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Report On
Participatory Mapping of the
Standard Classifications Used In
Jordan
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Table of Contents
Content Page
0- Acronyms and Abbreviations 3
1- Introduction 4
2- Standards Classification Used in Jordan
I- International Standard Classification of Education
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II- International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 7
III- International standard Classification of Occupations 10
5- IV- Arab Standard Classification of Occupations 12
V- Jordan Standard Classification of Occupations 15
VI- Jordan standard classification of education 17
VII- Jordan Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 18
9- 3- Mapping Sheet 20
4- Recommendations 21
5- Agencies Visited and/ or contacted 22
6- References 23
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0- Acronyms and Abbreviations
DOS Department of Statistics
NCHRD National Center for Human Resources Development
JCC Jordan Chamber of Commerce
JCI Jordan Chamber of Industry
SSC Social Security Corporation
MOL Ministry of Labour
GFOJTU General Federation of Jordan Trade Unions
CAQA Center for Accreditation and Quality Assurance
VTC Vocational Training Corporation
UNRWA United Nations for Relief and Work Agency
BAU Al-Balqa Applied University
ISCED International Standard Classification of Education
ISCO International Standard Classification of Occupations
ISIC International Standards of Industrial Classification
ASCO Arab Standard Classification of Occupations
JSCO Jordan Standard Classification of Occupations
JSIC Jordan Standards Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities
JSCED Jordan Standard Classification of Education
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
ILO International Labour Organization
ALO Arab Labour Organization
CSB Civil Service Bureau
E-TVET Council Employment- Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council
SNA System of National Accounts
JIC Jordan Investment Commission
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1- Introduction1
a. Background
Jordan institutions are using different Standard Classifications of occupations, economic
activities and education, which hampers the comparability of administrative data for labour
market analysis. These standards include the following:
International Standard Classification of Education
International Standard Classification of Occupations
International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities
Arab Standard Classification of Occupations
Jordan Standard Classification of Occupations
Jordan Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities
Jordan Standard Classification of Education
The ultimate goal of different Standards is to analyze macroeconomic policies and produce
evidence-based decisions by different users.
Among other benefits of using these classifications are:
To develop a common terminology among different users in Jordan.
To contribute to the establishment of a modern, unified, and detailed HRI database.
To provide indicators about the Jordanian labor market and human resources,
compatible with the international indicators.
To estimate future trends of labor supply and demand.
To regulate labour market
To compare local data (indicators, statistical & administrative data …etc) with regional
and international data.
To develop educational and training curricula and programs;
To develop education and training accreditation & quality assurance systems
b. Scope of Work and Output
1 Report prepared by Mr Ahmad Mustafa. ILO Consultant, December 2015
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The aim of this report is to ; (a) to map out the scope of the various classifications and the use
by the various stakeholders, (b) to discuss and validate the findings with relevant stakeholders,
and (b) to to allow for brain-storming recommendations on how to improve the comparability of
data between institutions.
c. Methodology
The proposed output is delivered with the following methodology:
Literature review: consultant reviewed the scope of each classification;
Field visits: the consultant conducted 12 visit to the relevant agencies listed above to
conduct mapping exercise;
The consultant facilitated a half day workshop on December 10th where preliminary findings
presented, discussed and validated
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2- Standards Classification Used in Jordan
I. International Standard Classification of Education
a. Introduction
ISCED is a member of the United Nations International Family of Economic and Social
Classifications and is the reference classification for organizing education programmes and
related qualifications by levels and fields of education. First developed in the mid-1970s by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), ISCED has been
revised twice – most recently in 2011. ISCED is a product of international agreement and was
adopted formally by the General Conference of UNESCO Member States.
During the review process which led to the 2011 revision, it was decided that the fields of
education should be examined in a separate process to establish an independent but related
classification which could be updated according to a different frequency, if appropriate, from any
future revision to the levels of education and educational attainment. The classifications of
levels and fields will remain part of the same family of classifications. Accordingly, this new
classification will be referred to as the ISCED Fields of Education and Training (ISCED-F).
b. Units of classification
The basic units of classification in ISCED 2011 are education programmes and their related
qualifications. These are the same units of classification in the ISCED Fields of Education and
Training (ISCED-F):
An education programme is “a coherent set or sequence of educational activities
designed and organized to achieve pre-determined learning objectives or accomplish a
specific set of educational tasks over a sustained period of time”. Educational activities
are “deliberate activities involving some form of communication intended to bring about
learning”.
