{"id":11148,"date":"2024-10-30T14:25:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T18:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/compliancecentral\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=11148"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:54:23","slug":"your-checklist-for-successful-fvt-ge-reporting","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/compliancecentral\/knowledge-base\/your-checklist-for-successful-fvt-ge-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Checklist for Successful FVT\/GE Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Sign-Up and Set-Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have not already signed your Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) Service agreement, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentclearinghouse.org\/contact-sales\/\">contact us<\/a> to request an FVT\/GE service <span data-teams=\"true\">amendment<\/span>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you receive an email from <a href=\"mailto:SchoolOps@studentclearinghouse.org\"><strong>SchoolOps@studentclearinghouse.org<\/strong><\/a> confirming your signed SAIG form was received and your FVT\/GE service officially activated, you can begin working on the required FVT\/GE reports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should ensure that all school users who need access to the FVT\/GE Reporting Dashboard have the correct role assigned. Please see our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/schoolsecuresite\/knowledge-base\/user-role-types-3\/#fvtge\">User Role Types page<\/a> <\/strong>for a description of each of the new FVT\/GE user roles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-hb-message is-style-important wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"message-label\">Important:<\/strong> Assign either the Financial Aid Officer or Financial Aid Viewer role type to a user. Do not assign both role types to a single user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before you can download any reports from the FVT\/GE Reporting Dashboard, you must set up a PGP Encryption Key. Please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/compliancecentral\/knowledge-base\/setting-up-file-level-encryption-for-fvt-ge\/\"><strong>Setting up File-Level Encryption page<\/strong><\/a> for instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-border-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-border-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Complete &#8220;Before You Begin&#8221; First<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You should start in the \u201cBefore you Begin\u201d section. <strong>Although this section is optional, it is highly recommended<\/strong>. Completing \u201cBefore you Begin\u201d helps ensure data accuracy and completeness when you move to the Student Level Report and Program Level Reports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For help navigating \u201cAttest to Qualifying Graduate Programs (QGP),\u201d please see our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/attestqgpshortcutguide\">shortcut guide<\/a><\/strong>. When you are finished, select the \u201cMark as Complete\u201d button (please be aware, that you cannot make any edits after you select this button).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin working on your \u201cGraduated Status Reconciliation\u201d report to ensure there are no data discrepancies between the data in the Clearinghouse database and your school&#8217;s FVT\/GE required reports. For help answering any questions about completing the \u201cGraduated Status Reconciliation Report,\u201d see our <a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/gradstatusrecshortcutguide\"><strong>shortcut guide<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After you mark the \u201cGraduated Status Reconciliation Report\u201d as complete, a graduates only enrollment file will be automatically created. An email will be sent to your institution\u2019s administrators who have Submission Data and Submission Data Alternate roles if an error report requiring review has been posted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-hb-message is-style-important wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"message-label\">Important:<\/strong> Once the error report has been completed, and before moving on to the next steps, you should reach out to <a href=\"mailto:SchoolOps@studentclearinghouse.org\"><strong>SchoolOps@studentclearinghouse.org<\/strong><\/a> to confirm all the updates in this section have been fully loaded into the Clearinghouse database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-border-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-border-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Your Completers List Worksheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can then begin working on your Completers List worksheet. See our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/fvtge-complistshortcutguide\">shortcut guide<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/fvtge-completersinfographic\">infographic<\/a><\/strong> for help answering your questions along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Clearinghouse has also created short tutorials for each section of your Completers List worksheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentclearinghouse.org\/academy\/courses\/gainful-employment-financial-value-transparency\/lessons\/draft-completers-list-overview-10-minutes\/\">Draft Completers List Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentclearinghouse.org\/academy\/courses\/gainful-employment-financial-value-transparency\/lessons\/draft-completers-list-student-missing-from-completers-list-4-minutes\/\">Students Missing from Completers List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentclearinghouse.org\/academy\/courses\/gainful-employment-financial-value-transparency\/lessons\/draft-completers-list-students-missing-from-clearinghouse\/\">Student Records Missing from Clearinghouse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentclearinghouse.org\/academy\/courses\/gainful-employment-financial-value-transparency\/lessons\/draft-completers-list-review-update-exclusions-3-5-minutes\/\">Review &amp; Update Exclusions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-border-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-border-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Your Student Level Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To begin working on your Student Level Report. <a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/studentlevelnavshortcutguide\"><strong>See our shortcut guide<\/strong><\/a> for help answering your questions along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You must first choose between the Standard or Transitional cohort report. See our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/fvtgecohort\">guide<\/a><\/strong> for assistance selecting the cohort type that is right for your institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the files for each cohort year and begin updating the necessary data for each student. See our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/fvtge-studentcohortspecs\">specifications guide<\/a><\/strong> and review the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.studentclearinghouse.org%2Fnicer%2Fassets%2Ffile%2FSLR_Cohort_File_Sample_CSV.xlsx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK\">sample file guide<\/a><\/strong> for assistance with the file layout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload your completed files for each cohort year and ensure they pass the Clearinghouse validations process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin working on the data corrections for each cohort year file, see our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/compliancecentral\/knowledge-base\/student-level-report-errors-warnings-resolution\/\">Student Level Report Errors &amp; Warnings Resolution page<\/a> <\/strong>for assistance with the errors and warning codes presented.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-border-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-border-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Your Program Level Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After your Award Year (AY) 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Student Level Reports are submitted and have cleared the Clearinghouse data validations, you can generate your Program Level Report. See our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/programlevelnavshortcutguide\">shortcut guide<\/a><\/strong> for help to answer your questions along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download the program level file and begin updating the necessary data for each student. See our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/fvtge-programcohortspecs\">specifications guide<\/a><\/strong> for assistance with the file layout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload your completed file and ensure it passes the Clearinghouse validations process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin working on the data corrections for your completed Program Level file. See our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/compliancecentral\/knowledge-base\/program-level-report-errors-resolution\/\">Program Level Report Errors Resolution page<\/a><\/strong> for assistance reviewing the errors presented.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once all cohort files for your Student Level Report and Program Level Report are completed and have passed all data validations, click the \u201cSubmit and Send to NSLDS\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-hb-message is-style-important wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"message-label\">Important:<\/strong> The Clearinghouse will consolidate your cohort files for the Student Level Report and send both your Student Level Report and Program Level Report in the required format to NSLDS on your institution&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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