Isced-t 2021 unesco

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 ISCED-T 2021
GLOSSARY 
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Certification.
The formal recognition of the achievement of a qualification or part-qualification 
in the form of an official document, issued by an awarding body, which records the 
achievements of an individual following a standard assessment procedure. 
Competency.
The proven ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social or methodological 
abilities, in work or study situations and in professional and personal development. 
Completion of an education programme.
Participation in all components of an education 
programme (including final examinations if any), irrespective of the result of any potential 
assessment of achievement of learning objectives.
Credential.
Certification issued for successful achievement of a defined set of outcomes which 
may include a qualification, part-qualification, course, module, as well as non-formal and 
informal learning.
Credit.
Unit in which the successful completion of courses or modules is earned and 
documented during and at the end of an education programme. Credits express the volume of 
learning based on a typical workload needed to achieve the expected learning objectives. One 
credit is typically equivalent to ten notional hours. 
Curriculum.
The inventory of activities implemented to design, organise and plan an education 
or training action, including the definition of learning objectives, content, methods (including 
assessment) and material, as well as arrangements for training teachers and trainers.
Data privacy.
Involves the correct handling of an individual’s data (including personal, financial 
and intellectual property) from the point of collection, through to use and dissemination. An 
individual should have a degree of control over how their data is collected and used. 
Degree.
Educational qualification awarded upon successful completion of specific education 
programmes in tertiary education (traditionally by universities or equivalent institutions).