of fourth componentNANULL
EFTS value of programme of study4EFTS value of fourth componentNANULL
Full time indicatorIf the education provider does not have EFTS values of its courses (e.g. it is a secondary school) Y – states whether the Student is considered Full Time, N – that they are not. If EFTS value is known, this field is left at NULLNANULL
Study break 1 start dateThe start date of the first vacation period that exceeds 3 weeks during the student’s study period. Field is NULL if there are no breaks in study exceeding 3 weeksSee How to add a Study Break
Study break 1 end dateThe end date of the first vacation period that exceeds 3 weeks during the student’s study period. Start date of next study period. Field is NULL if there are no breaks in study exceeding 3 weeksSee How to add a Study Break
Study break 2 start dateThe start date of the second vacation period that exceeds 3 weeks during the students study period. Field is left NULL if there are no breaks of study exceeding 3 weeks.See How to add a Study Break
Study break 2 end dateThe end date of the second vacation period that exceeds 3 weeks during the students study period. Field is left NULL if there are no breaks of study exceeding 3 weeks.See How to add a Study Break
Total Compulsory FeesTotal compulsory fees
Fees requestThe amount the education provider is requesting the Ministry to pay for the student’s outstanding fees.
Fund CodeThe Source of Funding code. If the VoS has a Withdrawn status or is not “Confirmed” this field can be left blank.Fund SourceLearner > Course Enrolment
> Fund Source