Commencing student Identifies whether a student within a training organisation is commencing in a qualification or course for the first time or continuing from a previous collection Y – a commencing student N – not a commencing student A – award only student Calculated based on the AVETMISS field of Commencing program identifier in the Enrolment file. Community education provider A not-for-profit, organisation with a primary focus on adult education. adult education providers deliver courses relating to leisure, personal and community education development, employment skills, preparation for VET and nationally recognised programs of study. N/A Collected in the AVETMISS field Training organisation type identifier in the Training Organisation file Course enrolment The courses in which students are enrolled in a given period. For students enrolled in multiple courses, all courses are counted. N/A Calculated based on the AVETMISS fields Program Identifier, Client Identifier and Training Organisation from the Enrolment file. Credit transfer Refers to status or credit obtained on the basis of prior agreements between institutions or organisations in relation to the credit value of a course/subject. Collected in the AVETMISS field Outcome identifier – national from the Enrolment file. Current qualification level The level of a qualification in which a student is enrolled. For students with subject enrolments in more than one qualification level, a highest current qualification level is assigned, based on the hierarchical order presented under the classification categories. AQF qualification Diploma or higher Graduate diploma Graduate certificate Bachelor degree (Honours and Pass) Advanced diploma Associate degree Diploma Certificate IV Certificate III Certificate II Certificate I Non AQF qualification Other recognised courses Non-award courses Skills sets (National and locally recognised) Subject only-no qualification Collected in the AVETMISS field Program Level of Education Identifier from the Program file. Delivery type The predominant style or mode of delivery for a subject enrolment. College/campus based Online/remote access Employment based Other Not applicable Collected in the AVETMISS field Delivery Mode Identifier from the Enrolment file. Disability (including impairment or condition) Whether the student as having a disability, impairment or long term condition. With a disability Without a disability Not known Collected in the AVETMISS field Disability Flag from the Client file. identifies
Full-time students Students whose program of study constitutes at least 75% of the normal full-time study load. The former Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) regarded a full-time study load as 720 contact hours in a year. Therefore, any student undertaking 540 hours or more is regarded as a full-time student. The derived field student full time flag is calculated from the Reporting hours derived field. Full –Year Training Equivalents (FYTEs) Measures the training activity undertaken by a student on a full-time basis for one year. N/A Derived field calculated based on Reporting hours (1 FYTE = 720 hours). Funding source The predominant source of the funding for a subject enrolment. For students with subject enrolments in more than one funding category, a major funding source is assigned in hierarchical order (Commonwealth and state funding, Domestic full-fee paying and International paying). Government funding 11 - Commonwealth and state general purpose recurrent 13 – Commonwealth specific funding programs 15 – State specific funding programs No government funded 20 – Domestic client – other revenue 30 - International client – other revenue Other 80 – Revenue earned from another training organisation. Collected in the AVETMISS field Funding source – national from the Enrolment file. VET Relates to all Commonwealth and state/territory funded activity delivered by TAFE and other government providers, community education providers and other registered providers. Government-funded VET Highest school level completed The highest level of schooling completed by a student prior to commencing training. Year 12 Year 11 Year 10 Year 9 or lower Did not go to school Not known Collected in the AVETMISS field Highest School Level Completed from the Client file. Indigenous status Whether a student as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Indigenous students Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Non-Indigenous Not known Collected in the AVETMISS field Indigenous Status Identifier from the Client file.
Labour force status The student's employment status. Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Not known Collected in the AVETMISS field Labour Force Status Identifier from the Client file. Locally recognised courses Training includes local courses developed by training organisations, industry, enterprise, community education or professional bodies to meet an identified training need. Derived field calculated from the AVETMISS field Program Level of Education Identifier in the Program file. Major funding The highest funding source for student/course enrolments undertaken in the reporting year. It is assigned in the following hierarchical order: Commonwealth and state general purpose recurrent funding; Commonwealth specific purpose program funding; state specific purpose program funding; international funding; and domestic full-fee-paying funding. Commonwealth and state general purpose recurrent funding; Commonwealth specific purpose program funding; state specific purpose program funding; international funding; and domestic full-fee-paying funding Derived field calculated from the AVETMISS field Funding source – national in the Enrolment file. Major program The major program the highest program attempted by a student in the reporting year. Where a student is undertaking just one program in the collection year it reports the code associated with that program. Where students are undertaking multiple programs it allocates the with the highest level program level of education identifier (ASCED). Graduate diploma Graduate certificate Bachelor degree (Honours) Bachelor degree (pass) Advanced diploma Associate degree Diploma Certificate IV Certificate III Certificate II Certificate I Year 12 Year 11 Year 10 Other non-award courses Statement of attainment Bridging and enabling courses not identifiable by level Education not elsewhere classified Blank (No level of education) Derived field calculated from the AVETMISS field Program Level of Education Identifier in the Program file.
