Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/859 of 4 February 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and titles of the variables for the data set in the education and training domain (Text with EEA relevance)

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/859 · Regulation · 3 articles

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Article 1

The number and titles of the variables for the data set in the education and training domain are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX Number and titles of the variables for the data set in the education and training domain Topic Detailed topic Variable identifier Variable name 01. Technical items - 12 technical variables Localisation COUNTRY Country of residence REGION Region of residence DEG_URB Degree of urbanisation Data collection information REFYEAR Year of interview REFMONTH Month of interview REFDAY Day of interview Identification RESPID Unique identifier Weights RESPWEIGHT Weighting factor for individuals NFEACTWEIGHT_5 Weighting factor for the details of 5 non-formal learning activities NFEACTWEIGHT_2 Weighting factor for the 2 randomly-selected non-formal learning activities Interview characteristics INTMETHOD Interviewing mode used INTPART Nature of participation in the survey 02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables - 1 derived variable Household composition HHNBPERS_tot Total number of members of the household (including the respondent) HHNBPERS_0_13 0-13 years old members of the household HHNBPERS_14_24 14-24 years old members of the household (including the respondent) HHNBPERS_25plus Members of the household 25 years old and older (including the respondent) HHTYPE Household type MARSTADEFACTO Partners living in the same household Demography SEX Sex BIRTHYEAR Year of birth BIRTHPASS Passing of birthday AGE Age in completed years Citizenship and migrant background CITIZEN Country of main citizenship BIRTHPLACE Country of birth BIRTHFATHER Country of birth of the father BIRTHMOTHER Country of birth of the mother Duration of stay in the country RESTIME Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years 03. Educational attainment and background - 21 collected variables Educational attainment level HATLEVEL Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) Educational attainment - details, including education interrupted or abandoned HATFIELD Field of the highest level of education successfully completed HATYEAR Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed DROPEDUC Formal education or training abandoned DROPEDUCLEVEL Level of the formal education or training abandoned Educational background HATFATHER Educational attainment level of the father of the respondent HATMOTHER Educational attainment level of the mother of the respondent Self-reported skills LANGMOTH1 Code of the first mother tongue language LANGMOTH2 Code of the second mother tongue language LANGUSED Language(s) used other than mother tongue(s) LANGUSED_1 Code of the first language LANGUSED_2 Code of the second language LANGUSED_3 Code of the third language LANGUSED_4 Code of the fourth language LANGUSED_5 Code of the fifth language LANGUSED_6 Code of the sixth language LANGUSED_7 Code of the seventh language LANGBEST1 First best-known language other than mother tongue(s) LANGLEVEL1 Level of the first best-known language other than mother tongue(s) LANGBEST2 Second best-known language other than mother tongue(s) LANGLEVEL2 Level of the second best-known language other than mother tongue(s) 04. Labour market participation - 7 collected variables Main activity status (self-defined) MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) Elementary job characteristics FTPT Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) JOBSTAT Status in employment in main job JOBISCO Occupation in main job LOCNACE Economic activity of the local unit for main job Duration of contract PERMJOB Permanency of main job Establishment size LOCSIZEFIRM Size of the local unit for main job 05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 2 collected variables Start of job EMP12M Employment at any point in time during the last 12 months JOBTIME Year in which the person started working for current employer or as self-employed in main job 06. Participation in education and training - 196 collected variables Access to information on learning possibilities and guidance (12 months) SEEKINFO Looked for any information concerning learning possibilities in the last 12 months (formal and non-formal education and training) GUIDE Guidance on learning received from institutions/organisations during the last 12 months GUIDE_1 Counselling/advice on learning possibilities (including support to search for information and applying to learning possibilities) GUIDE_2 Screening/evaluation of individual learning needs based on professional tests and/or interviews GUIDE_3 Advice/help on procedure for validation/recognition of skills, competences or prior learning GUIDESOURCE Source of guidance on learning received during the last 12 months GUIDESOURCE_1 Education or training institutions (school, college, university, vocational education and training (VET) centre, institution for adult learning, validation centre, etc.) GUIDESOURCE_2 Public employment services GUIDESOURCE_3 Employer or prospective employer GUIDESOURCE_4 Other institutions/organisations GUIDEINTER Type of interaction used for guidance on learning received during the last 12 months GUIDEINTER_1 Interaction with a person: face to face, skype, phone, e-mail, dedicated websites, etc. GUIDEINTER_2 Interaction without a person: bots/web robots, online automatic applications as long as they provide for interaction Participation in formal education activities (12 months) FED Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) during the last 12 months FEDNUM Number of formal education or training activities Most recent formal education activity - details (12 months) FEDSTARTYEAR Starting year of the most recent formal education activity FEDSTARTMONTH Starting month of the most recent formal education activity FEDMAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) at the start of the most recent formal education activity FEDLEVEL Level of the most recent formal education or training activity FEDCOMP Completion of the most recent formal education activity FEDFIELD Field of the most recent formal education activity FEDWORKTIME Most