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Student record 2015/16 - Mobility type

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Student record 2015/16

Fields required from institutions in Wales

Mobility type


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valid entries
Typefield
Short nameMOBTYPE
Description

This field records the type of mobility experience i.e. study abroad or work abroad.

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All Mobility records

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
01Study abroad
02Work abroad
03Volunteering
Notes

This field is returned multiple times when a student completes a mobility experience covering more than one type at the same time.

Code 02 'Work abroad' is used in situations where a student is doing paid work, such as an internship.

Code 03 'Volunteering' should be used where the student is undertaking voluntary or other unpaid work.

Quality rules
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Reason required

For comparison purposes to create an accurate picture of the activity, monitoring trends, and for use in further studies into the longer-term impact of participation on mobile students, for example employability, etc.

Part of
Field length2
Minimum occurrences1
Maximum occurrences3
Schema components
Element: MOBTYPE
OwnerHESA
Version1.0

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