Guidelines on how to fill the survey
forms
A. Statistics on Learners enrolled on “Award Programmes” (Permanent Site)
Item Description
Course Title
Level
(e.g Below SC, SC, HSC
or Above HSC)
Age Group
Number of Male
Learners
Information that should be filled in
Enter the course title as accredited by the MQA (Please note that the course
title need to appear only once even though different batches have followed the
same course during the year)
Learners enrolled in a particular course needs to be categorised by their level
of education. Enter the corresponding number of male and female learners and
their achievement status sorted by appropriate age groups. The field
correspond to qualifications held by the learner at time of enrolment (not the
entry requirement of the programme)
Enter the corresponding number of male and female learners and their
achievement status corresponding to appropriate age groups. If two male
learners belong to the same age group but have different levels of education
(e.g. one SC and one HSC), then the respective lines corresponding to SC and
HSC needs to be filled in.
Enter the total number of male learners enrolled in the corresponding
programme for the year 2020. This figure should include learners that have
enrolled prior to Jan 2020 but have not completed their study or have not got
their results as at 31 December 2020.
Number of Female
Learners
Enter the total number of female learners enrolled in the corresponding
programme for the year 2020. This figure should include learners that have
enrolled prior to Jan 2020 but have not completed their study or have not got
their results as at 31 December 2020.
Total Number of
learners Enrolled
Enter the total number of learners enrolled in the corresponding programme
for the year 2020 (this figure should be the sum of male and female learners of
the previous two columns)
Enter the number of learners that have quit the corresponding programme in
the year 2020 before taking exams. Please note that if a student has enrolled
in the year 2020 or before but has quit in the year 2020, he should be counted
as one drop out.
Enter the number of learners that have failed their exams in the year 2020 for
the corresponding programme regardless if they have enrolled in the year 2020
or before.
Enter the number of learners that have passed their exams in the year 2020 for
the corresponding programme regardless if they have enrolled in the year 2020
or before.
Enter the number of learners that have not completed their programmes or
have not got their results as at 31 December 2020 for the corresponding
programme
Enter the number of both male and female learners that have been enrolled in
the year 2020 only
Drop outs
Failed
Passed
Others
Enrolment in year
2020 only
B. Statistics on Learners - Non-Award Programmes (Permanent site)
Item Description
Course Title
Number of learners
below SC level
Age Group
Number of learners
having SC or Higher
Number of Male
Learners
Number of Female
learners
Total Number of
Learners enrolled
Information that should be filled in
Enter the course title as approved by the MQA (Please note that the course title
need to appear only once even though different batches have followed the same
course during the year.
Enter the total number of learners enrolled in the corresponding programme
that do NOT hold a School Certificate.
Please provide the information required in the four fields below (i.e.
qualifications, male, female and total) for the different age groups. If in one
cohort, there are learners of more than one age group, please use the different
lines corresponding to their age group.
Enter the total number of learners enrolled in the corresponding programme
that hold a School Certificate or higher qualifications.
Enter the total number of male learners enrolled in the corresponding course for
the year 2020
Enter the total number of female learners enrolled in the corresponding course
for the year 2020
Enter the total number of learners enrolled in the corresponding course (this
figure should be the sum of male and female learners)
C. Statistics on trainers at the training institution
Item Description
Information that should be filled in
Gender
Choose the gender of the trainer from the drop down menu by clicking on the
triangle on the right of the cell. Valid selections are Male or Female
Age Group
Choose the age group of the trainer from the drop down menu by clicking on the
triangle on the right of the cell. Valid selections are <30, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, >59
years
Choose the level of education completed by the trainer from the drop down menu
by clicking on the triangle on the right of the cell. Valid selections are Below SC, SC,
HSC, Diploma, Degree, Masters, PhD
Choose the number of years of teaching experience that the trainer possess from
the drop down menu by clicking on the triangle on the right of the cell. Valid
selections are 5, 6-10, 11-15, >16 years
Choose the employment mode of the trainer from the drop down menu by clicking
on the triangle on the right of the cell. Valid selections are P/T or F/T
Choose the employment status of the trainer from the drop down menu by clicking
on the triangle on the right of the cell. Valid selections are Permanent or
Contractual
Choose the field in which the trainer is providing training from the drop down menu
by clicking on the triangle on the right of the cell. Valid selections are at Annex A
below. If you are unsure about which field of training to use, then consult the page
after Annex A, you will find subfields associated with each valid field (highlighted in
green).
