Person (employed)—level of highest qualification in employment field, early childhood education and care, code N[N]
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Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Level of highest qualification in employment field |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 396927 |
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Definition:![]() | The highest level of qualification a person employed in early childhood education and care has attained in the relevant field, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person (employed)—level of highest qualification in employment field |
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Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Education 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Data type:![]() | Number | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Format:![]() | N[N] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum character length:![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guide for use:![]() | Permissible values CODE 1 Postgraduate degree This level includes Doctorates and Masters Degrees, either by research or coursework. Common entry requirements are completion of a Bachelor Degree (with or without Honours) and a qualifying year or equivalent, or a research based Graduate Diploma. CODE 2 Graduate diploma and graduate certificate level The Graduate Diploma is usually the equivalent of one year of full time study, while the Graduate Certificate is usually the equivalent of six months full time study. Entry to a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate is usually through satisfactory completion of a Bachelor Degree or an Advanced Diploma, and demonstrated potential to complete work at this level. Postgraduate certificates and diplomas are also included in this category. CODE 3 Bachelor degree (honours) Honours is the extended period of study in a specialised field which is offered to students in some courses achieving outstanding results in a relevant discipline or demonstrating outstanding achievement in the early years of a Bachelor program. CODE 4 Bachelor degree pass (4 years or equivalent) Entry to this level is by various pathways which may include the completion of Year 12 or equivalent, or completion of a recognised program and/or recognition of prior learning. CODE 5 Bachelor degree pass (3 years or equivalent) Entry to this level is by various pathways which may include the completion of Year 12 or equivalent, or completion of a recognised program and/or recognition of prior learning. CODE 6 Advanced diploma Education at this level includes analysing information and concepts at an abstract level and executing judgements across a range of technical and management functions. Entry to this level is by various pathways which may include the completion of Year 12 or equivalent, or completion of a recognised program and/or recognition of prior learning. CODE 7 Diploma Education at this level may also develop basic management or administrative skills. Entry to this level is by various pathways which may include the completion of Year 12 or equivalent, or completion of a recognised program and/or recognition of prior learning. CODE 8 Certificate level 3 or 4 Entry to this level is by various pathways which may include the completion of Year 10 or equivalent, or higher, or completion of a recognised program and/or recognition of prior learning. CODE 9 Certificate level 1 or 2 Entry to this level is by various pathways which may include the completion of Year 10 or equivalent, or higher, or completion of a recognised program and/or recognition of prior learning. CODE 10 Other certificate Any certificate not covered by the previous two categories. Supplementary values CODE 97 Not applicable Use this code when there is no qualification CODE 98 Unknown Use this code when the qualification is unknown
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Guide for use:![]() | The qualification status of a worker relates to the worker’s currently held relevant qualifications, i.e. only completed qualifications should be reported. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection methods:![]() | Please select the box that reflects the qualification levels of your preschool teaching staff. Note that a Bachelor degree pass 4 year equivalent includes staff who have been deemed to have the necessary skills and qualifications to be employed as a 4 year degree equivalent teacher by your jurisdiction. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments:![]() | The 'No qualification' and 'Qualification unknown' categories have been put into the Supplementary values field to ensure that the permissible values only refer to the level of education. Future development - suggest separating this data element into a yes/no indicator data element to determine whether the person has a qualification or not, and a level of education data element.
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Submitting organisation:![]() | Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steward:![]() | Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Related metadata references:![]() | See also Person (employed)—education field of highest relevant qualification, early childhood education and care field of qualification code N[N]
Supersedes Person (employed)—highest level of qualification in employment field, children's services code N[N]
Has been superseded by Person (employed)—level of highest qualification in early childhood education and care, code N[N]
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