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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November 2021

Variable Details

VariableHITQUA15
LabelHighest qualification training leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 740
2 NVQ level 5 34
3 Level 8 Diploma 0
4 Level 8 Certificate 1
5 Level 7 Diploma 1
6 Level 7 Certificate 2
7 Level 8 Award 0
8 First degree 1384
9 Other degree 230
10 NVQ level 4 37
11 Level 6 Diploma 8
12 Level 6 Certificate 2
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 120
15 Level 5 Diploma 3
16 Level 5 Certificate 1
17 Level 6 Award 1
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 116
19 Teaching qualification 67
20 Nursing 82
21 OCR higher 0
22 Other higher education below degree 63
23 Level 4 Diploma 12
24 Level 4 certificate 2
25 Level 5 award 0
26 NVQ level 3 207
27 Progression or advanced diploma 18
28 Level 3 Diploma 17
29 Advanced Welsh Bac 0
30 International Bac 6
31 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
32 A level or equivalent 1052
33 OCR advanced 1
34 Ond/onc,btec/scotvec/national level etc 158
35 City& Guilds advanced craft part 3 25
36 SCE higher or equivalent 38
37 Access to Higher Education 16
38 A/S level or equivalent 23
39 Trade apprenticeship 337
40 Level 3 certificate 5
41 Level 4 award 0
42 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 98
43 Intermediate Welsh baccalaureate 1
44 OCR intermediate 0
45 City and Guilds craft part 2 13
46 Btec/scotvec first or general diploma etc 25
47 Higher Diploma (14-19) 6
48 Level 2 diploma 5
49 Level 2 certificate 8
50 Scottish National level 5 13
51 O level/GCSE or equiv 232
52 Level 3 award 0
53 NVQ level 1 or equiv 26
54 Foundation Welsh baccalaureate 0
55 Foundation Diploma 9
56 Level 1 Diploma 1
57 Scottish National level 4 1
58 Btec/scotvec first or general certificate etc 12
59 Scotvec modules or equiv 2
60 OCR basic 0
61 Scottish National level 3 0
62 Scottish National below level 3 2
63 City and Guilds foundation part 1 3
64 Level 1 certificate 2
65 Level 2 award 2
66 Key skills qualification 17
67 Basic skills qualification 34
68 Entry level qualification 16
69 Entry level diploma 1
70 Entry level certificate 2
71 Level 1 award 0
72 Entry level award 0
73 Other qualification 1121
74 No qualification 53160
75 Don't know 124
-9 Does not apply 26484
-8 No answer 66
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November 2021
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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