A qualification is the “official confirmation, usually in the form of a document certifying
the successful completion of an education programme. Credits awarded for the
successful completion of individual courses (e.g. modules or subjects) are not
considered as qualifications within ISCED. In such cases, a sufficient number of credits
or subjects equivalent in duration and/or covering the curriculum of a full programme
would represent a qualification”.
ISCED Fields of Education and Training classifies education programmes and related
qualifications by fields of study. A field is the “broad domain, branch or area of content covered
by an education programme or qualification”.
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Fields of education and training and levels of education or educational attainment are cross-
classification variables within ISCED and are therefore independent of each other.
c. Scope and structure of the classification
Scope
This classification has been designed principally to describe and categorize fields of
education and training at the secondary, post-secondary and tertiary levels of formal
education as defined in ISCED 2011, though it may be used for classifying programmes and
qualifications offered at other levels. The classification may also be used in other contexts,
for example to classify the subject matter of non-formal education, initial and continuing
vocational training, or informal learning.
The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) is a framework for
assembling, compiling and analyzing cross-nationally comparable statistics on education.
Structure
The current revision builds on earlier versions of the classification in order to ensure as far
as possible that there is comparability over time. It has been designed as a three-level
hierarchy between broad fields (the highest level), narrow fields (the second level) and
detailed fields (the third level), and uses a four-digit coding scheme. There are 11 broad
fields, 29 narrow fields and about 80 detailed fields of education and training.
The detailed fields (the third hierarchical level of the classification) are intended mainly for
use at the tertiary level of education and, for vocational education and training programmes
and qualifications at secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary levels. The classification
can also be used for programmes and qualifications of general education where there is a
subject specialization. However, general education programmes and qualifications which
cover a broad range of subjects with little or no specialization in a particular field or fields will
typically be classified within the broad field 00 ‘Generic programmes and qualifications’.
D. ISCED Levels and Duration:
ISCED Level Duration
Level 0 Early Childhood Educations
No duration criteria, however a programme should account for at least the equivalent of 2 hours per day and 100 days a year of educational activities in order to be included;
Level 1 Primary Education Duration typically varies from 4 to 7 years. The most common duration is 6 years;
Level 2 Lower Secondary Education
Duration typically varies from 2 to 5 years. The most common duration is 3 years;
Level 3 Upper Secondary Education
Duration typically varies from 2 to 5 years. The most common duration is 3 years;
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Level 4 Post Secondary Non- tertiary education
Duration typically varies from 6 months to 2 or 3 years;
Level 5 Short-cycle tertiary education
Duration typically varies from 2 to 3 years; and
Level 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level
The duration of Bachelor’s or equivalent level programmes typically varies from 3 to 4 or more years when directly following ISCED level 3
Level 7 Master’s or equivalent level
The duration of Master’s or equivalent level programmes typically varies from 1 to 4 years when following ISCED level 6
Level 8 Doctoral or equivalent level
Duration is a minimum of 3 years.
E. ISCED Fields of Education and Training
00 Generic Programmes 01 Education 02 Arts and Humanities 03 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 04 Business, Administration and Law 05 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 06 Information and Communication Technologies 07 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 08 Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary 09 Health and Welfare 10 Services
II. International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC,
Rev.4)
a. Introduction
The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) is the
international reference classification of productive activities. Its main purpose is to provide a set
of activity categories that can be utilized for the collection and reporting of statistics according to
such activities.
The structure of the fourth revision of ISIC was considered and approved by the Statistical
Commission at its thirty-seventh session, in March 2006, as the internationally accepted
standard. It now replaces the third revision of the classification and its update, Revision 3.1,3
which have been in use since 1989 and 2002, respectively
b. Scope and Structure of the classification
Scope
ISIC is a classification according to kind of economic activity and therefore its scope has
historically been restricted to the classification of units engaged in economic production as
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defined by SNA, which states: “Economic production is an activity, carried out under the
responsibility, control and management of an institutional unit, that uses inputs of labour, capital,
and goods and services to produce outputs of goods and services”.
