Definition
The highest non-school qualification attained by a person, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson—level of highest non-school qualification
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyLevel of highest non-school qualification
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Value DomainNon-school qualification level code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Non-school qualification level code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Trade Certificate (Certificate I-IV) | ||
| 2 | Advanced Diploma and Diploma | |||
| 3 | Bachelor degree | |||
| 4 | Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate | |||
| 5 | Postgraduate degree | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Comments:
The level of non-school qualification categories are based on the ABS Australian Standard Classification of Education, Level of Education (ASCED) 2001.
References
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2001. Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) 2001. ABS cat. no. 1272.0. Canberra: ABS
ABS 2002. Education variables. ABS cat. no. 1246.0. Canberra: ABS
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