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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, June - August, 2020

Variable Details

VariableHITQUA15
LabelHighest qualification training leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 503
2 NVQ level 5 27
3 Level 8 Diploma 0
4 Level 8 Certificate 0
5 Level 7 Diploma 1
6 Level 7 Certificate 0
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree 1133
9 Other degree 155
10 NVQ level 4 31
11 Level 6 Diploma 4
12 Level 6 Certificate 0
13 Level 7 Award 2
14 Diploma in higher education 106
15 Level 5 Diploma 9
16 Level 5 Certificate 1
17 Level 6 Award 0
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 84
19 Teaching qualification 42
20 Nursing 63
21 OCR higher 0
22 Other higher education below degree 40
23 Level 4 Diploma 7
24 Level 4 certificate 3
25 Level 5 award 0
26 NVQ level 3 174
27 Progression or advanced diploma 11
28 Level 3 Diploma 18
29 Advanced Welsh Bac 0
30 International Bac 9
31 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
32 A level or equivalent 719
33 OCR advanced 0
34 Ond/onc,btec/scotvec/national level etc 147
35 City& Guilds advanced craft part 3 22
36 SCE higher or equivalent 42
37 Access to Higher Education 7
38 A/S level or equivalent 14
39 Trade apprenticeship 253
40 Level 3 certificate 2
41 Level 4 award 0
42 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 82
43 Intermediate Welsh baccalaureate 0
44 OCR intermediate 1
45 City and Guilds craft part 2 15
46 Btec/scotvec first or general diploma etc 35
47 Higher Diploma (14-19) 4
48 Level 2 diploma 6
49 Level 2 certificate 10
50 Scottish National level 5 20
51 O level/GCSE or equiv 338
52 Level 3 award 2
53 NVQ level 1 or equiv 17
54 Foundation Welsh baccalaureate 0
55 Foundation Diploma 5
56 Level 1 Diploma 2
57 Scottish National level 4 0
58 Btec/scotvec first or general certificate etc 11
59 Scotvec modules or equiv 1
60 OCR basic 0
61 Scottish National level 3 1
62 Scottish National below level 3 4
63 City and Guilds foundation part 1 7
64 Level 1 certificate 0
65 Level 2 award 0
66 Key skills qualification 15
67 Basic skills qualification 39
68 Entry level qualification 9
69 Entry level diploma 1
70 Entry level certificate 1
71 Level 1 award 1
72 Entry level award 0
73 Other qualification 961
74 No qualification 42383
75 Don't know 107
-9 Does not apply 21359
-8 No answer 43
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, June - August, 2020
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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