Nomenclature_des_niveaux_de_formation
National Classification of Levels of Training
System to measure individual's training in France
The National Classification of Levels of Training (French: Nomenclature des niveaux de formation) is a system used in France for statistical purposes to measure an individual's training. Two classifications are commonly used:[1] The nomenclature des niveaux de formation (national classification of levels of training),[2] established in 1969 by the Commission statistique nationale (national statistical commission), and the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), validated by UNESCO in 1997 and used for international comparisons.
The first one is used by the Ministry of National Education, but also by the French employment agency, to classify jobseekers by education level, and by INSEE for the census,[3] ...
The issue of classification reform arises from European degrees harmonization, including the phasing of final diplomas of undergraduate higher education (level III). However, even after the phasing, there are still many graduates. Thus, although the Certificat d'études primaires was officially abolished in 1989, which does not prevent to find today, in the French population, individuals who had stopped at this level of training.[clarification needed]