recent formal education activity during paid working hours Use of information and communication technologies in most recent formal education (12 months) FEDPLACE Place of instruction of the most recent formal education activity FEDONMAT Online provision of teaching materials for the most recent formal education activity FEDONTEA Online interaction with teaching staff for the most recent formal education activity FEDONPAR Online interaction with other participants for the most recent formal education activity Reasons for participating in most recent formal education (12 months) FEDREASON Reasons for participating in the most recent formal education activity FEDREASON_01a To do my job better FEDREASON_01b To improve my career prospects FEDREASON_02 To be less likely to lose my job FEDREASON_03 To increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession FEDREASON_04 To start my own business FEDREASON_05 I was obliged to participate FEDREASON_06_7 To increase my knowledge/skills for my own general interest and curiosity FEDREASON_08 To obtain a certificate FEDREASON_09 To meet new people/for fun FEDREASONMAIN Main reason for participating in the most recent formal education activity Payment and hours of most recent formal education (12 months) FEDNBHOURS Number of instruction hours of the most recent formal education activity FEDPAID Payment for the most recent formal education activity FEDPAIDBY Source of funding of partial or full payment for the most recent formal education activity FEDPAIDBY_1 Employer or prospective employer FEDPAIDBY_2 Public employment services FEDPAIDBY_3 Other public or private institutions FEDPAIDBY_4 A household member or a relative Outcomes and use of skills from most recent formal education (12 months) FEDUSEA Current use of skills or knowledge from the most recent formal education activity FEDOUTCOME Outcomes of the most recent formal education activity FEDOUTCOME_1 Getting a (new) job FEDOUTCOME_3 Higher salary/wages FEDOUTCOME_2 Promotion in the job FEDOUTCOME_4 New tasks FEDOUTCOME_5 Better performance in present job FEDOUTCOME_6 Personal benefits (meet other people, refresh or acquire skills on general or specific subjects, etc.) FEDOUTCOME_7 No outcome yet FEDOUTCOMEMAIN Main outcome of the most recent formal education activity Participation in non-formal education activities (12 months) NFE Participation in non-formal education and training during the last 12 months NFECOURSE Courses NFEWORKSHOP Workshops and seminars NFEGUIDEDJT Guided on-the-job training NFELESSON Private lessons NFENUM Number of non-formal education and training activities Non-formal education activities - details (12 months) NFEACT01_TYPE Type of the first non-formal learning activity NFEACT01_MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) at the start of the first non-formal learning activity NFEACT01_PURP Purpose of the first non-formal learning activity NFEACT01_WORKTIME First non-formal learning activity during paid working hours NFEACT01_PAIDBY First non-formal learning activity partially or fully paid by the employer or prospective employer NFEACT02_TYPE Type of the second non-formal learning activity NFEACT02_MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) at the start of the second non-formal learning activity NFEACT02_PURP Purpose of the second non-formal learning activity NFEACT02_WORKTIME Second non-formal learning activity during paid working hours NFEACT02_PAIDBY Second non-formal learning activity partially or fully paid by the employer or prospective employer NFEACT03_TYPE Type of the third non-formal learning activity NFEACT03_MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) at the start of the third non-formal learning activity NFEACT03_PURP Purpose of the third non-formal learning activity NFEACT03_WORKTIME Third non-formal learning activity during paid working hours NFEACT03_PAIDBY Third non-formal learning activity partially or fully paid by the employer or prospective employer NFEACT04_TYPE Type of the fourth non-formal learning activity NFEACT04_MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) at the start of the fourth non-formal learning activity NFEACT04_PURP Purpose of the fourth non-formal learning activity NFEACT04_WORKTIME Fourth non-formal learning activity during paid working hours NFEACT04_PAIDBY Fourth non-formal learning activity partially or fully paid by the employer or prospective employer NFEACT05_TYPE Type of the fifth non-formal learning activity NFEACT05_MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined) at the start of the fifth non-formal learning activity NFEACT05_PURP Purpose of the fifth non-formal learning activity NFEACT05_WORKTIME Fifth non-formal learning activity during paid working hours NFEACT05_PAIDBY Fifth non-formal learning activity partially or fully paid by the employer or prospective employer NFERAND1 Code of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFERAND1_TYPE Type of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEFIELD1 Field of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPROVIDER1 Provider of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFECERT1 Certificate after the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFERAND2 Code of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFERAND2_TYPE Type of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEFIELD2 Field of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPROVIDER2 Provider of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFECERT2 Certificate after the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity Use of information and communication technologies in non-formal education activities (12 months) NFEPLACE1 Place of instruction of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEONMAT1 Online provision of teaching materials for the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEONTEA1 Online interaction with teaching staff for the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEONPAR1 Online interaction with other participants for the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPLACE2 Place of instruction of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEONMAT2 Online provision of teaching materials for the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEONTEA2 Online interaction with teaching staff for the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEONPAR2 Online interaction with other