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[Population census form]

For persons aged 12 years and over:
[Column 22 to 34 were asked of persons aged 12 years and older.]

22. Qualifications other than those of the primary and secondary levels

Has the person obtained any qualifications other than those of the primary and secondary levels already reported in column 21? E.g., degrees, diplomas, nursing or teaching qualifications, membership of professional institutions, other professional, educational, technical or vocational qualifications, etc.

If 'no', write 'none' in all six columns below.

If 'yes', give details for the 3 highest qualifications as follows:
- duration of training in full time equivalent months
- title of qualification obtained, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification (e.g. BSc Civil Engineering - University of Mauritius; NCC International Diploma in Computer Studies - SITRAC; NTC 1 Hotel management - Hotel School of Mauritius, etc.)
If allotted space is not sufficient, write where space is available and link with an arrow.

Highest qualification
(1a) Duration of training in months _ _
(1b) Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification _ _ _ _
Second highest qualification
(2a) Duration of training in months _ _
(2b) Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification _ _ _ _
Third highest qualification
(3a) Duration of training in months _ _
(3b) Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification _ _ _ _
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7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form

Column 22 - Qualifications obtained other than those of the primary and secondary levels
This question asks whether the person has obtained any qualifications other than those of primary/secondary levels already reported in column 21. E.g. degrees, diplomas, nursing or teaching qualifications, graduate or corporate membership of professional institutions, other professional, educational, technical or vocational training. Include also any qualifications obtained on trade, craft, industrial and home economics courses.
If person does not have any such qualifications, write "NONE" in all six columns. Write "NONE" also for persons still following primary or secondary education.
If person has such qualifications, insert details for the 3 highest qualifications obtained as explained below.
For each qualification obtained, give details as follows starting with the highest qualification:

- duration of training in months,
- title of qualification obtained, the major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification.

Space is allowed for reporting the 3 highest qualifications obtained. Columns (1a) and (1b) relate to the highest qualification, columns (2a) and (2b) to the second highest and columns (3a) and (3b) to the third highest. If the person has only one qualification, fill in the necessary details in columns (1a) and (1b); if person has two qualifications, fill in columns (1a) and (1 b) as well as (2a) and (2b).

(1a), (2a), (3a) - Duration of training
Insert the duration of schooling/training in full time equivalent months. For full-time regular courses, consider one academic year as equivalent to 12 months, even though the actual training during the year may have been somewhat less than 12 months.
For a person who received training by correspondence, or through private or part-time study, convert the accumulated training to the equivalent number of months in the full-time regular programme.

(1b), (2b), (3b) - Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification
For each qualification obtained, give the title of the qualification, the corresponding major field of study and the name of the awarding institution.

E.g.:
-Graduate Diploma In Statistics - Royal Statistical Society.
-BSc Clvll Engineering - University of Sussex.
-BSc Agriculture - University of Mauritius.
-Diploma course in teacher training - MIE.
-NCC lnternational Diploma in Computer Studies - SITRAC.
-NCC Certificate In Multimedia - SITRAC.
-NTC 1 Hotel management - Hotel School of Mauritius.
-NTC 3 Furniture making - S.K. Jagatslngh Training Centre.

For a person who is now following a course and has not yet obtained any qualification, write "NONE" in all columns. However, if he/she is currently following a course, but has qualifications other than those reported in column 21, give details for the qualifications already obtained and not the course he/she is now following.