The scope of the present version of ISIC is defined by the production boundary of the System of
National Accounts (SNA), with one exception—activities in ISIC class 9820 (Undifferentiated
services-producing activities of private households for own use). This type of activity, in
combination with class 9810 (Undifferentiated goods- producing activities of private households
for own use), is used for measuring subsistence activities of households that cannot otherwise
be captured in the classification. These categories, however, cover only a subset of all
households, because households with clearly identifiable economic activities (whether market or
for own final use) are classified in other parts of ISIC. These two categories have been created
for special purposes, such as labour-force surveys, to cover combinations of household
activities that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to assign to a single ISIC category.
These two categories are generally not used in business surveys.
The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) consists of a
coherent and consistent classification structure of economic activities based on a set of
internationally agreed concepts, definitions, principles and classification rules. It provides a
comprehensive framework within which economic data can be collected and reported in a
format that is designed for purposes of economic analysis, decision-taking and policy-making.
The classification structure represents a standard format to organize detailed information about
the state of an economy according to economic principles and perceptions.
In practice, the classification is used for providing a continuing flow of information that is
indispensable for the monitoring, analysis and evaluation of the performance of an economy
over time. In addition to its primary application in statistics and subsequent economic analysis,
where information needs to be provided for narrowly defined economic activities (also referred
to as “industries”), ISIC is increasingly used also for administrative purposes, such as in tax
collection, issuing of business licenses etc.
Structure
The principles and criteria used to define and delineate classification categories at any level
depend on many factors, such as the potential use of the classification and the availability of
data. These criteria will also change depending on the level of aggregation considered. In an
activity classification, the criteria for detailed levels of the aggregation will inevitably consider
similarities in the actual production process, while at more aggregated levels of the
classification, this is largely irrelevant.
ISIC is built on a production-oriented or supply-based conceptual framework that groups
producing units into detailed industries based on similarities in the economic activity, taking into
account the inputs, the process and technology of production, the characteristics of the outputs
and the use to which outputs are applied.
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In general, the fourth revision of ISIC has tried to apply a more consistent approach, namely the
use of the production process to define categories at the most detailed level. Thus, activities
that share a common process in producing goods or services and use similar technologies are
grouped together. As in many other cases, however, the strong need for continuity, i.e.,
comparability with previous versions of the classification, may override changes in the
classification that could be made from the viewpoint of a consistent application of such a rule.
It has been designed as a four-level hierarchy between broad sections (the highest level),
divisions (the second level), groups (the third level) and class (the fourth level).There are 21
Sections, 88 Divisions, 233 groups and 419 classes.
C. Broad structure
The individual categories of ISIC have been aggregated into the following 21 sections:
Section Divisions Description
A 01–03 Agriculture, forestry and fishing
B 05–09 Mining and quarrying
C 10–33 Manufacturing
D 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
E 36–39 Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
F 41–43 Construction
G 45–47 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles H 49–53 Transportation and storage
I 55–56 Accommodation and food service activities J 58–63 Information and communication
K 64–66 Financial and insurance activities L 68 Real estate activities M 69-75 Professional, scientific and technical activities
N 77-82 Administrative and support service activities O 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
P 85 Education
Q 86-88 Human health and social work activities
R 90-93 Arts, entertainment and recreation
S 94-96 Other service activities T 97-98 Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-
producing activities of households for own use
U 99 Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies
III. International Standard Classification of Occupations
a. Introduction
The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) is an International Labour
Organization (ILO) classification structure for organizing information on labour and jobs. It is part
of the international family of economic and social classifications of the United Nations. The
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current version, known as ISCO-08, was published in 2008 and is the fourth iteration, following
ISCO-58, ISCO-68 and ISCO-88.
ISCO 08 was adopted as a resolution of tripartite meeting of experts on labour statistics held 3-6
Dec 2007. The resolution of the meeting of experts was endorsed by the governing body in
March 2008.
b. Units of Classification
The framework used for the design and construction of ISCO-08 is based on two main concepts:
The concept of Job and the concept of skill.
