CREDIT Field Number 3.8 Field Name Title Credit Description The field specifies the number of credits on the NZ Qualifications Framework contained in a course or paper contributing to a qualification registered on the NZQF. Reason for Field The field is used to determine the amount of learning required by a course or qualification. Field Specifications Classification The number of credits allocated to a course or Model: nnn Example: “6” bbb (left blank) i.e. not applicable Note: Where decimals are included these will be removed i.e. truncated Example 1: will become “8.3” “8” Example 2: will become “8.6” “8” Validation Logic Error 044: CREDIT value cannot be blank, less than 0 or greater than 240 Warning 055: CREDIT is greater than 120 573: CREDIT value must be an integer Data Collection Source: The credit will be an attribute of the offered course to which the student's course enrolment event is related. Field History 2000 Field introduced – 2004 Validation messages 044 and 055 amended – 2004 Field Name & Title amended – 2004 Field updated to reflect NZ Register of Quality Assured Qualifications – 2008 Validation 573 introduced – 2014 Validation 044, 055, 573 updated – STAGE Number 3.11 Field Name Field Title Stage of Pre-Service Teacher Education Qualification Description The field is used only for pre-service teacher education qualifications. It contains a value to indicate the stage of the qualification to which the course contributes. For a course of one year or less the value is 01. Reason for Field The field is used to monitor teacher supply.
Field Name CREDIT Field Number 3.8 Title Credit Description The field specifies the number of credits on the NZ Qualifications Framework contained in a course or paper contributing to a qualification registered on the NZQF. Reason for Field The field is used to determine the amount of learning required by a course or qualification. Field Specifications Classification The number of credits allocated to a course or Model: nnn Example: “6” bbb (left blank) i.e. not applicable Note: Where decimals are included these will be removed i.e. truncated Example 1: “8.3” will become “8” Example 2: “8.6” will become “8” Validation Logic Error 044: CREDIT value cannot be blank, less than 0 or greater than 240 Warning 055: CREDIT is greater than 120 573: CREDIT value must be an integer Data Collection Source: The credit will be an attribute of the offered course to which the student's course enrolment event is related. Field History 2000 – Field introduced 2004 – Validation messages 044 and 055 amended 2004 – Field Name & Title amended 2004 – Field updated to reflect NZ Register of Quality Assured Qualifications 2008 – Validation 573 introduced 2014 – Validation 044, 055, 573 updated Field Name STAGE Number 3.11 Field Title Stage of Pre-Service Teacher Education Qualification Description The field is used only for pre-service teacher education qualifications. It contains a value to indicate the stage of the qualification to which the course contributes. For a course of one year or less the value is 01. Reason for Field The field is used to monitor teacher supply.