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DefinitionProgrammes at ISCED level 3, or upper secondary education, are typically designed to complete secondary education in preparation for tertiary education or provide skills relevant to...
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DefinitionPost-secondary non-tertiary education provides learning experiences building on secondary education, preparing for labour market entry as well as tertiary education. It aims at the...
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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...
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DefinitionLiteracy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a...
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DefinitionThe smallest or second largest geographical area into which the country as a whole may be divided for political or administrative purposes, such as a municipality or district. A local...
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DefinitionEducation that is institutionalized, intentional and planned by an education provider. The defining characteristic of non-formal education is that it is an addition, alternative and/or a...
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DefinitionPersons employed by educational institutions who have no instructional responsibilities. Although the definition can vary from one country to another, non-teaching staff generally include...
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DefinitionEducational activity planned in a pattern or sequence with explicit or implicit aims. It involves a providing agency (person or persons or body) that facilitates a learning environment, and...