Youth Training - Statistical Profile 1999 to 2008

13. Appendices

13.1 Appendix 1 – Course field of study assignment

For the purposes of this study only, each course offered in Youth Training has been assigned a classification under NZSCED, based on the NZQA domain of NQF credits attainable in them. This method is:

• A unit standard is identified as applicable to a course if at least one learner has attained credits from it in during placement in a course
• The total number of credits available in each course by the standard ‘field’ (attracted by presence of one instance of a distinct unit standard) is summed.
  
• Standard field is aggregated to NZSCED. 

Example:

Placed in course number 99999999; a learner attains credits from Unit Standard 1 (field: A, worth 6 credits) and Unit Standard 7 (field: B, worth 4 credits). Another learner gains credits from Unit Standard 1 and Unit Standard 9 (field: C, worth 9 credits). ³⁶

The number of credits available in course 99999999, by field, regardless of how many learners passed, failed or took the Unit Standard, is therefore calculated:

• A, 6 credits (32 percent)
• B, 4 credits (21 percent)
  
• C, 9 credits (47 percent)
• Total is 19 credits (100 percent) 

In this case, the ‘Major Field of Study’ for course 99999999 is indicated as C, because 47 percent of the total number of credits available in the course lie in this field (and this is the largest single field).  In the case of a tie for the largest field the course is allocated to ‘Mixed Field Programmes’.

13.2 Appendix 2 – Course level assignment

For the purposes of this study only, each course offered in Youth Training has been assigned a course level, based on the NZQA domain of NQF credits attainable in them.

Placed in course number 99999999; a learner attains credits from Unit Standard 1 (positioned at level: 1, worth 6 credits) and Unit Standard 7 (level: 2, worth 4 credits). Another learner gains credits from Unit Standard 1 and Unit Standard 9 (level: 3, worth 9 credits).³⁷

The number of credits available in course 99999999, by NQF level, regardless of how many learners passed, failed or took the Unit Standard, is therefore calculated:

• Level 1 – 6 credits (32 percent)
• Level 3 –  9 credits (47 percent)
  
• Total is 19 credits (100 percent)

In this case, the NQF level for course 99999999 is indicated as ‘level 3’, because 47 percent of the total number of credits available in the course lie at this level (and this is proportionally the largest single level in this course).

Footnotes

36. These values are fictitious, used for example purposes only.
37. These values are fictitious, used for example purposes only. This is not the method used by NZQA to assign NQF levels to programmes or courses.