A job is defined as “a set of tasks and duties performed, or meant to be performed by
one person for one employer or in self-employment”
Occupation refers to the kind of work performed in the job. The concept of occupation is
defined as “a set of jobs whose main tasks and duties are characterized by a high
degree of similarity.
A skill is defined as the ability to carry out the tasks and duties of a given job. For the
purpose of ISCO-08 two dimensions of skill are used to arrange occupations into groups.
These are skill level and skill specialization;
- The concept of skill level is applied mainly at the top (major group) level of the
classification, giving more emphasis to the first of these operation measures, the
nature of the work performed, than the formal and informal education
requirements.
- Within each major group, occupations are arranged into unit groups, minor
groups, and sub major groups. On the basis of aspects of skill specialization.
c. Scope and Structure
Scope
ISCO-08 provides a system for classifying and aggregating occupational information obtained
by means of statistical censuses and surveys as well as from administrative records.
Globalization of the labour market has increased the demand for internationally comparable
occupational data for both statistical and administrative purposes. ISCO-08 aims are to provide:
a basis for the international reporting, comparison and exchange of statistical and administrative data about occupations;
a model for the development of national and regional classifications of occupations; and; a system that can be used directly in countries that have not developed their own
national classifications. It is intended for use in statistical applications and in a variety of client oriented applications.
Client oriented applications include the matching of job seekers with job vacancies, the
management of short or long term migration of workers between countries and the development
of vocational training programmes and guidance.
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Structure
ISCO-08 focuses on the tasks undertaken in the course of an occupation. The grouping levels
are determined by the skills required for the job.
Occupations are distributed across the groups according to the level and type of skills required
to engage in them. The skill-level criterion is based on the International Standard Classification
of Education (ISCED) and serves to characterize eight of the ten major groups. For example,
major group 9 of elementary occupations is composed of categories requiring skills equivalent
to those taught in primary education. There are two exceptions to this rule: major groups 0
(Armed forces) and 1 (Managers). In each major group, occupations are classified by type of
skill, a criterion that reflects four dimensions: scope of knowledge needed, tooling and
machinery used, equipment on which—or with which—persons work, and type of goods and
services produced.
ISCO-08 comprises four nested aggregation levels. At the detailed level, it is divided into 436
headings called unit groups. These are consolidated into 130 minor groups, which form 43 sub-
major groups and, at the most aggregated level, 10 major groups.
d. ISCO-08 Structure
The ISCO-08 divides jobs into 10 major groups:
1. Managers
2. Professionals
3. Technicians and associate professionals
4. Clerical support workers
5. Service and sales workers
6. Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
7. Craft and related trades workers
8. Plant and machine operators and assemblers
9. Elementary occupations
0. Armed forces occupations
e. ISCO-08 Skill Levels
ISCO-08 Skill Levels ISCED-97 Levels
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4 Level 6 second stage of tertiary education or higher
Level 5a first stage of tertiary education (first degree)
3 Level 5b first stage of tertiary education (short cycle)
2 Level 4 post-secondary, non tertiary education
Level 3 upper secondary level of education
Level 2 lower secondary level of education
1 Level 1 primary education
IV. Arab Standard Classification of Occupations
a- Introduction
ASCO-08 was developed through technical cooperation and financial support from GIZ to five Arab
countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Palestine). The work was carried out by 29 technical
teams comprising 159 experts. ASCO was based on JSCO 2004, ISCO-08 and Arab occupational
classification 1989.
The Arab standard classification of occupations (ASCO-08) has been adopted by the general
conference of the Arab labor in session (36) dated 9/4/2009
B. Units of Classification
The job represents the basic statistical unit in ASCO-08. A job is defined as “a set of tasks and
duties performed by one person for one employer (paid employment) or in self-employment”.
c. Scope and Structure
Scope
ASCO is a tool for organizing all jobs in an establishment, an industry or a country into a
clearly defined set of groups. It will normally consists of two components: - a descriptive
component, which usually consists of descriptions of the tasks and duties as well as other
aspects of the jobs which belong to each of the defined groups.; - the classification system
itself, which gives the guidelines on how jobs are to be classified into the most detailed
groups of occupations and how these detailed groups are to be further aggregated to
broader groups. This will lead to a common language and form the basis for data base on
human resources information.
