ISIC 8540—Tertiary education

Where 8540 sits

1. Q Education
2. 85 Education
3. 854 Tertiary education
4. 8540 Tertiary education

What 8540 includes

• This class includes the furnishing of tertiary academic, professional and vocational courses and granting of degrees at short-cycle bachelor or equivalent level, master's or equivalent level. Education in public and private universities provided at the level of
• Short cycle studies, usually based on practical learning appropriate to the performance of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the labour market or other higher education programmes
• First cycle studies, where applicants are accepted with a secondary school leaving certificate, leading to a first degree qualification,
• Second-cycle studies open to applicants holding at least a first-cycle qualification and leading to a second-cycle qualification
• Comprehensive master degree courses open to applicants holding a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a second-cycle qualification
• Postgraduate studies, which shall be open to candidates who have completed at least first-cycle studies leading to a postgraduate qualification,
• Education in doctoral schools third-cycle studies (training for doctoral students) to which candidates are admitted if they have completed at least second-cycle studies, leading to a third-cycle qualification
• Education shall be conducted as full-time and part-time studies.
• Short-cycle vocational education and training programmes at isced-p 2011 level 5, -higher vocational and professional education and training programmes at isced-p 2011 level 6 and isced-p 2011 level 7, for example those leading to master craftsmen qualifications
• Education activities of performing arts schools providing tertiary education, -adult or continuing education programmes equivalent in complexity of content to the education given in education activities already classified at this level.

What 8540 excludes

• Non-formal education and training, see 855

8540 in other systems