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Staff 2017/18 - Highest qualification held

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Highest qualification held


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Typefield
Short nameHQHELD
Description

This field identifies the highest qualification held by the member of staff

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All staff where any Activity.ACTSOC is in SOC2010 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
CodeLabel
01Doctorate
02Other higher degree
03PGCE
09Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional)
11First Degree
12First degree with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
19Other qualifications at first-degree level (including professional)
21Diploma of HE
22HND/HNC
29Other undergraduate qualification (including professional)
31A level, Scottish Higher or equivalent
32O level/GCSE or equivalent
97Other qualification
98No qualifications
99Not known
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 code that is closest to 01 'Doctorate'.

Code 02 'Other higher degree' includes Masters.

Code 31 'A level, Scottish Higher or equivalent' and code 32 'O level/GCSE or equivalent' 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.

Code 97 'Other qualification' 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
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Part of
Field length2
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: HQHELD
OwnerHESA
Version1.2
Date modified2017-08-15
Change management notesGuidance has been amended for Code 97 stating that it should also be used when UK qualifications are not listed.

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