participants for the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity Reasons for participating in non-formal education activities (12 months) NFEINITIA1 Initiator of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEREASON1 Reasons for participating in the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEREASON1_01a To do my job better NFEREASON1_01b To improve my career prospects NFEREASON1_02 To be less likely to lose my job NFEREASON1_03 To increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession NFEREASON1_04 To start my own business NFEREASON1_13 Because of organisational and/or technological changes at work NFEREASON1_11 Required by the employer or prospective employer or by law NFEREASON1_06_7 To increase my knowledge/skills for my own general interest and curiosity NFEREASON1_08 To obtain a certificate NFEREASON1_09 To meet new people/for fun NFEREASON1_10 For health reasons NFEREASON1_12 To do voluntary work better NFEREASONMAIN1 Main reason for participating in the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEINITIA2 Initiator of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEREASON2 Reasons for participating in the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEREASON2_01a To do my job better NFEREASON2_01b To improve my career prospects NFEREASON2_02 To be less likely to lose my job NFEREASON2_03 To increase my possibilities of getting a job, or changing a job/profession NFEREASON2_04 To start my own business NFEREASON2_13 Because of organisational and/or technological changes at work NFEREASON2_11 Required by the employer or prospective employer or by law NFEREASON2_06_7 To increase my knowledge/skills for my own general interest and curiosity NFEREASON2_08 To obtain a certificate NFEREASON2_09 To meet new people/for fun NFEREASON2_10 For health reasons NFEREASON2_12 To do voluntary work better NFEREASONMAIN2 Main reason for participating in the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity Payment and hours of non-formal education activities (12 months) NFENBHOURS1 Number of instruction hours of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPAID1 Payment for the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPAIDBY1 Source of funding of partial or full payment for the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPAIDBY1_1 Employer or prospective employer NFEPAIDBY1_2 Public employment services NFEPAIDBY1_3 Other public or private institutions NFEPAIDBY1_4 A household member or a relative NFEPAIDVAL1 Expenditure for the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFENBHOURS2 Number of instruction hours of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPAID2 Payment for the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPAIDBY2 Source of funding of partial or full payment for the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEPAIDBY2_1 Employer or prospective employer NFEPAIDBY2_2 Public employment services NFEPAIDBY2_3 Other public or private institutions NFEPAIDBY2_4 A household member or a relative NFEPAIDVAL2 Expenditure for the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity Outcomes and use of skills from non-formal education activities (12 months) NFESKILLSMAIN1 Main skills acquired through the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEUSEA1 Current use of skills or knowledge from the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEOUTCOME1 Outcomes of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEOUTCOME1_1 Getting a (new) job NFEOUTCOME1_3 Higher salary/wages NFEOUTCOME1_2 Promotion in the job NFEOUTCOME1_4 New tasks NFEOUTCOME1_5 Better performance in present job NFEOUTCOME1_6 Personal benefits (meet other people, refresh or acquire skills on general or specific subjects, etc.) NFEOUTCOME1_7 No outcome yet NFEOUTCOMEMAIN1 Main outcome of the 1st randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFESKILLSMAIN2 Main skills acquired through the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEUSEA2 Current use of skills or knowledge from the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEOUTCOME2 Outcomes of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity NFEOUTCOME2_1 Getting a (new) job NFEOUTCOME2_3 Higher salary/wages NFEOUTCOME2_2 Promotion in the job NFEOUTCOME2_4 New tasks NFEOUTCOME2_5 Better performance in present job NFEOUTCOME2_6 Personal benefits (meet other people, refresh or acquire skills on general or specific subjects, etc.) NFEOUTCOME2_7 No outcome yet NFEOUTCOMEMAIN2 Main outcome of the 2nd randomly-selected non-formal learning activity Obstacles to participation in education and training (12 months) WANT Will to participate (more) in education and training NONEED No need for (further) education and training DIFFTYPE Reasons for not participating (more) in formal or non-formal education and training DIFFTYPE_01 Prerequisites DIFFTYPE_02 Cost DIFFTYPE_03a Lack of employer support DIFFTYPE_03b Lack of public services support DIFFTYPE_04 Schedule DIFFTYPE_05 Distance DIFFTYPE_07 Family responsibilities DIFFTYPE_08a Health DIFFTYPE_08b Age DIFFTYPE_09 Other personal reasons DIFFTYPE_10 No suitable education or training activity (offer) DIFFTYPE_12 Negative previous learning experience DIFFTYPE_13 Course was booked out DIFFTYPE_14 Too few registrations DIFFMAIN Main reason for not participating (more) in education and training Informal learning INF Participation in informal learning during the last 12 months INFFAMILY Learning from a family member, a friend or a colleague INFMATERIAL Learning by using printed material (books, professional magazines, etc.) INFDEVICE Learning by using electronic devices (online or offline) INFMUSEUM Learning by guided tours in museums, historical or natural or industrial sites INFLIBRARIES Learning by visiting learning centres (including libraries) INFPURP Purpose of the informal learning during the last 12 months 07. Health: status and disability, access to and availability and use of health care and health determinants - 2 collected variables Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module GENHEALTH Self-perceived general health GALI Limitation in activities because of health problems (global activity limitation indicator - GALI) 08. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts - 1 collected variable Total monthly household income HHINCOME Net current monthly household income

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