Economic and social classifications: methodology and application - 2025

Economic and social classifications: methodology and application - 2025

Course Leader

Matthias FLOHR

• Statisticians at a National Statistical Institute who have recently begun working in the field of economic statistical classifications or dealing with a domain for which the use of economic statistical classifications is essential 

• Sound command of English. Participants should be able to make short interventions and to actively participate in discussions.

• The course should provide participants with a better understanding of the underlying principles and concepts of European and international economic classifications, their content and use.

• Basic principles of classifications
• International system of economic classifications and the family of international economic classifications
• Legal aspects of European classifications 
• International and European economic classifications: 
• NACE Rev. 2.1 and ISIC Rev.5 
• CPA Version 2.2 and CPC Version 3
• Harmonised system, Combined Nomenclature, PRODCOM
• Brief overview of other classifications:
• Functional/purpose classifications: COICOP 2018 and ECOICOP version 2
• ISCO, ISCED 
• Interpretation and classification guidelines and rules

• Tools and sources: ShowVoc, CIRCABC, the UN classification registry and other classification databases

• Participants are familiarised with economic statistical classifications, their correspondences and their applications.

• Improved knowledge and understanding of the main issues related to economic classifications and their use.

• Presentations and lectures
• Exchange of views/experiences on national practices
• Exercises

• Introductory guidelines of the NACE Rev. 2.1 publication 

• Participants are required to write a short description of their own activity as well as a short description of the organisational work regarding practices, problems and experiences in the subject. These short descriptions should be submitted by end of August 2025 to Eurostat.
• Bring your institution notebook

• Claude Macchi (B1)
• Matthias Flohr (B1)
• Michael Mietzner (B1)
• Irina Schön (B1)

Further lecturers (G3, B1, A2) to be confirmed.