The Higher Education staff data collection includes information on the number (headcount) and full-time equivalence (FTE) of staff employed by Table A providers and Table B providers. Data for full-time and fractional full-time (part-time) staff are reported differently from those employed on a casual basis.
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Full-time and Fractional Full-time staff
Data for full-time and fractional full-time staff represent a snapshot as at 31 March of each reporting year. These data include both the actual number of staff and their FTE for individuals engaged in the provision of higher education courses at higher education institutions on that date. The figures reflect a point-in-time snapshot and are provided at the unit record level.
Estimated Casual staff
Data for ‘Estimated Casual Staff’ are submitted by higher education providers at the same time as the full-time and fractional full-time staff data. This submission includes an estimated FTE staffing level for casual staff for the entire calendar year (rather than the 31 March snapshot). It consists of a single aggregate figure for the reference year and does not include any breakdown by gender, function, classification, or organisational unit.
Actual Casual staff
Data for ‘Actual Casual Staff’ are submitted one year later, together with the full-time and fractional full-time staff data for the subsequent reporting year (meaning actual staff data are available one year in arrears). This submission includes the actual FTE resources expended by casual staff during the previous calendar year. The data are provided in aggregate form (not at unit record level) and reflect actual staffing levels rather than estimates. They include:
- Gender;
- Work contract;
- Function (teaching, research, teaching & research, other);
- Current duties classification; and
- Academic or Non-Academic Organisational Unit.
Further details on staff data elements reported by Higher Education Institutions are published on the TCSI website.