ASCO is designed to serve several purposes. Although the detailed occupational
descriptions and the classification structure must be seen as two parts of integrated whole,
different user areas have different degrees of interest in the various elements. Detailed
occupational descriptions are used by those who need to know about the tasks, duties and
working conditions of jobs, i.e. mainly by client-oriented users broadly speaking, (i.e. those
responsible for job placement, vocational training and guidance, skill testing, regulating
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occupational work and migration control, etc.). The occupational descriptions are designed
primarily to meet the needs of such users. The classification structure, i.e. the grouping of
the detailed occupations together in progressively more aggregate groups, are designed
mainly to facilitate the sorting of jobs and persons into groups, i.e. for the matching of job
seekers and vacancies, or for statistical description and analysis of the labour market and
the social structure.
Structure
ASCO-08 adopted the concept of a ‘job’. Defined as a set of tasks or duties to be carried out
by one person, the notion of a job represents a basic element in the employment
relationship. Jobs are usually structured by employers (or by the worker in the case of self-
employment) and others, including professional bodies, employer and/or worker
organizations and governments, may regulate their definition. Jobs are recognized primarily
by the associated job title. Jobs are classified into groups according to the concept of ‘skill
level’ and ‘skill specialization’. Skill level is defined with respect to the duration of training
and/or work experience recognized in the field of employment concerned as being normally
required in order to perform the activities related to a job in a competent and efficient
manner. Skill specialization is defined as the field of knowledge required for competent,
thorough and efficient conduct of the tasks. In some areas of the classification it refers also
to the type of work performed (e.g. materials worked with, tools used, etc.). Skill levels are
approximated by the length of time deemed necessary for a person to become fully
competent in the performance of the tasks associated with a job. This, in turn, is a function
of the time taken to gain necessary formal qualifications or the required amount of work-
based training. Apart from formal training and qualifications, some tasks require varying
types of experience, possibly in other tasks, for competence to be acquired. Within the
broad structure of the classification (major groups and sub-major groups) reference can be
made to these five skill levels.
Within each major group jobs are arranged into unit groups, minor groups, sub-major groups
on the basis of skill specialization.
ASCO -08 comprises five nested aggregation levels. At the detailed level (job title), it includes
2993 job titles, aggregated into 430 headings called unit groups. These are consolidated into
142 minor groups, which form 46 sub-major groups and, at the most aggregated level, 10 major
groups. Based on their similarity in terms of skill level and skill specialization required for the
jobs.
d. ASCO-08 Structure
The ASCO-08 divides jobs into 10 major groups:
1. Managers, Legislators and Senior officials
2. Professionals
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3. Technicians and associate professionals
4. Clarks
5. Service and sales workers in markets and shops
6. Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
7. Craft and related trades workers
8. Plant and machine operators, and assemblers
9. Elementary occupations
0. Armed forces occupations
e. ASCO-08 Skill Levels
ASCO-08 Skill
Levels
ISCED-97 Levels
1 Level 6 second stage of tertiary education or higher
Level 5a first stage of tertiary education (first degree)
2 Level 5b first stage of tertiary education (short cycle)
3 Level 4 post-secondary, non tertiary education
4 Level 3 upper secondary level of education
Level 2 lower secondary level of education
5 Level 1 primary education
V. Jordan Standard Classification of Occupations (JSCO-04)
a. Introduction
JSCO-04 has been developed and published by NCHRD in 2004, and was indorsed by the
cabinet.
b. Unit of classification
JSCO-04 used the concept of a “Job” as the basic statistical unit. A job is defined as “a set of
tasks and duties to be carried out by one person for one employer (paid employment) or in self
employment” .
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c. Scope and structure
Scope
a tool for organizing jobs into a clearly defined set of groups according to the tasks and
duties undertaken in the job. It is intended for use in statistical applications and in a
variety of client oriented applications. Client oriented applications include the matching of
job seekers with job vacancies, the management of short or long term migration of
workers between countries and the development of vocational training programmes and
guidance.
