Language Identifier Element description A code that uniquely identifies the student’s main language other than English spoken at home. File Client (NAT00080) Purpose To provide information to support the demographic analysis of VET participation. General: Business rules The training organisation normally collects this information via a standard question on the student’s enrolment form. For more information, go to . The language specified by a student must be matched with a valid 4-digit code as specified in the Australian Standard Classification of Languages (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Specific: If the main language spoken at home is: Inadequately described, the Language Identifier must be 0000. not stated, fill the Language Identifier field with @@@@. Where a student indicates a sign language as their main language 0001 – must not be used and one of the following codes must be used 9700 Sign Language, – 9701 Auslan, – 9702 Makaton, or – 9799 Sign Language, not elsewhere classified – The Proficiency in Spoken English Identifier must be if Language Identifier in the Client (NAT00080) file is: 1201 English — 9700 Sign language — 9701 Auslan — 9702 Makaton — 9799 Sign languages, not elsewhere classified or — @@@@ Not specified — This field must not be blank. (vr.80044) Revision
Language Identifier Element description A code that uniquely identifies the student’s main language other than English spoken at home. File Client (NAT00080) Purpose To provide information to support the demographic analysis of VET participation. Business rules General: The training organisation normally collects this information via a standard question on the student’s enrolment form. For more information, go to . The language specified by a student must be matched with a valid 4-digit code as specified in the Australian Standard Classification of Languages (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Specific: If the main language spoken at home is: Inadequately described, the Language Identifier must be 0000. not stated, fill the Language Identifier field with @@@@. Where a student indicates a sign language as their main language 0001 – must not be used and one of the following codes must be used 9700 – Sign Language, 9701 – Auslan, 9702 – Makaton, or 9799 – Sign Language, not elsewhere classified The Proficiency in Spoken English Identifier must be if Language Identifier in the Client (NAT00080) file is: 1201 — English 9700 — Sign language 9701 — Auslan 9702 — Makaton 9799 — Sign languages, not elsewhere classified or @@@@ — Not specified This field must not be blank. (vr.80044) Revision
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