
| Number: | 051 |
| Name: | Vocational level of course |
| Abbreviation: | VLEVEL |
| Length: | 2 |
| Status: | Compulsory for FE level students at institutions in Wales i.e. Welsh institution, and code 1 or 4 in field 6, FE student marker. Required only where the level has been agreed with NCVQ/SCOTVEC. This field is optional for all other students. |
| Description: | The Vocational level of course is a two digit numeric code to indicate the NVQ/GNVQ level and SVQ/GSVQ level obtainable from the course. NVQ/GNVQ should be coded in the range 11 - 15 and SVQ/GSVQ should be coded in the range 51 - 55. |
| Notes: | |
| Reason Required: | To identify the extent to which study in HEIs is recognised within the national vocational qualification structure. |
| 11 | NVQ/GNVQ Level 1 |
| 12 | NVQ/GNVQ Level 2 |
| 13 | NVQ/GNVQ Level 3 |
| 14 | NVQ/GNVQ Level 4 |
| 15 | NVQ/GNVQ Level 5 |
| 51 | SVQ/GSVQ Level 1 |
| 52 | SVQ/GSVQ Level 2 |
| 53 | SVQ/GSVQ Level 3 |
| 54 | SVQ/GSVQ Level 4 |
| 55 | SVQ/GSVQ Level 5 |
| 98 | Not agreed |
| 99 | Not applicable |
| 017036 | This field must contain a valid code or be blank. (Severity: 99) |
M_VALIDCODE || M_EMPTY | |
| 017266 | This field must be completed by Welsh institutions when FESTUMK is coded 1 or 4. (Severity: 99) |
M_WELSH && (M_ISFIELD(_FESTUMK_,"1")|| M_ISFIELD(_FESTUMK_,"4")) ? M_NOTEMPTY : M_TRUE |