Staff 2023/24 - Highest qualification held
Staff 2023/24Fields required from institutions in All fieldsHighest qualification held | return to field list | valid entries |
| Type | field |
| Short name | HQHELD |
| Description | This field identifies the highest qualification held by the member of staff |
| Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Coverage | All staff where any Activity.ACTSOC2020 is in SOC2020 major groups 1, 2 or 3 and Contract.TERMS is coded 1 or 2. Compulsory for all staff where Person.GOVFLAG = 1. |
| Valid entries and labels | |
| Notes | If a member of staff has more than one qualification, higher education providers (HEPs) should decide which qualification is the 'highest'. In cases where it is unclear which qualification is the 'highest' enter the valid entry code that is closest to 01. Valid entry code 01 includes both traditional research and professional doctorates Valid entry code 02 includes Masters. Valid entry code 31 and code 32 belong to a set of qualification levels in the UK and Ireland available from the QAA publication Qualifications can cross boundaries - a rough guide to comparing qualifications in the UK and Ireland. Valid entry code 97 includes any overseas or UK qualification that is not listed. This field should be updated when an existing member of staff gains a higher qualification than that already held. |
| Quality rules |
Quality rules to follow
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| Part of | |
| Field length | 2 |
| Minimum occurrences | 0 |
| Maximum occurrences | 1 |
| Schema components |
Element: HQHELD
Data type: HQHELDCodeContentType |
| Owner | HESA |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Change management notes | Coverage updated to adopt the SOC2020 major groups. |
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