Element E563 - Level of education of prior VET study for which credit/RPL was offered
Description
A code that records details of the level of the Vocational and Technical Education study for which credit/RPL was offered, for all students with a commencement date of 2008 or later.
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in:
Validations
Scheduled Validations
Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 563 |
| Element Type: | Alpha |
| Width: | 3 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 4.00 |
| Years version active: | 2019 |
Allowable Values
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 000 | No credit/RPL was offered for VET |
Based on the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) detailed 3 digit code identifying the level of education as follows:
Vocational graduate level (see Coding Notes below)
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 001 | Vocational Graduate Certificate |
| 002 | Vocational Graduate Diploma |
Advanced diploma level
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 411 | Advanced Diploma |
| 412 | Statement of Attainment at Advanced Diploma level |
| 415 | Bridging and Enabling Course at Advanced Diploma |
Diploma level
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 421 | Diploma |
| 422 | Statement of Attainment at Diploma level |
| 423 | Bridging and Enabling Course at Diploma |
Certificate III and IV level
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 511 | Certificate IV |
| 512 | Statement of Attainment at Certificate IV level |
| 513 | Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate IV level |
| 514 | Certificate III |
| 515 | Statement of Attainment at Certificate III level |
| 516 | Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate III level |
Certificate I and II level
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 521 | Certificate II |
| 522 | Statement of Attainment at Certificate II level |
| 523 | Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate II level |
| 524 | Certificate I |
| 525 | Statement of Attainment at Certificate I level |
Other
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 999 | Other qualification, not elsewhere classified |
Where the student has more than one VET qualification or period of study, the details should be recorded for which ever qualification or study contributed the most credit/RPL.
For pre-AQF qualifications, allocate the code for the most closely aligned level of qualification.
Note: ASCED does not currently include codes for new vocational graduate qualifications. Nominal codes have been included in this list for use until the classification is updated.
VET only
Reporting of data for this element is optional. VET providers may submit null values (spaces) instead of any of the listed codes
Summary
Element 563 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2019 | 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 | 1.1 | 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.
