1. ISCED fields and levels of education
ETS WG 24-25/92007
Point 11.2 of the agenda:
ISCED fields and levels of education
Discussion points
Do you have comments on the results of the 2006 UOE data collection by certain detailed fields of education?
Do you support the approach and the work programme on ISCED issues as agreed between UNESCO, OECD and Eurostat?

2. ETS WG 24-25/92007
ISCED detailed fields of education
25 countries sent in full or partial data set including FYROM Macedonia and Norway.
Good coverage of ISCED 5A, but number of countries supplied fairly few details (FI, FR, GR, IT, LV, SI)
ISCED 5B: often codes ‘n’ or ‘a’ but also some ‘m’s.
ISCED 6: full data set reported from BE, CZ, DE, ES, HU, PT, SE and SK
No continuation of pilot collection in 2007.

3. 1) Look at ISCED issues of common concern:
ETS WG 24-25/92007
Co-operation on ISCED
Coordinated effort UNESCO, OECD and Eurostat to look at ISCED issues over a 2-year period.
1) Look at ISCED issues of common concern:
ISCED 2 and 3C short
ISCED 3C short and long
ISCED 3 and 4
ISCED 4 and 5
ISCED 5A and B
Definition of educational attainment
Distinction orientation and destination
Classification of special needs education
Classification of fields of education

4. 2) Tackling country-specific issues and quality assurance
ETS WG 24-25/92007
Co-operation on ISCED
Coordinated effort UNESCO, OECD and Eurostat to look at ISCED issues over a 2-year period.
2) Tackling country-specific issues and quality assurance
ISCED advisory group
The countries to notify the advisory group of proposed changes and seek its advice prior to them being implemented
Membership: representative from UNESCO/UIS, OECD and Eurostat (recognising that the ownership of ISCED rests with UNESCO)