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Release notes

v2026.1 — 20 March 2026

Changes

  • Added support for the iQTS training route (HESA code 15)
  • New iqts_country field. Mandatory when the training route is iQTS. Accepts a valid HESA country code.
  • Added support for the Assessment only training route (HESA code 16)
  • Added support for the Early years assessment only training route (HESA code 17)
  • Added support for the Early years undergrad training route (HESA code 18)
  • Added support for the Early years postgrad training route (HESA code 19)
  • Added support for the Early years salaried training route (HESA code 20)
  • Added support for the HPITT postgrad training route (HESA code 21)
  • study_mode is no longer required for Assessment only (HESA code 16) and Early years assessment only (HESA code 17) training routes
  • course_subject_1 must be 100510 (Early Years Teaching) for early years training routes

v2026.0 — 30 January 2026

First release of the 2026 version of the Register API.

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, error messages, and documentation throughout the API.

  • Field name changes:

    Previous field name New field name
    lead_partner_urn training_partner_urn
    lead_partner_ukprn training_partner_ukprn
    course_subject_one course_subject_1
    course_subject_two course_subject_2
    course_subject_three course_subject_3
    withdraw_date withdrawal_date
    withdraw_reasons withdrawal_reasons
  • 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

First release of the 2025.0 version of the Register API.

Originally released for testing as v2025.0-rc on 13 May 2025.

Changes

  • Checks for uniqueness of disabilities
  • Adds support for deferral reason to POST /trainees/{trainee_id}/defer endpoint
  • Updated POST /trainees/{trainee_id}/withdraw endpoint with new data requirements to support the new withdrawal journey
  • Added degree validation for POST /trainees/{trainee_id}/recommend-for-qts endpoint
  • Added support for Lead Partner UKPRN
  • Fixed placement creation when creating trainees
  • Added additional validations
  • Improved the responses when duplicate degree and placements are detected
  • Removed some internal fields from responses
  • Added support for some missing HESA data values
  • Improved error messages to include exact field names in error response
  • Updated reference documentation
  • New withdrawal reasons value safeguarding_concerns and optional field safeguarding_concern_reasons for POST /trainees/{trainee_id}/withdraw

v1.0-pre — 12 August 2024

Pre-release of the first major version of the Register API. This version is not yet live but is available for testing.

Changes

  • application_id is now supported
  • New POST /trainees/{trainee_id}/withdraw endpoint to withdraw a trainee
  • New POST /trainees/{trainee_id}/defer endpoint to defer a trainee
  • New POST /trainees/{trainee_id}/recommend-for-qts endpoint to changed status of a trainee for QTS
  • Changes for ITT Reform 2024. These include support for lead partners and changes to the validation rules
  • Better duplicate checks for degrees and placements
  • Improved error messages for validation errors

v0.1 — 22 April 2024

The draft version of the Register API was released on 22 April 2024. This is the first version of the API and will be subject to changes which may not be backward compatible.

Known issues

  • The application_id field is not currently supported but will be added in a future release.