Isced-t 2021 unesco

Initial education.
Formal education of individuals before their first entrance to the labour 
market, i.e. when they will normally be in full-time education. It thus targets individuals who 
are regarded as children, youth and young adults by their society. It typically takes place in 
educational institutions in a system designed as a continuous educational pathway.
Interoperability.
The degree to which different components of the education ecosystem can 
function effectively to exchange information across various systems.

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 ISCED-T 2021
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).
A comprehensive framework for 
organising education programmes and qualifications by applying uniform and internationally 
agreed definitions to facilitate comparisons of education systems across countries. 
Knowledge.
Facts, information and skills that are acquired through education and experience to 
help understand a subject theoretically or practically. 
Learning outcomes.
The totality of information, knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values, 
skills, competencies or behaviours an individual is expected to master upon successful 
completion of an education programme.
Learning programme.
A structured and purposeful learning process that leads to the 
achievement of a qualification or part-qualification.
Level descriptor.
Descriptors define what is meant by learning outcomes, describing what an 
individual is expected to know, be able to do and to understand, having acquired a qualification 
at a particular level. 
Licensing.
A credential provided by a teacher licensing/regulatory body that provides the right 
to practice in a particular country or territory.