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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 2020

Variable Details

VariableHITQUA15
LabelHighest qualification training leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 603
2 NVQ level 5 29
3 Level 8 Diploma 1
4 Level 8 Certificate 1
5 Level 7 Diploma 1
6 Level 7 Certificate 1
7 Level 8 Award 0
8 First degree 1186
9 Other degree 188
10 NVQ level 4 30
11 Level 6 Diploma 5
12 Level 6 Certificate 1
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 111
15 Level 5 Diploma 7
16 Level 5 Certificate 2
17 Level 6 Award 0
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 90
19 Teaching qualification 50
20 Nursing 78
21 OCR higher 0
22 Other higher education below degree 47
23 Level 4 Diploma 3
24 Level 4 certificate 1
25 Level 5 award 0
26 NVQ level 3 178
27 Progression or advanced diploma 14
28 Level 3 Diploma 18
29 Advanced Welsh Bac 0
30 International Bac 9
31 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
32 A level or equivalent 876
33 OCR advanced 0
34 Ond/onc,btec/scotvec/national level etc 154
35 City& Guilds advanced craft part 3 25
36 SCE higher or equivalent 35
37 Access to Higher Education 15
38 A/S level or equivalent 31
39 Trade apprenticeship 277
40 Level 3 certificate 1
41 Level 4 award 0
42 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 90
43 Intermediate Welsh baccalaureate 0
44 OCR intermediate 0
45 City and Guilds craft part 2 15
46 Btec/scotvec first or general diploma etc 36
47 Higher Diploma (14-19) 4
48 Level 2 diploma 2
49 Level 2 certificate 7
50 Scottish National level 5 11
51 O level/GCSE or equiv 226
52 Level 3 award 3
53 NVQ level 1 or equiv 22
54 Foundation Welsh baccalaureate 0
55 Foundation Diploma 4
56 Level 1 Diploma 0
57 Scottish National level 4 0
58 Btec/scotvec first or general certificate etc 18
59 Scotvec modules or equiv 1
60 OCR basic 0
61 Scottish National level 3 0
62 Scottish National below level 3 4
63 City and Guilds foundation part 1 8
64 Level 1 certificate 2
65 Level 2 award 0
66 Key skills qualification 17
67 Basic skills qualification 40
68 Entry level qualification 14
69 Entry level diploma 1
70 Entry level certificate 3
71 Level 1 award 3
72 Entry level award 0
73 Other qualification 1000
74 No qualification 45255
75 Don't know 115
-9 Does not apply 22323
-8 No answer 42
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 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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