Other government providers Government-owned and managed education facilities/organisations, other than TAFE, that deliver VET (for example, agricultural colleges). N/A Derived field element calculated from the AVETMISS field training organisation type identifier in the Training organisation file Other recognised programs Programs including junior secondary education (year 10), senior secondary education (years 11 and 12), statements of attainment, bridging and enabling courses, and other education not elsewhere classified. Collected in the AVETMISS field Program Recognition Identifier from the Program file. Other registered providers Registered training providers other than TAFEs, other government providers and community education providers. Secondary schools Non-government enterprises Education/training businesses or centres Professional associations Industry associations Equipment/product manufacturers and suppliers, and Other registered training providers not elsewhere Derived field element calculated from the AVETMISS field training organisation type identifier in the Training organisation file
Outside Australia The overseas postal addresses of students studying in Australia. Reported in Student remoteness Derived field element calculated from the AVETMISS field Postcode in the Client file. Parent training package The training package and industry skills council for students enrolled in more than one qualification. It uses the highest (major) qualification level. Derived Participation rate Measures in the VET sector. Participation rates are derived by calculating student numbers in the age groups as a proportion of the estimated residential population in the corresponding age groups. Figures for all years are based on ABS estimated resident population figures (catalogue number 3201.0). N/A
Skills set Groupings of units of competency which are combined to provide a clearly defined statement of the skills and knowledge required by an individual to meet industry needs or a licensing or regulatory requirement. They may be either a nationally recognised skill set, which are endorsed in a national training package, or a locally recognised skill set. 13 - Nationally recognised skill set 16 - Locally recognised skill set Collected in the AVETMISS field Program recognition identifier from the Program file. Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) A set of four indexes that summarises different aspects of the conditions of people living in an area (postcode). For each index, every geographic area in Australia is given a SEIFA number which shows how relatively 'disadvantaged' that area is compared with other areas in Australia. Quintile 1: Quintile 2: Quintile 3: Quintile 4: Quintile 5: Unknown: SEIFA 2011 was released in March 2013 and has been backdated to 2011. It is based on ABS ASGS SA2 regions (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). Data for 2006-2010 are mapped to the SEIFA indexes using ABS ASGC Statistical Local Areas (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). SEIFA Index of Relative Disadvantage This index is a general socio-economic index that summarises information about the economic and social resources of people and households within an area. This index focuses on disadvantage. A high score (or quintile) reflects a relative lack of disadvantage rather than relative advantage. Quintile 1: Most disadvantaged Quintile 2: Quintile 3: Quintile 4: Quintile 5: Least disadvantaged Unknown: The SEIFA Index of Relative Disadvantage is calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from Census information. SEIFA 2011 was released in March 2013 and has been backdated to 2011. It is based on ABS ASGS SA2 regions (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). Data for 2006-2010 are mapped to the SEIFA 2006 indexes using ABS ASGC Statistical Local Areas (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file).
Type of accreditation Classifies all qualifications/courses by the respective qualification/course level of recognition within the VE sector Type of subject Whether a subject is vocational, in that it is intended to develop competency in skills relevant to the workplace or Vocational Non vocational Collected in the AVETMISS field VET Flag from the Subject file. Vocational education and training (VET) Education (excluding higher education) which gives people work-related knowledge and skills. N/A VET course Whether a course is vocational, in that it is intended to develop competency in skills relevant to the workplace or Vocational course Non vocational course Collected in the AVETMISS field VET Flag from the Course file.