We’ll be discussing:
- reinstating an application
- improvements to document uploads
- document archive rules
- wireframes for provider decision-making
- updates on qualifications in our application management service (AMS)
Upcoming releases
Collection tool
- ‘Collaborative piano’ is now available as a specialism for UCAS Conservatoires courses.
Search tool
- International vacancy information has been updated, to ensure it’s clear it relates to Tier 4 applicants.
- Provider logos have been added to course listings, to appear alongside the provider name.
- Courses taught in Welsh can now be found when the ‘English title’ field in the collection tool matches a search result, e.g. courses with title ‘hanes’ will be returned when the English title ‘history’ is searched for.
- Clearer messaging has been added to the ‘How to apply’ section for UCAS Undergraduate courses, to inform applicants they can still apply after the equal consideration deadline.
- Middlesbrough College’s gold TEF rating has been added, and will appear on their course listings in the search tool.
Application management service (AMS)
- A bug has been fixed that was stopping uploads of documents with capitalised file extensions.
- Two new filters have been added to the provider list of applications, to cover confirmed offers (accepted and rejected).
- A new document category has been introduced, to make it clear to providers what applicants are uploading.
- Documents can now be uploaded in the provider questions section.
- Ability to bulk update additional entry requirements and UCAS Undergraduate qualification requirements in the collection tool.
- Ability to flag that a course does not accept deferred entry in the collection tool.
- Ability to group search results by provider in the search tool.
The launch of UCAS Postgraduate AMS
We’ve confirmed to UCAS Postgraduate providers that we’ll stop accepting new applications through UKPASS at 18:00 on Friday 1 June, and will launch our new service on Tuesday 5 June. We’re now helping our UCAS Postgraduate customers prepare for the launch of our new AMS. If you’re interested in finding out more, please contact Claire Fergusson, Senior Service Delivery Manager, at c.fergusson@ucas.ac.uk.
Our test and training environment is available now, so you can start testing AMS. Every week, we add new features for you to test and feed back on. If you have any questions about how to use it, visit our new test, training, and development environment web page. You can also view four videos on this page – covering an introduction to the environment, how to get the most out of it, sending a test application, and recording decisions.