Groupings of units of Skills set 13 - Nationally recognised skill Collected in the AVETMISS competency which are set field Program recognition combined to provide a 16 - Locally recognised skill set identifier from the Program clearly defined statement of file. the skills and knowledge required by an individual to meet industry needs or a licensing or regulatory requirement. They may be either a nationally recognised skill set, which are endorsed in a national training package, or a locally recognised skill set. Socio-Economic A set of four indexes that Quintile 1: SEIFA 2011 was released in Index for Areas summarises different Quintile 2: March 2013 and has been (SEIFA) aspects of the Quintile 3: backdated to 2011. It is based economic conditions of Quintile 4: on ABS ASGS SA2 regions people living in an area Quintile 5: (which are derived from the (postcode). For each index, Unknown: AVETMISS fields Postcode every geographic area in and Suburb from the Client Australia is given a SEIFA file). number which shows how Data for 2006-2010 are relatively 'disadvantaged' mapped to the SEIFA indexes that area is compared with using ABS ASGC Statistical other areas in Australia. Local Areas (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). SEIFA Index of This index is a general Quintile 1: Most disadvantaged The SEIFA Index of Relative Relative socio-economic index that Quintile 2: Disadvantage is calculated by Disadvantage summarises information Quintile 3: the Australian Bureau of about the and Quintile 4: Statistics from Census social resources of people Quintile 5: Least disadvantaged information. and households within an Unknown: SEIFA 2011 was released in area. This index focuses on March 2013 and has been disadvantage. A high score backdated to 2011. It is based (or quintile) reflects a relative on ABS ASGS SA2 regions lack of disadvantage rather (which are derived from the than relative advantage. AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). Data for 2006-2010 are mapped to the SEIFA 2006 indexes using ABS ASGC Statistical Local Areas (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file).
Skills set Groupings of units of competency which are combined to provide a clearly defined statement of the skills and knowledge required by an individual to meet industry needs or a licensing or regulatory requirement. They may be either a nationally recognised skill set, which are endorsed in a national training package, or a locally recognised skill set. 13 - Nationally recognised skill set 16 - Locally recognised skill set Collected in the AVETMISS field Program recognition identifier from the Program file. Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) A set of four indexes that summarises different aspects of the conditions of people living in an area (postcode). For each index, every geographic area in Australia is given a SEIFA number which shows how relatively 'disadvantaged' that area is compared with other areas in Australia. Quintile 1: Quintile 2: Quintile 3: Quintile 4: Quintile 5: Unknown: SEIFA 2011 was released in March 2013 and has been backdated to 2011. It is based on ABS ASGS SA2 regions (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). Data for 2006-2010 are mapped to the SEIFA indexes using ABS ASGC Statistical Local Areas (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). SEIFA Index of Relative Disadvantage This index is a general socio-economic index that summarises information about the economic and social resources of people and households within an area. This index focuses on disadvantage. A high score (or quintile) reflects a relative lack of disadvantage rather than relative advantage. Quintile 1: Most disadvantaged Quintile 2: Quintile 3: Quintile 4: Quintile 5: Least disadvantaged Unknown: The SEIFA Index of Relative Disadvantage is calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from Census information. SEIFA 2011 was released in March 2013 and has been backdated to 2011. It is based on ABS ASGS SA2 regions (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file). Data for 2006-2010 are mapped to the SEIFA 2006 indexes using ABS ASGC Statistical Local Areas (which are derived from the AVETMISS fields Postcode and Suburb from the Client file).
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