1220.0.55.001 - Occupation Standard, 2012, Version 1.0
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COLLECTION METHODS
Give full title. For example, Childcare Aide, Maths Teacher, Pastrycook, Tanning Machine Operator, Apprentice Toolmaker. For public servants, state official designation and occupation. For armed services personnel, state rank and occupation. Q2. What are the main tasks that the person himself/herself usually performs in that occupation? Give full details. For example, looking after children at day centre, teaching secondary school students, making cakes and pastries, operating leather tanning machine, learning to make and repair tools and dies. For managers, state main activities managed. Q3. For the main job held last week, what was the employer's business name? For self-employed persons, print name of business. For teachers, print name of school. Q4. Which best describes the industry or business of the employer at the location where the person works? Mark one box only Manufacturing Wholesaling Retailing Accommodation Cafes, restaurants and take-aways Road freight transport House construction Health service Community care service Other – please specify Examples of ‘Other – please specify’ are: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, FINANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE Remember to mark box like this: - Q5. What are the main goods produced or main services provided by the employer’s business? Describe as fully as possible, using two words or more. For example: Wheat and Sheep, Bus Charter, Health Insurance, Primary School Education, Civil Engineering, Consultancy Service, House Building, Steel Pipes 40. Open-ended questions give the most detailed information and enable coding to the most detailed level of the classification. 41. The Industry and Employer questions are added as they provide additional information which can assist coding. Since industry information is almost always collected when data on occupation are required, the use of these questions for occupation coding does not represent any increase in respondent burden. 42. The questions above can be used with minor adaptations for Personal Interview, Any Responsible Adult or Self-Enumerated collection methodologies. 43. A questionnaire module consisting of Questions 1 and 2 above may be used where there is insufficient space or time to ask the complete set of four questions. However, the accuracy of coding may be affected. 44. It is often argued that the inclusion of the second (task) question is redundant. The use of an occupation title question only, however, sometimes elicits responses which do not provide a clear occupation title and specification of tasks performed. As a result accurate coding at unit group or occupation level may not be possible. 45. The ABS Monthly Population Survey (MPS) and most ABS Special Supplementary Surveys (SSSs) ask two questions on occupation title and tasks, slightly modified from questions 1 and 2 above:
Q2. What (were/are) ..... main tasks and duties? Q4. What is the name of .... (employer/business)? 47. This approach is endorsed only for use in surveys conducted by the ABS because a high level of training is required to ensure that interviewers understand when and how to probe for additional information. 48. The following questionnaire module is recommended for use in employer based collections:
Give full title of each employee's occupation, stating trade, class or grade where applicable (e.g. primary school teacher, accounts clerk, 2nd year apprentice chef). Q2. Main tasks or duties of employee Describe as fully as possible the main tasks or duties usually performed by this employee (e.g. preparing lessons and teaching, accounts payable, food preparation). STANDARD INPUT CATEGORIES 50. The Standard Input Categories are the same as the classification categories. SUPPORTING VARIABLES 51. There are no direct supporting variables. That is, there are no other essential variables apart from Title and Main Tasks in determining 'Occupation'. However, information about Industry and Employer's Name will be required in some situations for achieving more accurate occupation coding at a detailed level.
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