Person (employed)—type of work activity, early childhood education and care code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Type of work activity |
| METEOR identifier: | 396951 |
| Registration status: | Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 |
| Definition: | The type of work performed by a person in the course of their employment in early childhood education and care, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—type of work activity |
| Value Domain: | Type of service work code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Primary contact |
| 2 | Other contact | |
| 3 | Management/administration only | |
| 4 | Other work | |
| Supplementary values: | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Primary contact A ‘primary contact worker’ mainly has direct contact with children. This may include but is not limited to teachers, teachers’ assistants/aides, specialist teachers and therapists. CODE 2 Other contact An ‘other contact worker’ has some duties involving direct contact with children, but deals mainly with staffing or management issues such as supervising staff and handling queries from parents. This may include but is not limited to principals, deputy principals, centre managers and coordinators. CODE 3 Management/administration only A staff member who mainly performed management or administration work that contributed to the running of the preschool/kindergarten service and had no direct contact with children. Work may include clerical or receptionist duties, filing, keeping financial records, staffing and management issues. CODE 4 Other work Any worker who provides support services such as cooking, cleaning or gardening. This may include drivers, cooks, cleaners and maintenance staff.
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Early Childhood Data Sub Group |
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Data element attributes | |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG) |
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Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person (employed)—type of children's service work performed, code N Community Services (retired), Superseded 21/05/2010 Has been superseded by Person (employed)—type of work activity, early childhood education and care, code N Early Childhood, Superseded 08/04/2013 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2010 Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2010 Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 |
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Used as Numerator
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