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XQLEV1003_1.13.1

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Field description Field abbreviation Field version Field length Field type
Level of qualification - 10 way split XQLEV1003 1.13.1 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

  • None

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 Student Alternative records differ in their coverage of qualifications awarded, with the Student Alternative 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, E13, E40, E43, E90, L80, L90, M13, M40, M41, M42, M43, M44, M45, M70, M72, M73, M76, M78, M79, M80, M86, M88, M90 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
C13, H13, H41, H42, H43, H60, H61, H62, H70, H72, H76, H78, H79, H80, H81, H88, H90, I60, I61, I70, I71, I72, I73, I74, I76, I78, I79, I80, I81, I90, J13, 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 10
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION IN THE CYY054 STUDENT ALTERNATIVE RECORD

XQOBTN01 (CHAR 3) XQLEV1003
D00, E00 01
L00, M00, M01, M02, M10, M11, M16, M50 02
M71 03
D90, E13, E40, E43, E90, L80, L90, M13, M40, M41, M42, M43, M44, M45, M70, M72, M73, M76, M78, M79, M80, M86, M88, M90 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
C13, H13, H41, H42, H43, H60, H61, H62, H70, H72, H76, H78, H79, H80, H81, H88, H90, I60, I61, I70, I71, I72, I73, I74, I76, I78, I79, I80, I81, I90, J13, 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
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Revision history

Date Version Notes
2021-02-26 1.13.1 The table within the technical specification for Cyy051 has been updated to remove valid entries X41-X46 from XQOBTN01
2020-05-19 1.12.1 Valid entry I13 (Access course or pathway programme at level 5) amended and changed to J13 (Access course or pathway programme at level 5
2020-03-26 1.11.1 The Technical Specification sections for Cyy051 and Cyy054 have been updated to add new valid entries C13, H13 and I13 into group code 9 and E13 and M13 into group code 4
2019-02-21 1.10.1 The Technical Specification section has been updated to remove XQOBTN01 valid entries L91, M91, H91 and I91
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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