GLOSSARY

Academic pathway

Students who are either undertaking or have completed higher education.

Administrative data

Information that is created for and through the administration of programs, policies or services and is not solely collected for statistics or research. This type of information is often obtained from records or transactional data from government agencies, businesses or non-profit organisations. For example, information about school students from enrolment records is administrative data, while information from a survey on students is not.

Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)

A skill-based classification system used to classify all jobs in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. It defines jobs and occupations according to level of skill and specialisation.

Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED)

The ASCED is a national standard classification educational activities and attainment classified by level and field. It includes all sectors of the Australian education system: that is, schools, vocational education and training, and higher education.

Deterministic linkage

A method of linking records by searching for exact matches on responses for common variables. For example, a variable that was common to each dataset was Sex which had the possible responses of '1' (Male) or '2' (Female), if a record had a response of '1' on both datasets it would be one step closer to becoming a link. Deterministic linking can also involve matching records on entity (i.e. a person, organisation etc) identifiers or linkage keys. Entity identifiers tend exist in administrative datasets, such as student ids. Linkage keys are variables that are often derived from other identifying variables, such as letters from a person's name joined to their date of birth.

Early school leavers

2006 Vocational Education and Training in Schools students who had not completed Year 12 by Census night (9th of August) in 2011.

Employed full-time

A person is considered to be working full-time if they worked 35 hours or more in all jobs during the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011.

Employed part-time

A person is considered to be working part-time if they worked less than 35 hours in all jobs during the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011.

Field of study

The field or subject matter of an educational enrolment or qualification a person undertakes. Classified through ASCED (see above).

Fully engaged

People who, during the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011, were in full-time work or in full-time education, or in part-time work combined with part-time education.

Higher education

Study towards a bachelor degree or higher at a university or other tertiary institution.

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD)

The Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD) summarises information about the economic and social conditions of people and households within an area, including both relative advantage and disadvantage measures, and is one of four indexes created from social and economic Census information. A low score indicates relatively greater disadvantage and a lack of advantage in general. A high score indicates a relative lack of disadvantage and greater advantage in general.

Level of study/qualification

The level of an educational qualification that a person undertakes (e.g. bachelor degree, diploma).

Module

A module is self-contained block of learning which can be completed on its own or as part of a course and which may also result in the attainment of one or more units of competency.

Non-school qualification

Non-school qualifications are awarded for educational attainments other than those of pre-primary, primary or secondary education. They include qualifications at the Postgraduate Degree level, Master Degree level, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate level, Bachelor Degree level, Advanced Diploma and Diploma level, and Certificates I, II, III and IV levels. Non-school qualifications may be attained concurrently with school qualifications.

Not engaged

Includes people who, during the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011, were unemployed and not studying, or not in the labour force and not studying.

Not in the labour force

Persons not in the labour force are those persons who, during the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011, were neither employed nor unemployed.

Occupation

The occupation of a person is coded based on a unique 6-digit code based on the ANZSCO classification (see above).

Partially engaged

People who, during the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011, were in either part-time work or part-time education.

Studied a higher qualification in the same field

Where a person's study ASCED classification (see above) in 2006 matches their highest study ASCED classification (see above) in 2011, and their level of study has increased from 2006 to 2011 (e.g., certificate I to certificate II).

Tertiary institution

An educational institution offering a range of formal education beyond secondary education, including higher education. For the purposes of this publication, this does not include vocational education and training.

Transforming Education and Training Information in Australia (TETIA)

Transforming Education and Training Information in Australia (TETIA) is a strategy for improving educational outcomes by first building the evidence foundation through facilitating access to data on individuals undertaking education and training, related contextual factors and relevant outcomes; and, second, addressing data gaps in child development and education and training statistics, particularly their cross-sectoral aspects.

Trade

Fields of study or occupations that are classified or mainly lead to job outcomes in the 'Technicians and Trades Workers' category from the ANZSCO classification (see above).

Unemployed

Persons who were not employed during the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011, and: had actively looked for full-time or part-time work at any time in the four weeks up to the end of the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011 and were available for work in the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011; or were waiting to start a new job within four weeks from the end of the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011 and could have started in the week prior to Census night (9th of August) in 2011 if the job had been available then.

Unit of competency

A unit of competency is a a component of a competency standard. A unit of competency is a statement of a key function or role in a particular job or occupation.

VET in Schools programs

A program which allows students to combine vocational studies with their general education curriculum. Students participating in VET in Schools continue to work towards their Senior Secondary School Certificate, while the VET component of their studies gives them credit towards a nationally recognised VET qualification. VET in Schools programs may involve structured work placements.