Skills for Life Participation (A_SFLTY) Data Definition

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This variable replaces the A_SFLTYA variable as from 2007/08.

Skills for life Type A_SFLTY

This new derived variable which replaces the current complex. It should be derived as detailed below.

Relevant Collections

ILR (FE)
ILR (UfI)
ILR (ACL)
ILR (WBL)
ILR (ESF)
ILR (TtG)

Source Data

4 The following variables are used as source data for the calculation of Skills for Life Participation

Field Name	Label	Dataset
A09	Learning Aim Reference	Analytical LAD
A_SFLTYP	Skills For Life type	Analytical LAD*

Note

A_SFLTYP = SKILLS_FOR_LIFE_TYPE_CODE in LAD

Derived Variables and Datasets

5 The definition produces the following derived variable(s)

Field Name	Label	Dataset
A_SFLTY	DV - Skills For Life Type	Aims Standard File

A_SFLTY Label Value	Description
1	Literacy
2	Numeracy
3	Language
4	Other
9	Not Applicable

A_SFLTY

2 The following table shows the steps required to derive A_SFLTY

Step	Condition	Action if true	Action if false
1	Is the the skills for life type for the aim literacy A_SFLTYP = (1,5,8,11,13 or 15)	Set SFLTY to 1	Go to 2
2	Is the the skills for life type for the aim Numeracy A_SFLTYP= (2,6,9,12,14 or 16)	Set SFLTY to 2	Go to 3
3	Is the the skills for life type for the aim Language A_SFLTYP = (3,4,7, 10 or 17)	Set SFLTY to 3	Go to 4
4	Is the the skills for life type for the aim Other A_SFLTYP = U	Set SFLTY to 4	Set SFLTY to 9

Creator	Analysis and MI Team
Date issued	29 September 2006
Date created	2 March 2006
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