The FE workforce data collection facility is hosted within the Submit Learner Data (SLD) secure platform. Providers must have a Department for Education (DfE) Sign-in account and associated profile to access the FE workforce data collection.
Begin the data return process from the SLD start page: Submit learner data. Users will then sign into DfE account
You will need a DfE sign in account to access Submit Learner Data.
Organisations with a DfE sign-in account and a user assigned with the ‘Submit Learner Data – FE Workforce’ role, can access the FE Workforce data collection using the Submit learner data sign in process:
Submit learner data.
User can log in or self-registered for a
DfE Sign-in account
.
Users will need to request the ‘Submit Learner Data – FE Workforce’ role from their organisation’s super user to access the collection.
Users who do not have account, refer to gov.uk for details on how to create
DfE Sign-in account.
Users who are unable to access their account need to complete the
Contact us form
for assistance from Service Desk
FE Workforce Tile
(Image refers to previous year collection)
Organisations with users setup or assigned with the ‘Submit Learner Data - FE Workforce role’ will see the FE Workforce data collection ‘tile’ after logging into the SLD portal.
The tile has 2 functions:
• to confirm the FE workforce profile has been assigned to the user
• provides the link to the ‘FE Workforce data collection’ start page
Collection Start Page
On the Collection start page the user should click the user should click continue to proceed to the 'Select an Option' page
Select an Option Page
On the 'Select an Option' page the user should select the Record vacancy and recruitment data option and click continue to proceed to the Vacancy and recruitment collection start page
Vacancy and Recruitment Start Page
On the Vacancy and recruitment start page the user should click 'Start Now' to proceed to the first question page in the collection:
Vacancy and recruitment for senior leader and management roles page
The Vacancy and recruitment for senior leader and management roles page is the first question page of the collection. The user should provide the data for the answers and click on 'Save' and continue to proceed through all the question to complete their return. On completing all the question pages the user will be presented with the 'Check your Answers' page
Check your answers page
On answering all the collection questions the user will be presented with the 'Check your Answers' page. The user can click on the plus sign next to each page title to expand and see the answers provided. To change an answer the user should click on 'Edit Answers' and can step through the online form again.
When you are happy that the FE workforce Vacancy and Organisation data collection is finished and correct, you should click on the 'Complete Collection' link on 'Check your Answers' page to confirm the collection is complete.
A complete confirmation email would be sent to you.
Should you need to update the FE Workforce Vacancy and Organisation data collection, you can do so by entering or editing data, but you will need to re-confirm that the collection is complete
