Release notes

v2026.0 — 30 January 2026

First release of the 2026 version of the CSV bulk add new trainee feature.

This is available for testing in the sandbox environment.

Changes

Terminology change from 'Lead Partner' to 'Training Partner'. Changes have been made to field names in the CSV template, error messages, and documentation.

Field name changes. All of the field names have been updated as follows:

Previous field name	New field name
`Provider Trainee ID`	`provider_trainee_id`
`Application ID`	`application_id`
`HESA ID`	`hesa_id`
`First Names`	`first_names`
`Last Name`	`last_name`
`Previous Last Name`	`previous_last_name`
`Date of Birth`	`date_of_birth`
`NI Number`	`ni_number`
`Sex`	`sex`
`Email`	`email`
`Nationality`	`nationality`
`Ethnicity`	`ethnicity`
`Disability 1`	`disability1`
`Disability 2`	`disability2`
`Disability 3`	`disability3`
`Disability 4`	`disability4`
`Disability 5`	`disability5`
`Disability 6`	`disability6`
`Disability 7`	`disability7`
`Disability 8`	`disability8`
`Disability 9`	`disability9`
`ITT Aim`	`itt_aim`
`Training Route`	`training_route`
`Qualification Aim`	`itt_qualification_aim`
`Course Subject One`	`course_subject_1`
`Course Subject Two`	`course_subject_2`
`Course Subject Three`	`course_subject_3`
`Study Mode`	`study_mode`
`ITT Start Date`	`itt_start_date`
`ITT End Date`	`itt_end_date`
`Course Age Range`	`course_age_range`
`Course Year`	`course_year`
`Lead Partner URN`	`training_partner_urn`
`Employing School URN`	`employing_school_urn`
`Trainee Start Date`	`trainee_start_date`
`PG Apprenticeship Start Date`	`pg_apprenticeship_start_date`
`Placement 1 URN`	`placement_1_urn`
`Placement 2 URN`	`placement_2_urn`
`Placement 3 URN`	`placement_3_urn`
`Fund Code`	`fund_code`
`Funding Method`	`funding_method`
`Training Initiative`	`training_initiative`
`Additional Training Initiative`	`additional_training_initiative`
`UK Degree type`	`uk_degree`
`Non-UK Degree type`	`non_uk_degree`
`Degree Subject`	`degree_subject`
`Degree grade`	`degree_grade`
`Degree graduation year`	`degree_graduation_year`
`Awarding Institution`	`awarding_institution`
`Degree country`	`degree_country`

Handling of course subject for primary courses:
- An error will be returned if the age range is primary (max age 11 or less) but the course_subject_1 is not 100511 (Primary Teaching)
Funding rules have been updated to include the 2026 to 2027 academic year funding.

v2025.0 — 1 September 2025

This is the 2025.0 version of the CSV bulk add new trainee guidance.

This is the current version in use in production.