Structure
Jobs are classified into groups according to the concept of ‘skill level’ and ‘skill
specialization’. Skill level is defined with respect to the duration of training and/or work
experience recognized in the field of employment concerned as being normally required
in order to perform the activities related to a job in a competent and efficient manner.
Skill specialization is defined as the field of knowledge required for competent, thorough
and efficient conduct of the tasks.
Jobs are distributed across the groups according to the level and type of skills required
to engage in them. The skill-level criterion is based on the International Standard
Classification of Education (ISCED 97) and serves to characterize eight of the ten major
groups. For example, major group 9 of elementary occupations is composed of
categories requiring skills equivalent to those taught in primary education. There are two
exceptions to this rule: major groups 0 (Armed forces) and 1 (Managers, legislators and
senior officials). In each major group, Jobs are classified by type of skill, a criterion that
reflects four dimensions: scope of knowledge needed, tooling and machinery used,
equipment on which—or with which—persons work, and type of goods and services
produced.
Jobs are nested into five levels of aggregation. At the detailed level you find job titles,
and then is divided into headings called unit groups. These are consolidated into minor
groups and sub-major groups, at the most aggregated level, 10 major groups.
d. JSCO-04 Structure
The JSCO-04 divides jobs into 10 major groups:
1 Managers, legislators and senior officials
2 Professionals
3 Technicians and associate professionals
4 Clarks
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5 Service and sales workers in markets and shops
6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
7 Craft and related trades workers
8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers
9 Elementary occupations
0 Armed forces occupations
e. JSCO-04 Skill Levels
JSCO-04 Skill Levels ISCED-97 Levels
1 Level 6 second stage of tertiary education or higher
Level 5a first stage of tertiary education (first degree)
2 Level 5b first stage of tertiary education (short cycle)
3 Level 4 post-secondary, non-tertiary education
4 Level 3 upper secondary level of education
Level 2 lower secondary level of education
5 Level 1 primary education
VI. Jordan standard classification of education (JSCED-04)
a. Introduction
JSCED-04 was developed on the basis of ISCED 97 and published by NCHRD in 2004.
b. Unit of classification
The basic unit of classification in JSCED-04 is the educational specialization. Educational
specializations are defined on the basis of their educational content as an array or sequence of
educational activities which are organized to accomplish a pre-determined objective or a
specified set of educational tasks. Objectives can, for example, be preparation for more
advanced study, qualification for an occupation or range of occupations, or simply an increase
of knowledge and understanding.
c. Scope and structure
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Scope
JSCED provides an integrated and consistent statistical framework for the collection
and reporting of internationally comparable education statistics. It contains two
components:
- a statistical framework for the comprehensive statistical description of national
education and learning systems along a set of variables that are of key interest to
policy makers in international educational comparisons; and
- a methodology that translates national educational programmes into an
internationally comparable set of categories for (i) the levels of education; and (ii)
the fields of education
The application of ISCED facilitates the transformation of detailed national education
statistics on participants, providers and sponsors of education, compiled on the basis of
national concepts and definitions, into aggregate categories that are internationally
comparable and that can be meaningfully interpreted.
Structure
At the top level JSCED-04 includes 10 broad groups divided into 25 fields then fields
are divided into programmes and then to specialization.
d. Levels of education
Level 0 – Pre-primary education
Level 1 – Primary education or first stage of basic education
Level 2 – Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Level 3 – (Upper) secondary education
Level 4 – Post-secondary short cycle tertiary education (community colleges)
Level 5 – First and second stages of tertiary education ( 1st and 2nd degrees )
Level 6 – Third stage of tertiary education (3rd degree)
e. Broad groups
0 general programme
1 education
2 Humanities and arts
3 Social Sciences, Business and law
4 Science, mathematics and computerization
5 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
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6 Agriculture and veterinary
7 Health and welfare
8 Service
VII. Jordan Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (JSIC)
a. Introduction
JSIC has been developed by NCHRD on the basis of ISIC rev.3.1 and published in Sep 2004.
b. Unit of Classification
An institutional unit in its capacity as a producer of goods and services is known as an
enterprise, the economic activity of the enterprise forms the basic unit of the classification.
