Element E561 - Credit basis code
Description
A code which records the nature of the study for which credit /RPL was offered
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Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
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| Element # | 561 |
| Element Type: | String |
| Width: | 4 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 5.00 |
| Years version active: | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Allowable Values
| VALUE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0100 | Credit/RPL was offered for prior higher education study only |
| 0200 | Credit/RPL was offered for prior VET study only |
| 0300 | Credit/RPL was offered for a combination of prior higher education and VET study |
| 0400 | Credit/RPL was offered for study undertaken at an education Provider outside Australia |
| 0500 | Credit/RPL was offered for work experience undertaken inside or outside Australia |
| 0600 | Other |
VET only
Reporting of data for this element is optional.
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
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| 2014-07-31 |
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Summary
Element 561 was included in the Higher Education Student data collection under the new policy and program initiatives introduced under the Opens in a new window: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) which was implemented in 2005. The element was included in the VET FEE‑HELP data collection in 2009. There have been no significant coding changes to this element since.
Table 1. Change control information with links to relevant versions 1
| First year version applied | Last year version applied | Version | Change | Reason for change | Notice date | Issue date |
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| 2021 | Current | 5.00 | Incremental version number applied. | A new version number is applied to mark the transition from the Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS) to the Tertiary Collection of Information (TCSI). | 3 Jul 2020 | 3 Jul 2020 |
| 2015 | 2020 | 4.00 |
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| 2012 | 2014 | 3.00 | New versioning applied to data elements | No change in requirements - Implementation of new document management system. | 11 Mar 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 |
| 2009 | 2011 | 1.10 | Addition of coding notes of VET input files; and change to element description and code meanings to accommodate use by VET providers | Introduction of VET FEE‑HELP | 05 Dec 2008 | 05 Dec 2008 |
| 2008 | 2008 | 1.0 | New element added to the higher education student data collection. | To address changes to policy that strengthened credit transfer and articulation from VET to higher education. | 19 Jul 2007 | 19 Jul 2007 |
| Pre‑HESA: There is no earlier version of this element. | ||||||
Note 1: A version of an element can be associated with one or more reporting years. Where there are multiple versions applicable to a reporting year, only a link to the latest version is provided.
