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XQLEV1003_1.9.1

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Field description Field abbreviation Field version Field length Field type
Level of qualification - 10 way split XQLEV1003 1.9.1 2 Char

Valid entries

Code Label
01 Doctorate
02 Other higher degree
03 Postgraduate Certificate in Education
04 Other postgraduate
05 First degree
06 Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
07 Foundation degree
08 HND/DipHE
09 Other undergraduate
10 Further education
__ No qualification

Dependent fields

    Depend upon fields

    • QUAL

    Additional information

    Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE at level M) and Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE at level H) are separated into two entries in this field.

    Other postgraduate includes postgraduate diplomas, certificates and professional qualifications, institutional postgraduate credits and no formal postgraduate qualifications.

    First degree includes first degrees (including eligibility to register to practice with a health or social care or veterinary statutory regulatory body/Architects Registration Board), first degrees with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)/leading to Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS)/registration with a General Teaching Council (GTC), enhanced first degrees (including those leading towards obtaining eligibility to register to practice with a health or social care or veterinary statutory regulatory body) and first degrees obtained concurrently with a diploma.

    Foundation degrees (e.g. FdA, FdSc) were introduced to provide vocational higher education (HE) qualifications at level I.

    Other undergraduate includes qualifications equivalent to and below first degree level, including, but not limited to, diplomas in HE (including those with eligibility to register to practice with a health or social care regulatory body), Higher National Certificate (HNC), Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE), Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE), qualifications leading to Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) only, foundation courses at HE level, National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ)/Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ) levels 4 and 5, post-degree diplomas and certificates at undergraduate level, professional qualifications at undergraduate level, other undergraduate diplomas and certificates including pre- and post-registration health and social care and veterinary courses and courses in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector, other formal HE qualifications of less than degree standard, institutional undergraduate credit and no formal undergraduate qualifications. (Not included: Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE at level H) (shown separately), and not foundation degrees (shown separately)).

    Further education includes diplomas, certificates and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ)/Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ) at level 3 and below, A/AS levels, Advanced Highers/Highers (Scotland), GCSEs, Intermediates (Scotland), HE Access courses, Welsh for Adults and other qualifications below HE level.

    Where an instance had no QualificationsAwarded entity associated with it, this field will be a double underscore.

    Technical Specification

    The Student and AP student records differ in their coverage of qualifications awarded, with the AP student record using a smaller subset of the codes used in Student to reflect a smaller remit. The technical specification for this field is therefore expressed on a per-collection basis.

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION IN THE CYY051 STUDENT RECORD

    XQOBTN01 (CHAR 3) XQLEV1003
    D00, E00 01
    L00, M00, M01, M02, M10, M11, M16, M50 02
    M71 03
    D90, E40, E43, E90, L80, L90, L91, M40, M41, M42, M43, M44, M45, M70, M72, M73, M76, M78, M79, M80, M86, M88, M90, M91 04
    M22, M26, M28, H00, H11, H12, H16, H18, H22, H23, H24, H50, I00, I11, I12, I16 05
    H71 06
    J10, J16 07
    J20, J26, J30 08
    H41, H42, H43, H60, H61, H62, H70, H72, H76, H78, H79, H80, H81, H88, H90, H91, I60, I61, I70, I71, I72, I73, I74, I76, I78, I79, I80, I81, I90, I91, J41, J42, J43, J45, J76, J80, J90, C20, C30, C41, C42, C43, C77, C78, C80, C90 09
    P41, P42, P43, P45, P50, P55, P56, P70, P77, P78, P80, P85, P90, Q41, Q42, Q43, Q45, Q50, Q56, Q57, Q70, Q80, Q90, R42, R43, R45, R50, R56, R57, R70, R80, R90, S42, S57, S80, S90, X00, X01, X41, X42, X43, X44, X45, X46 10
    ___ __

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION IN THE CYY054 AP STUDENT RECORD

    XQOBTN01 (CHAR 3) XQLEV1003
    D00, E00 01
    L00, M00, M01, M02, M10, M11, M16, M50 02
    M71 03
    D90, E40, E43, E90, L80, L90, L91, M40, M41, M42, M43, M44, M45, M70, M72, M73, M76, M78, M79, M80, M86, M88, M90, M91 04
    M22, M26, M28, H00, H11, H12, H16, H18, H22, H23, H24, H50, I00, I11, I12, I16 05
    H71 06
    J10, J16 07
    J20, J26, J30 08
    H41, H42, H43, H60, H61, H62, H70, H72, H76, H78, H79, H80, H81, H88, H90, H91, I60, I61, I70, I71, I72, I73, I74, I76, I78, I79, I80, I81, I90, I91, J41, J42, J43, J45, J76, J80, J90, C20, C30, C41, C42, C43, C77, C78, C80, C90 09
    P41, P42, P43, P45, P50, P55, P56, P70, P77, P78, P80, P85, P90, Q41, Q42, Q43, Q45, Q50, Q56, Q57, Q70, Q80, Q90, R42, R43, R45, R50, R56, R57, R70, R80, R90, S42, S57, S80, S90 10
    ___ __

    Revision history

    Date Version Notes
    2018-05-10 1.9.1 The Technical Specification section has been updated to add XQOBTN01 valid entries D00, D90, E00, E40, E43, E90, L00, L80, L90, L91, M40, M41, M42, M43, M44, M45, M50, M70, M72, M76, M78, M79, M80, M86, M88, M90, M91, H12, I12, I73 .
    2018-02-22 1.8.1 The Technical Specification section has been updated to remove XQOBTN01 valid entry D01.
    2016-11-01 1.7.1 The Technical Specification section has been updated to add new XQOBTN01 valid entries to the Student and AP student derivations, which result from the additions of new valid entries for the XQOBTN01 field for the respective records in 16/17. M73 and I78 have been added to the Cyy051 section; M00, M01, M02, M10, M11, M16, M41, M42, M44, M73 and I78 have been added to the Cyy054 section. M71 added to Cyy054 as it had been omitted in error.
    2016-02-09 1.6.1 The Technical Specification section has been revised to express the requirements separately for the Student and AP student collections. No change to function.
    2014-10-16 1.5.1 Addition of new Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) QUAL codes H12, I12, and I73 to Technical Specification. Additional information adjusted accordingly.
    2013-10-02 1.4.1 Addition of code M28 to the Technical specification due to a corresponding change in XQOBTN01. Additional information adjusted accordingly.
    2013-02-01 1.3.1 Addition of codes M44 and H62 to Technical specification due to their addition in XQOBTN01. Additional information adjusted accordingly.
    2011-05-31 1.2.3 Correction to Technical specification XQOBTN01 (CHAR 3) '__' to '___'
    2011-01-31 1.2.2 Amended field name to 'Level of qualification'
    2010-04-09 1.2.1 New XQOBTN01 input values added to Technical specification: D01, M02, M79, M26, H79, I79, C77, C78, P77, P78. Minor text amendments
    2009-03-13 1.1.1 Created

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