Use this guide to resolve School Census Error 1886.
DfE Validation: The sum of [<QualHrsPreviousYear> and <Non_qualHrsPreviousYear>] must be greater than zero where pupils have at least one <LearningAim> node where <LearningStartDate> is before 2023-08-01 and <LearningActualEndDate> is blank or before census day 2023-10-05 and <ProgType> is equal to ‘01’ or ‘30’
Explanation: Pupil has at least one learning aim which was active in the previous academic year but there are no previous year planned learning hours recorded
Access: In order to update Learning Hours you will need access to Learning Hours Maintenance within the Census Module > Routines > Learning Hours Maintenance of Config > Setup > Roles & Permissions
![](https://d3kchveacp7yrb.cloudfront.net/2023/08/qyWqdaYC-lhm.png)
For this error, where a student has a Learning Aim in the previous academic year, Learning Hours must be recorded.
These can be added via Modules > Census > Learning Hours Maintenance
![](https://d3kchveacp7yrb.cloudfront.net/2023/08/d6ttKM9q-image.png)
Select the required academic year, you wish to update the Learning Hours for, then use the spy glass search icon to select the required students.
![](https://d3kchveacp7yrb.cloudfront.net/2023/08/lhYo36ij-image.png)
Upon clicking Go you will then be able to add the required hours.
![](https://d3kchveacp7yrb.cloudfront.net/2023/08/hNWXepLU-image.png)
Important: Once any changes have been made, you will need to create a new Census return completing save and validate, to retrieve the amendments and clear the error/query.