This item has been superseded by a newer version by one or more Registration Authorities.
Definition
The field of education in which a person has attained their highest qualification relevant to children's services, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson (employed)—education field of highest qualification
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyEducation field of highest qualification
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Value DomainChildren's services field of qualification code N[N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Children's services field of qualification code N[N] ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N[N] |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Teaching (early childhood related) | ||
| 2 | Teaching (primary) | |||
| 3 | Teaching (other) | |||
| 4 | Children’s services | |||
| 5 | Nursing (including Mothercraft Nursing) | |||
| 6 | Other human welfare studies and services | |||
| 7 | Behavioural science | |||
| 88 | Other | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
This is the specific field of education in which the children's services paid contact worker has attained their highest children's services related qualification.
This item is only applicable to paid contact workers/caregivers in child care and preschool services. Only workers identified as being ‘paid’ in the data element: Paid employment indicator AND as being ‘primary contact workers’ or ‘other contact workers’ in the data element: Work type (children's services) should respond to this data element.
Origin:Children's Services National Minimum Data Dictionary, AIHW 2005.