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1 online resource (433 pages) |
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Title page; Copyright; PREFACE; CONTENTS; PART I INTRODUCTORY AND METHODOLOGICAL NOTES; 1. NATURE, OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT OF ISCO-08; 1.1 Overview of ISCO-08; 1.2 Main objectives of ISCO; 1.3 Historical background; 1.4 Overview of the updating process and consultations; 1.5 Scope of the updating work; 1.6 Definitions of groups; 1.7 Index of occupational titles; 2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, DESIGN, STRUCTUREAND CONTENT OF ISCO-08; 2.1 Underlying concepts; 2.2 Definitions of the four ISCO skill levels; 2.3 Application of the four skill levels to the ISCO-08 major groups; Table |
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1. Mapping of ISCO-08 major groups to skill levels2. Mapping of the four ISCO-08 skill levels to ISCED-97 levels of education; 2.4 Occupations for which formal education requirements differ between countries; 2.5 Classification structure and code scheme; 2.6 Thematic views; 2.7 Definitions of groups; 3. MAJOR CHANGES BETWEEN ISCO-88 AND ISCO-08; 3.1 Summary of changes and the reasons for them; Table; 3. Numbers of groups at each level of ISCO-08; 3.2 Managerial and supervisory occupations; 3.3 Professional and technical occupations |
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4. Sub-major groups in Major Group 2: Professionals, ISCO-88 and ISCO-083.4 Clerical, sales and services occupations; 5. Sub-major groups in Major Group 3: Technicians and Associate Professionals, ISCO-88 and ISCO-08; 6. Sub-major and minor groups in Major Group 5, ISCO-88 and ISCO-08; 3.5 Occupations in agriculture, forestry and fisheries; 3.6 Occupations in crafts, repair and operation of machinery; 3.7 Improved identification of elementary occupations and of occupations predominant in informal employment |
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7. Sub-major and minor groups in Major Group 9: Elementary Occupations, ISCO-88 and ISCO-084. NOTES ON SPECIFIC ISSUES AND BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; 4.1 Purpose of these notes; 4.2 Boundary issues affecting a broad spectrum of occupations; 4.3 Managers, supervisors and operators of businesses; 4.4 Related occupations at different skill levels; 4.5 Boundaries between occupational groups in agriculture, forestry and fisheries; 5. ADAPTING ISCO-08 FOR NATIONAL USE AND FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF INTERNATIONALLY COMPARABLE DATA; 5.1 Scenarios for the adaptation of ISCO-08 for national use |
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5.2 Adopting ISCO-08 directly for national purposes5.3 Development of review of a national classification based on ISCO-08; 5.4 Mapping national occupation classifications to ISCO; 5.5 Coding to both the national occupation classification and ISCO; 6. COLLECTION AND CODING OF DATA FOR CLASSIFICATIONSBASED ON ISCO-08; 6.1 Information needed for coding; 6.2 Types of question on occupation; 6.3 Suggested questions recommended for testing and further development; 6.4 Assigning classification codes to survey responses (coding); 6.5 Coding of vague and inadequate responses |
| Summary |
The International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08) is a four-level hierarchically structured classification that covers all jobs in the world. Developed with the benefit of accumulated national and international experience as well as the help of experts from many countries and agencies, ISCO-08 is fully supported by the international community as an accepted standard for international labour statistics |
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Print version record |
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Occupations -- Classification.
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Occupations
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Classification
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789221259534 |
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9221259536 |
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