Staff Qualifications missing from CES Census

This article provides guidance on resolving errors related to staff qualifications in the CES Census, specifically for NPQH and CCRS qualifications. It outlines the steps to add these qualifications to staff profiles.

This article can be used to help resolve your CES Census errors around staff members' qualifications. For more help, please see our CES Census Guide.

Staff member's NPQH qualification is not pulling through

Depending on where your school is located, England or Wales, NPQH qualifications are added to staff profiles differently. In Wales, schools need to record for every staff member whether they hold an NPQH or not for the School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC), so this is recorded with a Yes/No tick box that by default is set to No. For English schools, NPQH is recorded as a standalone qualification.

The questions relating to NPQH require the staff counts to be split based on the staff member's religious faith.

• Catholic will include staff who "have been baptised or received into the Catholic Church".
• Other will include staff who are "of other faiths or none".

England

You will need to add a qualification to their profile from the Qualification & Checks section. Click +Add and choose to add a Professional Qualification.

Add in the details, choosing 'Certificate in Education or Equivalent' for the type and 'NPQH' as the name, set a date awarded, and save.

Wales

You will need to add a qualification to their profile from the Qualification & Checks section:

• Click Holds NPQH 
• On the slide-over, tick the Holds NPQ box
• Enter the NPQH Obtained date 
• Click Save Changes

Staff member's CCRS qualification is not pulling through

You will need to add a qualification to their profile from the Qualification & Checks section. Click +Add and choose to add a Professional Qualification.

Add in the details, choosing 'Certificate in Education or Equivalent' for the type and 'CCRS' as the name, set a date awarded and save.