An enterprise is an economic transactor with autonomy in respect of financial and investment
decision-making, as well as authority and responsibility for allocating resources for the
production of goods and services. It may be engaged in one or many productive activities.
c. Scope and Structure
Scope
The ISIC is intended to be a standard classification of productive economic activities. Its
main purpose is to provide a set of activity categories that can be utilized for the
collection and presentation of statistics according to such activities.
Economic statistics are required by different users for various types of analysis. The
System of National Accounts are a principal user and they have particular requirements,
but there are also other users including policy analysts, business analysts, and
businesses themselves that use economic data for studying industrial performance,
productivity, market share and other issues.
Structure
The main criteria employed in delineating divisions and groups (the two- and three-digit
categories, respectively) of the JSIC concern the characteristics of the activities of
producing units which are strategic in determining the degree of similarity in the structure
of the units and certain relationships in an economy.
It has been designed as a five-level hierarchy between broad sections (the highest
level), divisions (the second level), groups (the third level), major class (the fourth level)
and sub-major class (the fifth level).There are 17 Sections, 61 Divisions, 161 groups,
301 classes and 1279 sub-major classes.
d. Broad Structure
The individual categories of JSIC have been aggregated into the following 17 sections:
Section Division Description A 01,02 Agriculture, hunting and forestry
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B 05 Fishing C 10-14 Mining and quarrying D 15-37 Manufacturing E 40,41 Electricity, gas and water supply F 45 Construction G 50-52 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and
personal and household goods H 55 Hotels and restaurants I 60-64 Transport, storage and communications J 65-67 Financial intermediation K 70-74 Real estate, renting and business activities L 75 Public administration and defense; compulsory social security M 80 Education N 85 Health and social work O 90-93 Other community, social and personal service activities P 95 Activities of private households as employers and undifferentiated
production activities of private households Q 99 Extra-territorial organizations and bodies
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3- MAPPIGN SHEET (Mapping Standards Classification Used in Jordan)
Ser. No
Agency What Classification
used
For what purpose Remarks
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DOS ISIC Rev.4 Economic surveys (Enterprise census)
Reporting, comparison and exchange information related to national accounts,
Distribution of labor force (employment and unemployment) by sectors of economic activities,
Distribution of foreign by economic activity
ISCO-08 Employment and unemployment surveys
Population Census
National and international reporting, comparison and exchange of statistical and administrative information about occupations,
Sorting of jobs and persons into occupational groups,
Distribution of labor force (employment and unemployment) by Occupation,
Distribution of foreign workers by Occupation.
ISCED Employment and unemployment surveys
Population Census
Distribution of labor force (employment and unemployment) by educational level and educational programs (specializations)
Distribution of foreign workers by educational programme and educational level
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NCHRD ISIC Rev.4 Distribution of labor force (employment and unemployment) by sectors of economic activities.
Distribution of foreign by economic activity
NCHRD Depends on DOS statistical information, and follow the same standard classification
ISCO-08 Develop a data base on labour market information
Distribution of labor force (employment and unemployment) by Occupation,
Distribution of foreign workers by Occupation.
Develop labour market indicators
ISCED Develop a data base on human resources information
Distribution of labor force (employment and unemployment) by Educational level and training program,
Distribution of labor force supply by Educational level and training program,
Develop general education, TEVET and higher education indicators
3
JCI Special Industrial Classification (10 basic Sectors) Approved by the Cabinet
Reporting on Industrial (economy) sectors covering employment size, Capital and exports
JCI will shift to ISIC Rev.4 starting 01/01/2016
4
JCC Special Classification of sectors of Commerce (10 sectors in accordance with chamber of commerce
bylaw)
Reporting on Industrial (economy) sectors covering employment size, Capital and investment
JCC will shift to ISIC Rev.4 starting 01/01/2016
5 SSC ISIC Rev.4 Classification of Enterprises, Establishment and workers by economic activities
6
MOL ISIC Rev.4 Classification of Enterprises and Establishment by economic activities
ISCO-88 Reporting on labor
JSCO For the matching of job seekers and vacancies
7 GFOJTU NON NON
8
CAQA ASCO-08 Accrediting training programs offered by training providers,
Developing Occupational Standards,
Developing Occupational tests.
