Version 1.0 Last updated 20/10/2011
EmpowerHR – QUALIFICATIONS
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Revision History
Revision Date Name Description of Revisions
1.0 02-Nov-09 Sarah Robinson Updated in line with new look and feel process associated with version 9
2.0 07-Apr-11 Sarah Robinson Updated in line with version 10 functionality
3.0 20-Oct-11 Sarah Robinson Updated in line with version 10.3a functionality
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INDEX
DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET ................................................................................................................... 2
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Entering Qualification Data ...................................................................................................................... 5
Amending Qualification Data ................................................................................................................. 10
Deleting a Qualification Record .............................................................................................................. 12
Viewing Qualification Data ..................................................................................................................... 14
ATTACHMENT A ...................................................................................................................................... 16
ATTACHMENT B ...................................................................................................................................... 17
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OVERVIEW The collection of qualifications data in Empower assists the university with staff profiling and other corporate and external reporting requirements. The qualifications data is viewed and entered through the Skills and Competency profile functionality. The following information will assist you to enter and view this data. Qualifications data will also be incorporated into the reporting function provided through UniSAinfo, the web based management information system.
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Entering Qualification Data To enter qualifications for an employee, go to Tasks > Employees > Skill and Competency Profile > Qualification:
The following screen will appear:
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Enter the employee ID and click on find now. The following screen will be displayed:
Click on the “ ” icon or select File > New. The following screen will appear:
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FIELD NAME EMPLOYEE Enter the employee ID number or use the look-up window. Tab.
FIELD NAME QUAL CODE
Click on the look-up window. A table of qualification codes will be displayed. Highlight and double click on the correct qualification code. Tab. The following table provides additional information to assist you with your selection of qualification code:
CODE SHORT DESCRIPTION LONG DESCRIPTION DETYA DEFINITION
4 character control table
10 characters 60 characters
0100 Higher PhD Higher Doctorate Very rarely used. A doctorate conferred by an institution as a result of a lifetimes research work.
0200 PhD Rch Research Doctorate (PhD) Two thirds or more by research
0300 PhD Cwk Coursework Doctorate (PhD) Two thirds or more by coursework
0400 MastersRch Masters by Research
0500 MastersCwk Masters by Coursework
0600 Postgrad Other Postgraduate award (Grad Dip, Postgrad Dip, Graduate Certificate)
0700 BachHons Bachelor Honours
0710 Bachelor Bachelor
0711 Bachelor2 Second Bachelor Degree
0800 Diploma Other Undergraduate (Advanced Diploma, Diploma, Associate Degree etc)
0801 Diploma2 Second Diploma
0900 Certificate Certificate
1000 Other Other non-award qualification
9999 Misc Miscellaneous
2nd
and subsequent qualifications of the same level (example: three Bachelor Degrees) for the same person will be recorded as: 0710 Bachelor BA Bachelor of Arts 0711 Bachelor2 BBus Bachelor of Business
FIELD NAME DURATION Tab over this field. No information required.
FIELD NAME FROM DATE
If entering a degree in progress please enter the commencement date if known. If entering a completed degree do not enter any date. Tab.
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FIELD NAME TO DATE
If entering a degree in progress please enter the expected completion date if known. If entering a completed degree do not enter any date. Tab. *Note: It is important to check progress of qualifications and this data in Empower as an expected completion date will be required. Enter date in this field as 090199 and press Tab. For example: you may want to run a report in January each year to contact those employees whose qualification has an expected completion date occurring in the previous year to check if the degree has now been completed.
FIELD NAME PROFICIENCY Tab over this field. No information required.
FIELD NAME LOCATION Enter the institution at which the course is being taken or the qualification was conferred e.g. Monash University. Please enter the institution name in full – do not abbreviate. Convention is usually to write University of Adelaide rather than Adelaide University. Tab.
FIELD NAME COMMENTS It is important that the specific qualification details are entered correctly in this field as the data will be used for reporting purposes in both myUniSA and BI Reporting. This is a text field of up to 100 characters. Please enter the full abbreviation of the qualification first. A list of these is provided as Attachment A (e.g. Bachelor of Applied Science is entered as BAppSc). Do not use any full stops. The list is not conclusive. If the abbreviation of the qualification being entered is known - use it. The employee themselves may know the abbreviation for the qualification, alternatively the internet site of the awarding institution may provide the approved abbreviation. Do not make one up, if all else fails then enter the type of qualification Bachelor, Diploma, Certificate, GradDip etc. You must then press the SPACE 6 times (e.g. ) and then enter the full name of the qualification in upper and lower case (e.g. Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate Diploma of Education). Please refer to the listing provided as Attachment A (e.g. Bachelor of Applied Science). It is not necessary to add whether the qualification was achieved via Coursework or Research in the description as this can be obtained via the code.
