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International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 3 - Detailed fields

Code	Abbreviation	Name	Valid from	Valid to	Family
5627	ISCED_O3	International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 3 - Detailed fields	01.01.2008	09.09.9999	Education

Code List Item:

Materials processing (wood, paper, plastic, glass)

Code	Name	Valid from	Valid to
543	Materials processing (wood, paper, plastic, glass)	01.01.2008	09.09.9999

Definition of item:

Materials (Manufacturing and processing) is the study of the manufacturing of products
in wood, paper, plastic, glass or other materials like stone, clay, artificial materials etc.
Programmes included in this field have more to do with a specific material than general
technical knowledge. Programmes with the following main content are classified here:

Boat building (non-motor)
Cabinet making
Carpentry (not building)
Ceramics (industrial)
Furniture making
Glass working (industrial)
Industrial diamond production
Paper manufacturing and processing
Plastic manufacturing
Rubber manufacturing
Timber technology
Wood machining and turning
Woodwork trades programmes

Exclusions:

Study of metal work is excluded from this field and included in field 521 ‘Mechanics
and metal work’.
Study of building carpentry and joinery is excluded from this field and included in field
582 ‘Building and civil engineering’.
Study of chemical processing in general is excluded from this field and included in
field 524 ‘Chemical and process’.
Study of printing and bookbinding is excluded from this field and included in field 213
‘Audio-visual techniques and media production’.
Handicraft programmes (glass arts and crafts, woodcarving etc) are excluded from this
field and included in field 215 ‘Craft skills’.

Correspondences

International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields

Manufacturing and processing