ISIC 855—Other education

Where 855 sits

1. Q Education
2. 85 Education
3. 855 Other education

Contains 4 narrower codes

• 8551 Sports and recreation education
• 8552 Cultural education
• 8553 Driving school activities
• 8559 Other education n.e.c.

What 855 includes

• This group includes education (including non-formal), which is neither part of initial education in the regular school system, nor equivalent in programme content and qualifications to those programmes. It includes training for any professional, hobby or self-development purposes for both children and adults, including non-formal continuing vocational education and training. Non-formal education is defined by isced-p 2011 as institutionalised, intentional and planned by an education provider education as an addition, alternative and/or complement to formal education within the process of the lifelong learning of individuals. It targets people of all ages, but does not necessarily apply a continuous pathway-structure; it may be short in duration and/or low-intensity, and it is typically provided in the form of short courses, workshops or seminars
• This group also includes education activities run by self-employed/own account/individual/independent lecturers (tutors, academics, instructors)
• This group includes the provision of athletic instruction to groups or individuals, foreign language instruction, instruction in the arts, drama or music or other instruction or specialised training, provided by camps and schools, not comparable to the education in groups 851 - 854.
• This group also includes activities of providing training on plant protection products.

What 855 excludes

• Formal educational activities as outlined in groups 851-854, i.e. pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education or tertiary education

855 in other systems