FIELD NAME QUAL FIELD CODE Tab over this field. No information required.
FIELD NAME QUAL LEVEL Tab over this field. No information required.
FIELD NAME COST Tab over this field. No information required.
FIELD NAME STATUS
Enter a “c” (Completed) if qualification is completed or “i” (Incomplete) if the qualification is in progress.
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FIELD NAME STATUS DATE
Enter the date the qualification was conferred. If the year is known (but not the day and month) select the 31
st December of that year.
Your screen should look similar to this:
Click on “Save”.
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Amending Qualification Data To amend qualification data, go to Tasks > Employees > Skill and Competency Profile > Qualification The following screen will appear:
Enter the employee ID and click on find now. The following screen will be displayed:
Highlight and double click on the employee qualification line to be amended. The following screen appears:
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The system will allow you to amend all details except the “Qual Code”. If this data is entered incorrectly you must delete the record and re-enter correctly. Make the required changes and click on “Save”.
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Deleting a Qualification Record To delete an incorrect qualification record, go to Tasks > Employees > Skill and Competency Profile > Qualification The following screen will appear:
Enter the employee ID and click on find now. The following screen will be displayed:
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Highlight the record that you wish to delete. Then click on the “ ” icon or select File > Delete. The record will display. Click on “Save”. The following confirmation will then display:
Click on “OK”. The record will then be deleted.
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Viewing Qualification Data
You are able to view qualifications data either through EmpowerHR or UniSAinfo. To do this in EmpowerHR, go to Tasks > Employees > Skill and Competency Profile > Qualification The following screen will appear:
Enter the employee ID and click on find now. The following screen will be displayed:
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To view the complete record, highlight the record and double click. However, if you wanted to search on all Phd’s with an “incomplete” status, enter the following details in the “Advanced Search” screen:
The following search results will be displayed:
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ATTACHMENT A
SHORT DESCRIPTION LONG DESCRIPTION
10 Characters 60 Characters
BAppSc Bachelor of Applied Science
BArch Bachelor of Architecture
BA Bachelor of Arts
BBldg Bachelor of Building
BBus Bachelor of Business
BCom Bachelor of Commerce
BEc Bachelor of Economics
BEd Bachelor of Education
BE Bachelor of Engineering
LLB Bachelor of Law
BMgmt Bachelor of Management
BMath Bachelor of Mathematics
BMus Bachelor of Music
BNur Bachelor of Nursing
BPharm Bachelor of Pharmacy
BSc Bachelor of Science
BSocSc Bachelor of Social Sciences
BSocWk Bachelor of Social Work
Cert Certificate
CertEd Certificate of Education/Teaching
DipAppSc Diploma of Applied Science
DipEd Diploma of Education
DipT Diploma of Teaching
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
GradCert Graduate Certificate
GradDipA Graduate Diploma of Arts
GradDipBus Graduate Diploma of Business
GradDipEd Graduate Diploma of Education
GradDip Graduate Diploma Other
MAppSc Master of Applied Science
MA Master of Arts
MBA Master of Business Administration
MEd Master of Education
ME Master of Engineering
MHlthSc Master of Health Sciences
MLib Master of Librarianship
MNurs Master of Nursing
MPsych Master of Psychology
MSc Master of Science
MSocA Master of Social Admin
MSocSc Master of Social Sciences
RN Registered Nurse
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ATTACHMENT B
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA - QUALIFICATION PROFORMA PERSONAL DETAILS Name
Position Title
School/Unit/Institute
QUALIFICATION DETAILS Use a separate form for each qualification. Full Name of Qualification eg Bachelor of Business
Official Abbreviation of Qualification eg BBus
Institution Award Conferred eg Queensland University of Technology
Date Conferred (If Completed)
/ /
Date Commenced (If In Progress)
/ /
Estimated Completion Date
/ /
The qualification type below are categorised according to Detya requirements. Please circle the description appropriate to your qualification in accordance with Australian equivalency standards. 1. Higher Doctorate 0100
2. Doctorate by Research 0200
3. Doctorate by Coursework 0300
4. Masters by Research 0400
5. Masters by Coursework 0500
6. Other Postgraduate award (Graduate Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate etc)
0600
7. Bachelor Honours
0700
8. Bachelor 0710
9. Other Undergraduate (Advanced Diploma, Diploma, Associate Degree etc)
0800
10. Certificate 0900
11. Other non-award qualification 1000
12. Miscellaneous 9999