Nominal hours

DEFINITION

Nominal hours is a value assigned to a structured program of study that nominally represents the anticipated hours of supervised learning and/or training deemed necessary to conduct training/learning and assessment activities associated with the program of study.

RULES

• Nominal hours must be an integer.
• If Nominal hours are zero, then the field must contain "0000".
• The value of Nominal hours for a program of study must be the value of supervised nominal hours as determined by its accreditation or endorsement body.

For more information refer to AVETMISS Data Elements Definitions

Data element description

The anticipated hours of supervised learning or training deemed necessary to adequately present the educational material associated with the delivery of a training program.

(These hours are generally specified in the curriculum documentation and do not include hours associated with work experience, industry placement or field placement.)

Business Rules

The value of Nominal Hours for a training program must be the value of supervised nominal hours as determined by its accrediting body.

This value is generally obtained from a curriculum or Training Package Implementation document.

Where a curriculum document shows:

• fractional hours, round the value to the nearest whole number of hours; round exact half-hours to the nearest odd number
• a range of hours, ensure the value is the midpoint of the range.

Where a training program lasts for more than one year, the total supervised nominal hours must be reported, not the proportion that equates to a collection period.

Nominal Hours should be between 0 and 9999.

This field must not be blank.

For more information refer to Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines