Isced-t 2021 unesco

Borhene Chakroun
Director
UNESCO Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems

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 ISCED-T 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 | WHAT IS ISCED-T? 
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SECTION 2 | PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF ISCED-T 
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Purpose 
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Scope 
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SECTION 3 | UNITS AND CONCEPTS OF CLASSIFICATION IN ISCED-T 
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Main units of classification 
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SECTION 4 | CODING SCHEME OF ISCED-T 
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Coding scheme 
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SECTION 5 | EXAMPLES OF THE APPLICATION OF ISCED-T 
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Example 1 
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Example 2 
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Example 3 
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Example 4 
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Example 5 
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SECTION 6 | GOVERNANCE OF ISCED-T 
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SECTION 7 | RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS 
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Recommendations 
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Future considerations 
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GLOSSARY
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Teaching practice ratios 
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Table 2: ISCED-T coding scheme 
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Table 3: ISCED-T coding scheme: Example 1 
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Table 4: ISCED-T coding scheme: Example 2 
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Table 5: ISCED-T coding scheme: Example 3 
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Table 6: ISCED-T coding scheme: Example 4 
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Table 7: ISCED-T coding scheme: Example 5 
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 ISCED-T 2021
SECTION 1
WHAT IS ISCED-T?
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The International Standard Classification of Teacher Training Programmes (ISCED-T) is a 
framework for assembling, compiling and analysing cross-nationally comparable statistics 
on teacher training programmes and the related teacher qualifications.
2. 
ISCED-T is based on the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), which 
serves to classify education programmes and the related qualifications by education levels 
and fields.
3. 
ISCED-T complements ISCED with additional dimensions for the classification of teacher 
training programmes according to internationally agreed categories.

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SECTION 2
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF ISCED-T
Purpose 
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The primary purpose of ISCED-T is to produce internationally comparable data on teacher 
training programmes to improve the availability and quality of teacher statistics, especially 
about national programmes for pre-service teacher education. 
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The secondary purpose of ISCED-T is to contribute directly to the identification, development 
and collection of data at relevant national, regional and international levels for:
a. 
combinations of teacher qualifications and teacher training programmes that make 
up pathways to the teaching profession; 
b. 
the scope and quality of teaching practice within teacher training programmes; and
c. 
knowledge, skills and competencies for teacher qualifications.
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At a third level, ISCED-T may influence the identification, development and collection of data 
related to other aspects of teacher training programmes at national and regional levels, 
including, where relevant: