
| Number: | 052 |
| Name: | Employer sponsorship 1 |
| Abbreviation: | EMSPNS1 |
| Length: | 1 |
| Status: | Compulsory |
| Description: | These fields describe whether the employer provided support for the part-time student. Question asked: Q36. Did the employer you worked with before or during your course give you support during all or part of your course? Link to questionnaire: Field 52- Yes: my tuition fees were paid Field 53 - Yes: I was given a grant to cover my tuition fees and living expenses Field 54 - Yes: I was given study leave Field 55- Yes: I was supported in other ways Field 56 - No: my employer did not support me in any way |
| Notes: | Question not on telephone script. 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 52-56 Employment sponsorship 1 to 5 to be coded '0'. Default code' X' must be used when field 4, METHOD = '3', '4' or '9'. |
| Reason Required: | To find out whether those part-time students who were simultaneously employed were supported by their employers. |
| 0 | Box blank. |
| 1 | Box ticked. |
| X | Question not answered |
| 025346 | This field must be completed. (Severity: 99) |
M_NOTEMPTY | |
| 025347 | This field must contain a valid code (0, 1 or X). (Severity: 99) |
M_VALIDCODE | |
| 025348 | 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 | |
| 026847 | If METHOD is coded (3 or 4) this field must be coded X (Severity: 9) |
M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"3") || M_ISFIELD(_METHOD_,"4")? M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"X"): M_TRUE |