DETAIL OF CLASSIFICATION ITEM

Classification: International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation: ISCED97_OBORY Version: 1 Validity: 01.01.2008 - 09.09.9999 Family: Education

Language version: EN

Classification level: 3

Item: 347 - Working environment

Item's explanatory note:

Working life is the study of the structure and function of working life. It comprises
programmes, mainly given as staff training, related to the working place and to
assignments. Programmes with the following main content are classified here:

Company knowledge
Introductory courses
Clients’ needs
Organisation at work
Quality assurance
Trade union courses (general)
Work development

Inclusions:

Staff training related to the working place or the assignments is included in this field if
not possible to classify into any other fields.

Exclusions:

Training related to the working place or the assignments is excluded from this field if it
has more to do with personal development than work development and is included in
field 090 ‘Personal skills’.
Staff training which can be classified to any other field is excluded from this field and
included in the appropriate field. E.g. quality courses should, if technical, be included in
the fields under 52 ‘Engineering and engineering trades’.
Programmes in work environment should be included in filed 862 ‘Occupational health
and safety’.
Programmes, mostly at tertiary level, dealing with working life in general in terms of
the labour market, the social partners, industrial psychology etc. are excluded in this
field and included in the fields under 31 ‘Social and behaviour science’.

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	34	Business and administration