9
VTC ASCO-08 Curricula Development,
Training program Development,
Development of Occupational tests.
10 UNRWA NON NON
11 BAU NON NON
12
E-TVET Council
ASCO (Adopted in session NO. 8 dated 03/06/2009
13 CSB ASCO-08
(partially) Classifications and descriptions of 3
rd category posts
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14 JIC NON NON NON
4- Recommendations
The participants discussed the future activities and assistants of ILO. The following
recommendations resulted and agreed upon:
Developing practical mechanisms and manual to link:
ISIC 4 with the adopted standard classification of the occupations
ISCED 11 with the adopted standard classification of the occupations
Adding a fifth aggregation level to ISIC 4 to meet the occupational work regulation law
and to facilitate the linking activity
Adding a fourth aggregation level to ISCED 2011 (IE the specialization)
Assisting in developing, administering and maintenance of:
Labor market information system
Human resources information system
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5- List of participants
# Name Body
1. Israa Ali National Employment (NET) Company
2. Mohammed Alsoub National Employment (NET) Company
3. Yaseen Alrawashdeh National Employment (NET) Company
4. Mohammed Alsmadi Balqa Applied University (BAU)
5. Mohammed Kloub Balqa Applied University (BAU)
6. Ahmad Othman Aqel Private Sector
7. Mohammed Sulaiman Saloons Association
8. Kahid Abu Alhaija USAID WFDP
9. Khalid Jebreen UNRWA
10 Mohammed Irshid Center o0f Accreditation and Quality Assurance (CAQA)
11. Yasser Ali UNRWA
12. Ahmad Mustafa ILO Expert
13. Ikram Ibraheem Olimat Jordan Engineers’ Association
14. Patrick Daru ILO
15. Ahmad Albadareen ILO
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6- Agencies Visited and/ or contacted
Ser NO. Agency Contact Person
1 DOS Mr. Abdelwadoud Maa’touq/ Assistant Director General for technical affairs
2 NCHRD Mrs. Manal Al-Ziq/ Programmer/Human resources Development information
3 JCI Dr Maher Almahrouq/ Derector of JCI
4 JCC MS Samia Alnajjar/ Chairman Office
5 SSC Mr. Mohammad Khrais/ Director of Research and Actuarial Studies
6 MOL MS Nadia Awartani/ Head of information Section MS Hanadi Abu Ghoush/ Employment Directorate
7 GFOJTU Mr. Ahmad Alshawabkeh
8 CAQA Mr. Mohammed Al Bataineh/ Head of Accreditation and licensing section
9 VTC Dr. Mahmoud Al Disi/ Director of programs, testing and learning recourses directorate
10 UNRWA Dr. Arobah Labadi Mr. Khalid Abo Laban
11 BAU Dr. Mohammed Al Kluob/ Director of the center for Development and quality Assurance
12 E-TVET Council
Mr. Tareq Al Rashdan/Secretary of the council
13 CSB Mr Mazen Tobasi, Expert post Classification
14 JIC Mr. Abdallah Al-Qudah/ Economic Researcher
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7- References
Web references
- http://www.nchrd.gov.jo/Home/StandardClassificationOccupation/tabid/121/language/en-US/language/ar-JO/Default.aspx
- - http://www.nchrd.gov.jo/Home/StandardClassif
icationOccupation/tabid/121/language/en-US/language/ar-JO/Default.aspx
- - www.nchrd.gov.jo/.../Arab%20Standard%20Cl
assifica - http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcst.as
p?Cl=27 - - http://www.dos.gov.jo/sdb_ec/act_str.htm - - http://www.almanar.jo/Pages/PageNotFoundE
rror.aspx?requestUrl=http://www.almanar.jo/almanaren/HumanResourceInformation/ClassificationSystems/tabid/128/language/en-US/Default.aspx
- - http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/i
sced97-en.pdf