How to read the concordance table

The concordance of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011 to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 1997 shows the Canadian interpretation of the relationships between the two classifications.

The concordance is presented in the form of two concordance tables arranged in the sequence of each classification. The first concordance table is in the order of CIP Canada 2011, with the CIP Canada 2011 class codes shown on the left side of the table. The second concordance table is in the order of ISCED 1997, with the ISCED 1997 class codes shown on the left side of the table.

The concordance is shown at the lowest level of both classifications, namely at the 6-digit level in CIP Canada 2011 and the 2-digit level in ISCED 1997.

The concordance was built from the example programs provided in CIP Canada 2011 to illustrate the content of its 6-digit classes. Each example program was mapped to ISCED 1997, and the resulting code pairs were summarized. This summary shows how the example programs for each CIP Canada 2011 class map into the fields of education of ISCED 1997 and, conversely, how the programs in each ISCED 1997 field of education map into the CIP Canada 2011 classes.

The relationships between the two classifications can be simple or complex. The following examples are presented to illustrate how the table should be read.

An asterisk in the column labeled “P” indicates that only a portion of the content of the class on the right was mapped from the class on the left. (Note that the asterisk marked class on the right will reappear against all the classes on the left to which it partially relates.)

A blank in the column labeled “P” indicates that the entire content of the class on the right was mapped from the class on the left.

In the first example, each CIP Canada 2011 class links to one partial ISCED 1997 class.

When there is an asterisk in the column labeled “P,” and the explanatory notes column is blank, then the entire content of the CIP class on the left maps to the ISCED class on the right, and the entire content of the CIP class on the left accounts for only a portion of the content of the ISCED class on the right.

In the second example, the CIP Canada 2011 class links to more than one partial ISCED 1997 class.

When there is an asterisk in the column labeled “P,” and there is an explanatory note, then the explanatory note provides a short description of what content from the CIP class on the left maps to the ISCED class on the right.

In the example below, oil and gas drilling programs from the CIP class on the left map to ISCED class 54 Manufacturing and processing, and water wells drilling programs from that CIP class map to ISCED class 58 Architecture and building. The content from the CIP class on the left accounts for only a portion of the content of each of the ISCED classes on the right.

In the third example, an ISCED 1997 class links to more than one entire CIP Canada 2011 class.

There is no asterisk in the column labeled “P,” and the explanatory notes column is blank, meaning that the entire content of each of the CIP classes on the right was mapped from the ISCED class on the left.

In the fourth example, an ISCED 1997 class links to more than one CIP Canada 2011 class, mapping to both entire and partial CIP Canada 2011 classes.

Where there is no asterisk in the column labeled “P,” and the explanatory notes column is blank, then the entire content of each of the CIP classes on the right was mapped from the ISCED class on the left.

When there is an asterisk in the column labeled “P,” and there is an explanatory note, then the explanatory note provides a short description of what content from the ISCED class on the left maps to the CIP class on the right.