Qualifications of Working Age Population (NVQ), Borough

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education, Qualifications, skills, borough-economic, nvq, working-age, NVQ
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<p>Qualifications of working age population (16-64), and proportion of people aged 25-64 with each level of qualification.</p> <p>Highest level of Qualification held (None, Other, NVQ1,2,3,4+), of working-age people.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table> <colgroup> <col width="115"> </col> <col width="614"> </col> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td>No qualifications</td> <td>&lsquo;No qualifications&rsquo;: No academic or professional qualifications.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Level 1</td> <td>&lsquo;1-4 GCSEs or equivalent&rsquo; (Level 1 qualifications): 1-4 O Levels/CSE/GCSEs (any grades), Entry Level, Foundation Diploma, NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ, Basic/Essential Skills.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Level 2</td> <td>&lsquo;5+ GCSEs or equivalent&rsquo; (Level 2 qualifications): 5+ O Level (Passes)/CSEs (Grade 1)/GCSEs (Grades A*-C), School Certificate, 1 A Level/ 2-3 AS Levels/VCEs, Intermediate/Higher Diploma, Welsh Baccalaureate Intermediate Diploma, NVQ level 2, Intermediate GNVQ, City and Guilds Craft, BTEC First/General Diploma, RSA Diploma.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Trade Apprenticeship</td> <td>&lsquo;Apprenticeship&rsquo;: Apprenticeship.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Level 3</td> <td>&lsquo;2+ A-levels or equivalent&rsquo; (Level 3 qualifications): 2+ A Levels/VCEs, 4+ AS Levels, Higher School Certificate, Progression/Advanced Diploma, Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma, NVQ Level 3; Advanced GNVQ, City and Guilds Advanced Craft, ONC, OND, BTEC National, RSA Advanced Diploma.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Level 4+</td> <td>&lsquo;Degree level or above&rsquo; (Level 4 qualifications and above): Degree (for example BA, BSc), Higher Degree (for example MA, PhD, PGCE), NVQ Level 4-5, HNC, HND, RSA Higher Diploma, BTEC Higher level, Foundation degree (NI), Professional qualifications (for example teaching, nursing, accountancy).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other qualifications</td> <td>&lsquo;Other qualifications&rsquo;: Vocational/Work-related Qualifications, Foreign Qualifications/Qualifications gained outside the UK (NI) (Not stated/level unknown).</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>18/03/2015 Data has been reweighted in line with the latest ONS estimates.</p> <p>95% confidence interval of percent figure (+/-).</p> <p>! Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2).<br /> * Estimate and confidence interval unreliable since the group sample size is small (3-9).<br /> - These figures are missing.</p> <p>See more on the <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=10855&amp;Pos=&amp;ColRank=1&amp;Rank=422">ONS website</a> and the <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/">NOMIS website</a>.</p>
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