Purpose

To allow the creation and maintenance of Government Language Codes in accordance with the DEST Documentation for the Higher Education Student Collection

SubSystem

Enrolments

The Government Language Code block contains:

• Govt Language Code
• Description
• Closed check box

  Button

• Language Codes

Rules/Notes:

The Language Codes button links to ENRF0130 (Maintain Language Codes)

The following are examples of Government Language Codes:

• 4199: Afghani
• 8000: Australian Indigenous Languages
• 9202: Afrikaans
• 3901: Albanian

Explanation

This form is used to record and maintain the set of Government Language Codes. Universities are required to report to Government, for each student, the main non-English language spoken at the student's permanent home residence. The codes for reporting this data are specified in the DEST manual (element348). Where a set of institution defined Language Codes has been defined (ENRF0130), each must be mapped to a particular Government Language Code.

To create a new Government Language Code record using the Maintain Government Language Codes form:

• Enter Insert mode
• Enter the new Language Code in the Govt Language Code field of a blank record
• Enter the corresponding description for the Language Code in the Description field.
• Save

To delete a Government Language Code record using the Maintain Government Language Codes form:

• Find the record to be deleted
• Locate the cursor in the record to be deleted
• Delete record
• Save

Rules/Notes:

A Government Language Code cannot be deleted if it has been assigned to a user defined Language Code. It can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.

To modify a Government Language Code record using the Maintain Government Language Codes form:

• Find the record to be modified
• Modify the record as required
• Save

Rules/Notes:

A Government Language Code can only be modified where the change is to correct an incorrectly entered description.