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Name Definition Registered from Registered until
Agreement Latest Approved Date Property The point in time when a formal agreement (for example, a Job Plan or Wage Subsidy Agreement) was most recently... April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Original Approved Date Property The point in time when a formal agreement of some kind (for example, a Job Plan or Wage Subsidy Agreement) was... April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Referral End Reason Property The reason recorded in the Department’s IT Systems for the cessation of a Participant’s referral or placement under a Workforce... April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Referral End Reason Code Value Domain A code set representing the reason for the cessation of a Participant’s referral or placement under a Wage Subsidy Agreement. April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Referral End Reason Description Value Domain  A description representing the reason for the cessation of a Participant’s referral or placement under a Wage Subsidy Agreement. April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Referral Id Property A unique identifier that links a specific agreement to a vacancy referral within the Workforce Australia Services framework. This identifier... April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Status Property The current state or condition of a Participant’s agreement within the Workforce Australia Services system. April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Status Code Value Domain A code set representing the current operational state of an agreement between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an Employer,... April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Status Description Value Domain A description representing the current operational state of a Wage Subsidy Agreement within the Workforce Australia Services system. April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Type Property The type of agreement entered between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an Employer, Participant, or other entity, outlining the... April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Type Code Value Domain A code set representing the type of agreement established between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an Employer, Participant, or... April 24, 2026 --
Agreement Type Description Value Domain  A description of the type of agreement established between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an Employer, Participant, or other... April 24, 2026 --
Assistance Type Property  A classification that identifies the nature of support provided to a Participant within Workforce Australia Services. This includes vocational, non-vocational,... April 24, 2026 --
Assistance Type Code Value Domain A codeset representing the types of assistance, associated with the Employment Fund Category, that may be funded through the Employment... April 24, 2026 --
Assistance Type Description Value Domain A description representing the types of assistance, associated with the Employment Fund Category, that may be funded through the Employment... April 24, 2026 --
Australian Dollars (AU$) Unit Of Measure The official currency and legal tender of Australia. April 24, 2026 --
Banked Points Balance Value Domain The total number of points carried over. April 24, 2026 --
Banked Points Value Value Domain The total number of points banked. April 24, 2026 --
BigInt Data Type A whole number value domain that permits the representation of large integer values without fractional components, typically used where the... April 24, 2026 --
Birth Year Value Domain A calendar year, beginning on the 1st of January and ending on the 31st of December. April 24, 2026 --
CALD Indicator Value Domain A flag indicating whether an individual was born in a country classified as a main English-speaking country. April 24, 2026 --
Capability Assessment Property A capability assessment conducted to determine whether the mutual obligation requirements in a participant's job plan are appropriate to the... April 24, 2026 --
Capability Assessment Outcome Property The final outcome of a capability assessment to determine whether the mutual obligation requirements in a participant's job plan are... April 24, 2026 --
Capability Assessment Outcome Description Value Domain Description that identifies the outcome of the Capability Assessment. April 24, 2026 --
Capability Interview Property A capability interview conducted to determine whether the mutual obligation requirements in a participant's job plan are appropriate to the... April 24, 2026 --
Capability Interview Outcome Property The final outcome of a capability interview to determine whether the mutual obligation requirements in a participant's job plan are... April 24, 2026 --
Capability Interview Outcome Description, Text Value Domain Description that identifies the outcome of the Capability Interview. April 24, 2026 --
Caseload Characteristics Identifier Property Indicates whether the participant is commenced, pending, or paused on an employment service program. April 24, 2026 --
Caseload Count Value Domain A number [1] indicating whether an individual is being counted as part of the employment services caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Caseload Count Property An indicator at the date of extract showing the employment service program caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Caseload Date Property The date the information was extracted from the source system. April 24, 2026 --
Category Code Value Domain A codeset representing the categories of goods and services funded through the Employment Fund to support participant job readiness and... April 24, 2026 --
Category Description Value Domain A description representing the categories of goods and services funded through the Employment Fund to support participant job readiness and... April 24, 2026 --
Characteristics Linkage Key Property An identifier associated with linking two rows of related data in separate tables. April 24, 2026 --
Classification Category Property A classification category assigned to a program, activity, or service within the Workforce Australia Services framework. It is used to... April 24, 2026 --
Commencement Count Value Domain A number (1) indicating the first contract referral has been started or commenced. April 24, 2026 --
Commencement Count Property Where a participant has commenced a given employment services program. April 24, 2026 --
Commencement Date Property The point in time at which something started. April 24, 2026 --
Commitment Amount Property The monetary value allocated or committed by a Workforce Australia Services Provider for a specific good or service intended to... April 24, 2026 --
Commitment Identifier Value Domain A numeric sequence of characters used for the purpose of identifying a unique commitment, activity, or service engagement made on... April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement Object Class The instance of a participant establishing a service relationship with a provider's site within an employment region. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement Object Class The instance of a participant establishing a service relationship with a provider's site within an employment region. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Caseload Characteristics Identifier Data Element Concept A unique identifier that relates to the participants contract referral placement on an employment services caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Caseload Characteristics Identifier, Linkage Key Data Element Linkage key used to join to Participant Characteristics table to source characteristics at Caseload Date where Caseload Count = 1.  April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Caseload Count Data Element Concept Whether a participant is being counted as part of the employment services caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Commencement Count Data Element Concept The first contract referral exists, as represented by the number 1. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Date Data Element Concept The actual date at which a contract referral placement occurred. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Exit Code Data Element Concept The reason, represented by a code, that a given participant has ceased to access employment services. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Exit Count Data Element Concept Indicates the participant has existed their period of assistance. April 24, 2026 --
Contract Referral Placement: Exit Description Data Element Concept The reason that a given participant has ceased to access employment services. April 24, 2026 --