DefinitionEducational qualification awarded upon successful completion of specific educational programmes in tertiary education (traditionally by universities and equivalent institutions).Source...
DefinitionTotality of information, knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values, skills, competencies or behaviours an individual is expected to master upon successful completion of an educational...
DefinitionCourse or part of a course in the context of a modular programme. A module may be taken singularly or combined with other modules offered.Source definitionISCED 2011http://uis.unesco.org/...
DefinitionOrdered set of categories, intended to group educational programmes in relation to gradations of learning experiences and the knowledge, skills and competencies which each programme is...
Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics and Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report
The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) was...
DefinitionEducation that is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational...
DefinitionUnit of instruction comprising a sequence of educational activities in a particular field or range of related fields of education. This can also be referred to as a ‘module’, ‘unit’ or ‘...
DefinitionOrganisation that provides education, either as a main or ancillary objective. This can be a public educational institution as well as a private enterprise, non-governmental organization or...
