Person—non-school qualification completed, level of non-school qualification code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Non-school qualification completed |
METEOR identifier: | 631779 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 |
Definition: | The non-school qualification attained by a person, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—non-school qualification completed |
Value Domain: | Level of non-school qualification code N |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | Operationally, the non-school qualification reported for a person is in any field of education except General Primary and Secondary Education Programmes. Data are obtained by direct question and often sequenced to follow a direct question on 'Highest year of school completed'. The question is worded in terms of qualifications attained. Excludes partial completion of or current participation in a course of study and Statements of attainment awarded for partial completion of a course of study at a particular level. Qualifications generally associated with school education, such as the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education, are excluded from this data element even if they are awarded as the result of study at a non-school institution (ABS 2001). |
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Comments: | The non-school qualification categories are based on the ABS Australian Standard Classification of Education, Level of Education (ASCED) 2001. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents: | 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 |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—level of highest non-school qualification, code N Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 Has been superseded by Person—non-school qualification completed, level of non-school qualification code N Health!, Recorded 31/05/2018 See also Person—non-school qualification indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Non-school qualifications cluster Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 Conditional obligation: Conditional on the person responding 'yes' to Person—non-school qualification indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N. DSS specific information: Multiple options may be selected. No verification of attainment is necessary. |