Destinations of leavers from HE 07/08

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07018: Category of previous employment 1

Field Information

Number: 027
Name: Category of previous employment 1
Abbreviation: PREVCAT1
Length: 1
Status: Compulsory.
Description: These fields describe the categories of work the leaver had undertaken previously for their employer.

Question asked:

Q17. In which of the ways listed below did you work for this employer?

Link to questionnaire:

Field 27 - On a training/sandwich placement
Field 28 - On another kind of placement or project work
Field 29 - As a holiday job
Field 30 - Full-time or part-time work all year round
Field 31 - Full-time or part-time work during term time
Field 32 - In other ways
Notes: Leavers can tick as many of the options on the questionnaire as they wish. Each blank/ticked option is coded as a separate field. Institutions should return '1' in the fields corresponding to the options the leaver ticked and '0' in the fields corresponding to the options they did not tick. It is acceptable for all of fields 27-32 Category of previous employment 1 to 6 to be coded '0'.

For Employed leavers who completed the questionnaire, code 'X' must not be used.

Default code 'X' must be used when field 4, METHOD = '8' or '9' or field 5, EMPCIR = '10' to '14' and '16' to '17'.
Reason Required: To find out about previous employment.

Valid Entries

0Box blank
1Box ticked
XQuestion not answered (default)

Validation Rules

033378
This field must be completed. (Severity: 99)
M_NOTEMPTY
033379
This field must contain a valid code (0, 1 or X) (Severity: 99)
M_VALIDCODE
033380
If METHOD is coded (8 or 9) this field must be coded X. (Severity: 99)
M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"8") || M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"9")?
M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"X"):
M_TRUE
033381
If EMPCIR is coded (10-14 or 16-17) this field must be coded X. (Severity: 99)
(M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"10") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"11") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"12") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"13") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"14") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"16") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"17"))?
M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"X"):
M_TRUE
033521
If EMPCIR is coded (01 - 03 or 15) and METHOD is coded (1, 2 or 5) this field must NOT be coded X. (Severity: 99)
( M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"01") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"02") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"03") || M_ISFIELD(_EMPCIR_,"15") )&& ( M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"1") || M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"2") || M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"5"))?
!M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"X"):
M_TRUE
033549
If METHOD is coded (6 or 7) this field must be coded X if any of PREVCAT2, PREVCAT3, PREVCAT4, PREVCAT5 or PREVCAT6 are coded X. (Severity: 99)
(M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"6") || M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"7"))&&(M_ISFIELD(_PREVCAT2_,"X") ||M_ISFIELD(_PREVCAT3_,"X") ||M_ISFIELD(_PREVCAT4_,"X") ||M_ISFIELD(_PREVCAT5_,"X") ||M_ISFIELD(_PREVCAT6_,"X"))?
M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"X"):
M_TRUE
033615
IF PREVEMP is coded 4, this field must be coded 0. (Severity: 99)
M_ISFIELD(_PREVEMP_,"4")?
M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"0"):
M_TRUE