Isced-t 2021 unesco

11. 
ISCED-T is a framework applied across five dimensions of a teacher training programme 
(see Section 3) namely the:
a. 
ISCED level of the qualification obtained upon completion of the teacher training 
programme;
b. 
target teaching level of the teacher training programme;
c. 
minimum educational level required for entry into the teacher training programme;
d. 
theoretical duration of the teacher training programme; and
e. 
teaching practice ratio.
12. 
The underpinning curriculum of a teacher training programme is not classified in ISCED-T as 
there are many variations which may be both geographically and institutionally specific. 
13. 
ISCED-T is not designed to produce data related to the qualitative elements of teacher 
training programmes - such as the assessment of the learning outcomes of student 
teachers or teachers upon completion of a programme, the quality of the delivery of a 
programme, or the scope of the curriculum content of a programme.

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 ISCED-T 2021
SECTION 3
UNITS AND CONCEPTS OF CLASSIFICATION IN ISCED-T
Main units of classification
14. 
The basic units of classification in ISCED-T are 
teacher training programmes
and the 
related 
qualifications
. 
15. 
The 
level of the qualification
 obtained upon completion of the teacher training 
programme
 is the ISCED level of the teacher training programme and its related 
qualification. 
16. 
The 
target teaching level
 of the teacher training programme is the ISCED level (0-3) at 
which graduates from the teacher training programme will teach (see Table 2). ISCED 
levels 4 and higher are excluded as they fall outside the target levels for teacher training 
programmes classified in ISCED-T. If a teacher training programme qualifies graduates 
to teach at more than one ISCED level, all levels are indicated in the ISCED-T code of the 
programme (see Section 4).