Qualification Sector Subject Area register

Subjects of qualifications regulated by Ofqual

Qualification-Sector-Subject-Area Parent-Qualification-Sector-Subject-Area Name Start-Date End-Date
A subject of a qualification regulated by Ofqual The unique code for a wider subject area of a qualification regulated by Ofqual. For example, sociology is part of the wider subject area of social sciences. The commonly-used name of a record. The date a record first became relevant to a register. The date a record stopped being applicable.
01 Health, Public Services and Care
01.1 01 Medicine and Dentistry
01.2 01 Nursing and subjects and vocations allied to medicine
01.3 01 Health and social care
01.4 01 Public services
01.5 01 Child development and well-being
02 Science and Mathematics
02.1 02 Science
02.2 02 Mathematics and statistics
03 Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
03.1 03 Agriculture
03.2 03 Horticulture and forestry
03.3 03 Animal care and veterinary science
03.4 03 Environmental conservation
04 Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
04.1 04 Engineering
04.2 04 Manufacturing technologies
04.3 04 Transportation operations and maintenance
05 Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
05.1 05 Architecture
05.2 05 Building and construction
05.3 05 Urban, rural and regional planning
06 Information and Communication Technology
06.1 06 ICT practitioners
06.2 06 ICT for users
07 Retail and Commercial Enterprise
07.1 07 Retailing and wholesaling
07.2 07 Warehousing and distribution
07.3 07 Service enterprises
07.4 07 Hospitality and catering
08 Leisure, Travel and Tourism
08.1 08 Sport, leisure and recreation
08.2 08 Travel and tourism
09 Arts, Media and Publishing
09.1 09 Performing arts
09.2 09 Crafts, creative arts and design
09.3 09 Media and communication
09.4 09 Publishing and information services
10 History, Philosophy and Theology
10.1 10 History
10.2 10 Archaeology and archaeological sciences
10.3 10 Philosophy
10.4 10 Theology and religious studies
11 Social Sciences
11.1 11 Geography
11.2 11 Sociology and social policy
11.3 11 Politics
11.4 11 Economics
11.5 11 Anthropology
12 Languages, Literature and Culture
12.1 12 Languages, literature and culture of the British Isles
12.2 12 Other languages, literature and culture
12.3 12 Linguistics
13 Education and Training
13.1 13 Teaching and lecturing
13.2 13 Direct learning support
14 Preparation for Life and Work
14.1 14 Foundations for learning and life
14.2 14 Preparation for work
15 Business, Administration and Law
15.1 15 Accounting and finance
15.2 15 Administration
15.3 15 Business management
15.4 15 Marketing and sales
15.5 15 Law and legal services