Choose the average number of teaching hours delivered by the trainer from the
drop down menu by clicking on the triangle on the right of the cell. Valid selections
are <10, 10 – 15, 15 – 25, >25 hours
Highest level of
education
completed
Number of years
of teaching
experience
Employment
Mode
Employment
Status
Field of training
Average number
of teaching
hours/week
Annex A
List of sectors that should be input in the form
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Sector Description
Architecture and Construction
Agriculture
Arts
Business and Administration
Engineering and Engineering Trades
Education
Environment
Health
Humanities
Information and Communication Technologies
Journalism and Information
Languages
Law
Literacy and Numeracy
Manufacturing and Processing
Personal Services
Personal Skills
Physical Sciences
Safety Services
Security Services
Transport Services
Welfare
Social and behavioural sciences
Biological and related sciences
Mathematics and statistics
Forestry
Fisheries
Veterinary
Hygiene and occupational health services
Please see the next page for additional information on how to categorise the different fields of
training.
Fields of education and training
Broad field
Narrow field
Detailed field
00 Generic programmes
and qualifications
001 Literacy and numeracy
0011 Basic programmes and
qualifications
002 Personal skills and development
0021 Literacy and numeracy
0031 Personal skills and development
01 Education
011 Education
0111 Education science
0112 Training for pre-school teachers
0113 Teacher training without subject
specialisation
0114 Teacher training with subject
specialisation
02 Arts and humanities
021 Arts
0211 Audio-visual techniques and
media production
0212 Fashion, interior and industrial
design
0213 Fine arts
0214 Handicrafts
0215 Music and performing arts
022 Humanities (except languages)
0221 Religion and theology
0222 History and archaeology
0223 Philosophy and ethics
023 Languages
0231 Language acquisition
0232 Literature and linguistics
031 Social and behavioural sciences
0311 Economics
0312 Political sciences and civics
0313 Psychology
0314 Sociology and cultural studies
032 Journalism and information
0321 Journalism and reporting
0322 Library, information and archival
studies
041 Business and administration
0411 Accounting and taxation
0412 Finance, banking and insurance
0413 Management and administration
0414 Marketing and advertising
0415 Secretarial and office work
0416 Wholesale and retail sales
0417 Work skills
042 Law
0421 Law
03 Social sciences,
journalism and
information
04 Business,
administration and law
Broad field
Narrow field
Detailed field
05 Natural sciences,
mathematics and
statistics
051 Biological and related sciences
0511 Biology
0512 Biochemistry
052 Environment
0521 Environmental sciences
0522 Natural environments and wildlife
053 Physical sciences
0531 Chemistry
0532 Earth sciences
0533 Physics
054 Mathematics and statistics
0541 Mathematics
0542 Statistics
06 Information and
Communication
Technologies (ICTs)
061 Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs)
0611 Computer use
0612 Database and network design and
administration
0613 Software and applications
development and analysis
07 Engineering,
manufacturing and
construction
071 Engineering and engineering
trades
0711 Chemical engineering and
processes
0712 Environmental protection
technology
0713 Electricity and energy
0714 Electronics and automation
0715 Mechanics and metal trades
0716 Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
072 Manufacturing and processing
0721 Food processing
0722 Materials (glass, paper, plastic
and wood)
0723 Textiles (clothes, footwear and
leather)
0724 Mining and extraction
073 Architecture and construction
0731 Architecture and town planning
0732 Building and civil engineering
Broad field
Narrow field
Detailed field
08 Agriculture, forestry,
fisheries and veterinary
081 Agriculture
0811 Crop and livestock production
0812 Horticulture
082 Forestry
0821 Forestry
083 Fisheries
0831 Fisheries
084 Veterinary
0841 Veterinary
091 Health
0911 Dental studies
0912 Medicine
0913 Nursing and midwifery
0914 Medical diagnostic and treatment
technology
0915 Therapy and rehabilitation
0916 Pharmacy
0917 Traditional and complementary
medicine and therapy
092 Welfare
0921 Care of the elderly and of
disabled adults
0922 Child care and youth services
0923 Social work and counselling
101 Personal services
1011 Domestic services
1012 Hair and beauty services
1013 Hotel, restaurants and catering
1014 Sports
1015 Travel, tourism and leisure
102 Hygiene and occupational health
services
1021 Community sanitation
1022 Occupational health and safety
103 Security services
1031 Military and defence
1032 Protection of persons and
property
104 Transport services
1041 Transport services
09 Health and welfare
10 Services