Definition
The highest level of qualification a person employed in children's services has attained in a children's services related field, as represented by a code.
Components
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Data Element ConceptPerson (employed)—highest level of qualification in employment field
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyHighest level of qualification in employment field
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Value DomainType of children's services qualification code N[N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Type of children's services 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 | Post Graduate Degree | ||
| 2 | Graduate diploma or graduate certificate | |||
| 3 | Bachelor degree | |||
| 4 | Advanced diploma | |||
| 5 | Diploma | |||
| 6 | Certificate Level III or IV | |||
| 7 | Certificate Level I or II | |||
| 88 | Other education | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
This item is only applicable to paid contact workers/caregivers in child care and preschool services. Only workers identified as being ‘paid’ and as being ‘primary contact workers’ or ‘other contact workers’ should respond to this data element.
The qualification status of a worker relates to the worker’s currently held relevant qualifications, i.e. only completed qualifications should be reported.
CODE 5 Diploma
Associate Diplomas issued under the Register of Australian Tertiary Education should be reported under this code.
Origin:Children's Services National Minimum Data Dictionary, AIHW 2005.