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: 543 - Materials processing (wood, paper, plastic, glass)

Item's explanatory note:

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’.

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	54	Manufacturing and processing