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! Field Name !! Definition !! Alternate Names !! Data Type !! Used In
 
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! academic level
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| The highest level of formal education attained by a person; typical values are: primary level; secondary level; college; university/graduate school. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! alpha code
| The unique two-character code that identifies a country established by the International Organization for Standards (ISO).
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! applicant
| A person who has applied for an open position. || job applicant || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! associated training institution
| Refers to a training institution that is officially affiliated with a health facility.  || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! average salary
| The average annual salary paid to an employee in a particular group, such as a cadre or pool of workers. || - || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! base year ratio
| The ratio of health professionals to population calculated for the start year of the projection; this ratio is used to calculate health professional targets for each year in the projection by maintaining the base year ratio as the population changes over time. || - || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! benefit
| A payment made to an employee that is separate from the employee's salary; the payment may be one-time or recurring.  || special payment || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! birthplace
| The country, district and/or county where a person was born.  || - || Dropdown menus (Country, District and County names) || iHRIS Qualify
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! cadre
| A broad category or subset of health workers characterized by the specific training, degree or other qualifications required to practice or be licensed in that field (i.e., nurse). || - || TBD || all
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! cadre pool
| A pool of health workers, composing part or all of a cadre, to which assumptions are applied in a workforce projection.  || pool || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! certificate
| Certifies that a particular academic level has been achieved; typical values are: certificate of primary education; ordinary level certificate; advanced level certificate. || degree || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! class
| One instance of a training course that takes place on a specific date at a specific site; there may be multiple classes for one training course.  || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! closed position
| A position within an organization that has been filled by an employee; when a position is marked closed, the organization is not actively hiring for the position. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! code
| A unique identifier associated with a particular job or position that identifies it for the organization. || job code, position code, post code || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! competency
| A skill performed to a specific standard under specific conditions.  || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! competency type
| A broad category of related competencies. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! contact type
| A category of contact information, including personal, work and emergency.  || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! continuing education unit
| A course or number of educational units that are required for a health worker to renew his/her license while practicing. || CEU, credit hour || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! cost
| The amount of money associated with a change in the number of workers based on salary and other associated costs, such as training costs or severance pay. || average cost || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! cost increase
| An annual increase in the cost associated with a change in the number of workers expressed as a percentage of the original cost. || - || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! county
| The smallest geographic subset, typically located within a district. || sector || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! currency
| The medium of exchange of money used in a country or other location. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Plan
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! currency code
| The unique three-letter code used to define a currency established by the International Organization for Standards (ISO). || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Plan
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! currency symbol
| The symbol used to identify a currency, such as dollars. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Plan
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! data operations manager
| A database management role that is responsible for managing data entry, including verifying and correcting data and updating standard lists in the system. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! data source
| The verifiable source of data entered in the system, such as a census, survey or information system. || - || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! decision maker
| A role that runs reports in order to view and analyze data, and make health workforce policy and planning decisions. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! degree
| Certifies that a particular academic level has been achieved. || certificate || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! department
| A division within an organization, typically around similar job functions and following supervisory lines. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! departure
| Occurs when an employee leaves the employ of the organization. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! dependent
| A legal spouse or child of an employee. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! deployment
| The process of being employed in a health facility as a licensed health worker. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! disciplinary notice
| A warning or notice issued to a health professional or employee as a result of an infraction. || disciplinary action || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! discontinuation
| An interruption in a training program. || disruption, training disruption || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! discontinued position
| A position that is no longer required by an organization; no employee fills it and the organization is not soliciting applications for the position. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! district
| A smaller geographic unit within a region created by the central government for easy administration. || province, state || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! duration
| The number of years in a projection, usually between 5 and 30 years. Also refers to the number of years that a pool change affects the projection. || - || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! education type
| The type of qualification or degree a person has received, such as college/university, continuing education or informal. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! emergency contact
| The person to notify if there is an emergency involving an employee, including the person's contact information. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! end date
| The date at which an employee leaves a position; also the last date of a training class and the date when a license expires. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! ending position
| The last position that a person held in an organization. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! ending wage
| The salary that a person earned in the last position s/he held in an organization; also the highest salary in a salary grade. || end salary || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! endorser
| A person who recommends a student graduating from a training program to take the national examination. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! evaluation
| An official assessment of an employee's performance in a class or of a competency. || competency evaluation, training course evaluation || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! executive manager
| A person who may manage the entire organization or one district, department, office or facility within the organization. The Executive Manager views reports and analyzes data entered in the system in order to make HR decisions and set organizational policy. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! facility
| A specific division within an organization that is defined by having its own budget and often has a unique facility code. Often a facility is responsible for providing health care services. || duty center, health facility, office, responsibility center || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! facility agent
| The owner of a health facility or training institution, which also refers to the classification of the facility; typical values are: government; mission; private. || agent || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! facility status
| The status of a facility as either open or closed. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! facility type
| A type of health facility; typical values are: dispensary; domiciliary; health unit; hospital. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! graduation
| Official completion of a training program or other educational program. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! health worker-to-population ratio
| A targeted number of health workers based on a ratio of one health worker per a certain number of people to be served. || targeted ratio || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! health workforce planner
| A role that has access to the projection creation and modeling functions but cannot configure the system or access user accounts; this is the primary user role for the system. || - || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! hiring date
| The date on which an open position is filled. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! hiring decision
| The official decision whether to offer a job to an applicant. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! home residence
| The address or geographical location where a person permanently lives, which may be different from the person's current residence. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! HR manager
| A manager of human resources personnel who is responsible for managing all system data and for ensuring that data in the system are complete, correct and up to date. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! HR staff
| A data entry person in human resources who is responsible for entering and updating data in the system. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! identification
| Non-changing information (such as Social Security Number, national health insurance number or passport number) used to identify a person. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! identification code
| A unique code used to identify a facility or training institution. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! index number
| The number issued to a student when s/he enters a new pre-service training program. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! initial year of change
| The first year in a projection that a pool change takes effect; the initial year of change may be the same as the start year of the projection. || - || TBD || iHRIS Plan
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! inspection
| The process of certifying that a health facility, private practice clinic or training institution is qualified to provide services. || institution inspection || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! instructor
| The teacher of a training class. || teacher, trainer || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! intake
| An increase in the supply of workers due to employees entering the workforce. Also the process of entering a training program. || index || TBD || iHRIS Qualify, iHRIS Plan
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! interview
| A formal meeting to assess the qualifications of a job applicant. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! ISCO classification code
| A unique code that identifies a job classification using a standard coding system established by the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) for classifying professions. || - || TBD || iHRIS Qualify
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! ISO numeric code
| The unique numeric code that identifies a country established by the International Organization for Standards (ISO). || - || TBD || all
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! job
| A general set of qualifications, duties and responsibilities that matches a particular job description and has a unique job code. There may be multiple instances of the same job within an organization. || designation, post || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! job classification
| A broad category used to organize jobs; the job classification may or may not be equivalent to the health cadre. || classification || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! job offer
| An offer to hire an applicant for a particular position and salary. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! job responsibilities
| The duties expected to be performed by a particular job. || - || TBD || iHRIS Manage
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! job title
| The label used to describe a job, or a specific set of duties and responsibilities. || post title, title || TBD || iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify
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! Term
| Defin || - || TBD || iHRIS
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