ISSN No. 2619-7804 Philippine Standard Classification of Education 2017 PSCED 2017 PHILIPPINE STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF EDUCATION The 2017 Philippine Standard Classification of Education is a publication prepared by the Statistical Classifications Division of the PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA) every ten years or whenever the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) releases a revision of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). 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Published by the Philippine Statistics Authority PSA Complex, East Avenue Diliman, Quezon City Philippines 1101 June 2018 ISSN 2619-7804 The 2017 Philippine Standard Classification of Education is available in printed and electronic formats. This publication is available for purchase. For details, please contact us at (+632) 376 -1867 or at [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Foreword iii PSA Resolution No. 13, Series of 2017 v PSA Memorandum Circular 2017-16 vii Technical Notes Background xxi Purpose of the 2017 PSCED xxii Criteria Used in Classifying Programmes xxii Structure of the 2017 PSCED xxii Coding Scheme xxix Changes Adopted in the 2017 PSCED xxx Information on the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) xxxiii References xxxviii EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, FIELDS AND PROGRAMS Level 0 - Early Childhood Education Level 0 - 1 Level 1 - Primary Education Level 1 - 1 Level 2 - Lower Secondary Education Level 2 – 1 Level 3 - Upper Secondary Education Level 3 – 1 Level 4 - Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education Level 4 – 1 Level 5 - Short-Cycle Tertiary Education or Equivalent Level 5 - 1 Level 6 - Bachelor Level Education or Equivalent Level 6 – 1 Level 7 - Master Level Education or Equivalent Level 7 – 1 Level 8 - Doctoral Level Education or Equivalent Level 8 – 1 ANNEXES New Programs and Courses Annex 1 – 1 “Not a Regular Program” Offerings Annex 2 – 1 Renamed Programs and Courses Annex 3 – 1 Definition of Terms Annex 4 – 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Interagency Committee on Statistical Standards and Classifications (IACSSC) Members xxxix Technical Working Group on Education Classification (TWGEC) Members xli PSA Officials and Technical Staff xlv 2017 Philippine Standard Classification of Education I. Background Pursuant to Republic Act 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is mandated to prescribe and maintain uniform statistical standards and classification systems to harmonize and ensure comparability of government statistics based on international standards/guidelines, such as the United Nations international standard classification systems. One of the national standard classification systems being maintained by the PSA is the Philippine Standard Classification of Education (PSCED). The PSCED is a detailed classification of all educational levels in the Philippine educational system. It is based upon two principal criteria, namely (1) level of education, and (2) subject- matter content of the study. It is patterned after the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the purpose of assembling, compiling, and presenting education statistics, both nationally and internationally. So far, the Philippines has prepared the following classifications of education patterned after the corresponding international standard classifications of education: Philippine Standard International Standard Classification of Education Classification of Education 1994 PSCED 1976 ISCED 1997 PSCED 2008 PSCED 1997 ISCED II. 2017 Philippine Standard Classification of Education The 2017 PSCED is the latest version of the PSCED which is aligned after the 2011 ISCED and 2013 ISCED Fields of Education (ISCED-F) developed by UNESCO. The initial draft of the 2017 PSCED was initially prepared by the PSA through the Statistical Classifications Division (SCD) of the Standards Service (SS) under the Censuses and Technical Coordination Office (CTCO). A series of bilateral meetings to review the draft was conducted by the PSA Technical Staff with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) staff to prepare the draft. The revised draft was then reviewed by the Technical Working Group on Education Classification (TWGEC) chaired by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The TWGEC is composed of the following members: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Labor and Employment - Bureau of Local Employment (DOLE-BLE), Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Professional Regulations Commission (PRC), xxi UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM) and the PSA. The TWGEC then submitted the revised draft to the PSA Interagency Committee on Statistical Standards and Classifications (IACSSC) for endorsement to the PSA Board. The PSA Board approved the 2017 PSCED through PSA Board Resolution No. 13, Series of 2017 for adoption by all concerned government agencies and instrumentalities. 1. Purpose of the 2017 PSCED The 2017 PSCED aims to integrate the different classification schemes used by various government agencies, education and research institutions, and international organizations. It is used for standardizing and facilitating the compilation of quality education statistics for the country as basis for educational planning, manpower training, labor market studies and other related activities. It is useful to those responsible in compiling statistics on education, either from censuses and surveys or from administrative records. It is also used in the electronic verification and certification system being developed to track progress of students upon enrollment until graduation. Most importantly, it serves as a guide for bilateral trade negotiations of the Philippines with foreign countries especially in the Mutual Recognition Agreement, which provides for labor exchange/sharing among trade partners. 2. Guiding Principles The following criteria were used in classifying educational programs under the 2017 PSCED: • Complexity and specialization of educational content • The main subject matter, the majority of or clearly, predominant part of students’ learning time is spent • Theoretical knowledge content (i.e. the ideas and concepts involved and their use in explaining facts and predicting outcomes) • The intended use of the knowledge, skills and competencies gained • Phenomena, problems or entities being studied • Methods and techniques for learning and applying the skills and knowledge gained • Tools and equipment an individual learns to use or operate 3. Structure of the 2017 PSCED The 2017 PSCED classifies education programs by their content using two (2) main cross-classification variables: levels of education and fields of education. Levels represent broad steps of educational progression in terms of complexity of educational content from foundational to complex. These categories group education programs in relation to gradations of learning experiences, as xxii well as the knowledge, skills and competencies each program is designed to impart. Levels of education are grouped as follows: 0 Early Childhood Education 1 Primary Education 2 Lower Secondary Education 3 Upper Secondary Education 4 Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education 5 Short-Cycle Tertiary Education or Equivalent 6 Bachelor Level Education or Equivalent 7 Master Level Education or Equivalent 8 Doctoral Level Education or Equivalent On the other hand, fields are the broad domains, branches, or areas of content covered by an education program or qualification. These categories are grouped based on the similarity of the subject matter. Classifying fields of education has been designed in the 2013 ISCED-F as a three-level hierarchy having 11 broad fields, 58 narrow fields, and 149 detailed fields. Broad Narrow Detailed Description Field Field Field 00 Generic programmes and qualifications 000 0000 Generic programmes and qualifications not further defined 001 0011 Basic programmes and qualifications 002 0021 Literacy and numeracy 003 0031 Personal skills and development 009 0099 Generic programmes and qualifications not elsewhere classified 01 011 Education 0110 Education not further defined 0111 Education science 0112 Training for pre-school teachers 0113 Teacher training without subject specialisation 0114 Teacher training with subject specialisation 0119 Education not elsewhere classified 018 0188 Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving education xxiii Broad Narrow Detailed