Glossary
Aim type
The field that says what role an aim plays: a programme aim, a component of a programme, or a standalone aim.
In full
Aim type distinguishes a programme aim, which represents the overall programme a learner is on, from the component aims delivered within it, and from aims that stand on their own.
Getting aim type wrong changes how the funding calculation and the performance calculation treat the record, and is a common cause of unexpected funding.
Where this comes up
diagnostic
The Aim type is not a valid code
The Aim type must be a valid lookup in the ILR reference data
diagnostic
The Aim type must be the Core aim
If a T Level technical qualification has been returned in an open T level programme, it must be Aimtype 5
diagnostic
The Level applicable to Funding Council HESES is not valid for this type of learning aim
If the learning aim started on or after 1 August 2009 and the learning aim type in the LARS database is an Postgraduate learning aim then the Level applicable to Funding Council HESES field should be 'Postgraduate' or 'Not in HESES population'
diagnostic
The Level applicable to Funding Council HESES is not valid for this type of learning aim
If the learning aim started on or after 1 August 2009 and the learning aim type in the LARS database is an undergraduate learning aim then the Level applicable to Funding Council HESES field should be 'undergraduate' or 'Not in HESES population'
diagnostic
The Programme type must not be returned for this Aim type
If the learning aim is not part of a programme, then the Programme type must not be returned
diagnostic
The value returned for AimType is not 1 character long
The number of digits for Aim type must be 1