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EDUCATION > EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS > EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS > EDUCATIONAL LEVELS > POST-SECONDARY NON-TERTIARY EDUCATION

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POST-SECONDARY NON-TERTIARY EDUCATION  

Definition

  • ISCED LEVEL 4. PROGRAMMES THAT STRADDLE BOUNDARY BETWEEN UPPER-SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FROM AN INTERNATIONAL POINT OF VIEW. TYPICALLY PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR STUDIES AT LEVEL 5 WHO, ALTHOUGH COMPLETING LEVEL 3, DO NOT MEET THE LEVEL 5 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARTICULAR COURSE THEY WISH TO TAKE E.G. PRE-DEGREE FOUNDATION COURSES, SHORT VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMES. IT HAS A TYPICAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT DURATION OF BETWEEN 6 MONTHS AND 2 YEARS.

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History note

  • TERM CREATED JUNE 2009

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  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:1e9b3402-2cbb-4ada-b24b-c668322b0b0f:4

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  • 2023-09-13

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https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/4/1e9b3402-2cbb-4ada-b24b-c668322b0b0f

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