Market Intelligence Data Exchange Service
Flexible, responsive and benchmarked in-year intelligence for AoC member colleges, college groupings and the Association itself.
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Market Intelligence Data Exchange Service (MiDES)
RCU and the Association of Colleges (AoC) joined forces to develop the MiDES data analysis service which offers important market intelligence to colleges.
The MiDES service provides members with a regularly updated suite of reports on key topics for colleges and also offers the opportunity for colleges, individually or in consortia, to commission customised analysis.
The standard MiDES reports currently being produced include:
- In-year retention;
- Recruitment and curriculum profile;
- Apprenticeship recruitment, completion and withdrawals;
- Deprivation analysis (IMD) v population profile;
- Current average fee income.
The value of being able to harness in-year data for decision-making within colleges is significant as is the potential for the MiDES reports to contribute to business and curriculum planning as well as to the Self Assessment Report process. MiDES has even been used to support Ofsted inspections.
RCU and Association of Colleges sign MOU
AoC Chief Executive Martin Doel sits down with RCU Director Richard Boniface and colleagues at the National Conference (Novemebr 2012) to sign a memorandum of understanding which defines a stronger working partnership between the two organisations who have brought the hughely succesful MiDES service to the FE College sector.
MiDES Case Study
This case study looks at how Highbury College used their benchmarked MiDES Apprenticeship Reports to identify and respond to an issue which was limiting the recruitment of Apprentices by sticking primarily with September starts as opposed to a more flexible approach demonstrated nationally. Click here to download this case study
"People really do appreciate the live element of the reports, the fact that they are in-year as it allows us to respond to any issues in a more timely fashion".
Scott Hermiston - Head of College Information & Performance Monitoring
MiDES Case Study
This case study looks at how Myerscough College used their In-Year MiDES Retention reports to identify, respond to and monitor retention issues for level 3 learners and female learners within the college.
Summary of the MiDES reports
RCU produces a suite of intelligence reports, published at regular intervals throughout the academic year following the latest voluntary ILR upload from colleges, which focus on:
- In-year retention;
- Recruitment and curriculum profile;
- Apprenticeship recruitment, completion and withdrawals;
- Deprivation analysis (IMD) vs population profile;
- Current average fee income.
Click here to download a summary and example screen shots of the in-year benchmarked MiDES reports.
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