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Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: Review of Employment Progression Methodology


Appendix A

Table A1: Comparison of progression related variables across the previous and latest data templates for No One Left Behind data

New Template Variables

New Template

Variable Options

Old Template Variables

Old Template

Variable Options

Employment Start

Date

 

Self-Employment

Start Date

 

Modern

Apprenticeship

Start Date

 

Volunteering Start

Date

 

Volunteering

Completion Date

 

Further /Higher

Education Start

Date

 

Further /Higher

Education

Completion Date

 

School Start Date

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

Initial Positive

Destination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Initial Positive

Destination Achieved

  • Entered Employment
  • School
  • Volunteering
  • Started Modern Apprenticeship
  • Entered Full Time / Higher

Education or

Training

  • Achieved

Increase in

Income

  • None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

Contract Type

  • N/A – Not in Employment
  • Permanent
  • Temporary
  • Zero Hours
  • Not

Recorded

No Equivalent

 

Number of Hours Worked per Week

Numeric (to one decimal place)

No Equivalent

 

 

Rate of Pay

Numeric in GBP.

No Equivalent

 

 

Employment

Sector

SOC sub-major codes

No Equivalent

 

 

Employment – 4/13/26/52 Weeks (4 separate variables)

 

Self-Employment –

4/13/26/52 Weeks (4 separate variables)

 

Modern

Apprenticeship – 4/13/26/52 Weeks (4 separate variables)

 

Further / Higher

Education – 13/26/52 Weeks (3 separate variables)

 

School – 13/26 Weeks (2 separate variables)

 

  • In

Employment

  • In Self-

Employment

  • In Modern Apprenticeshi p
  • In FE/HE
  • In Accredited Training
  • In School
  • Not in Employment or Other Destination

Listed

  • Inactive
  • Unknown
  • N/A – No Enagement
  • Not

Recorded

Status at 13/26/52

Weeks from Initial

Positive Destination

(3 separate variables)

In Employment

In School

Volunteering

In Modern

Apprenticeship

In Full

Time/Higher

Education or

Training

Unemployed /

Inactive N/A (no initial positive destination recorded)

Contract Type - 4/13/26/52 Weeks (4 separate variables)

  • N/A – Not in Employment
  • Permanent
  • Temporary
  • Zero Hours
  • Not

Recorded

No Equivalent

 

 

Number of Hours

Worked per Week

- 4/13/26/52

Weeks (4 separate variables)

Numeric (to one decimal place)

No Equivalent

 

 

Rate of Pay -

4/13/26/52 Weeks (4 separate variables)

Numeric in GBP.

No Equivalent

 

 

 

Employment

Sector - 4/13/26/52 Weeks (4 separate variables)

SOC sub-major codes

No Equivalent except Employment Sector at End Date variable may be similar to

Employment Sector at 52 Weeks Variable

SOC sub-major codes

Work Experience

Start Date

 

Work Experience

Completion Date

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

Started Work

Placement /

Experience

 

Work Placement /

Experience Date

Yes/No

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

LTU Accredited

Training Start Date

 

Date Accredited

Training

Qualification

Achieved

 

Level of Accredited

Training

Qualification

Achieved

 

Name of

Accredited

Training

Qualification

Achieved

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

(0 – 8 and Not

Recorded)

 

 

 

Alpha-numeric

No Equivalent

 

Date Further /

Higher Education

Qualification

Achieved

 

Level of Further /

Higher Education

Achieved

 

Name of Further /

Higher Education

Qualification

Achieved

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

 

(0 – 8 and Not

Recorded)

 

 

Alpha-numeric

Date Qualification

Achieved

 

 

 

Gained Qualification

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

 

Yes/No

 

Subsidy Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidy Start Date

 

 

Subsidy End Date

  • N/A – not supported by subsidy
  • ERI
  • Young

Person’s Training

Allowance

  • LTU
  • Other
  • Not Recorded

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

Supported by an

ERI/In-Work Training

Allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date ERI/In-Work

Training Allowance

Started

 

Date ERI/In-Work

Training Allowance

Ended

Yes/No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

 

 

Progressed along

Employability Pipeline

Yes/No

 

 

Data of Progression along Employability Pipeline

Numeric

(DD/MM/YYY)

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