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educationalLevel

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Thing > Property :: educationalLevel
The level in terms of progression through an educational or training context. Examples of educational levels include 'beginner', 'intermediate' or 'advanced', and formal sets of level indicators.

Values expected to be one of these types

Used on these types

Source

https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1779


Examples

Example 1
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<h1>HNC Facilities Management</h1>
<p>Higher National qualifications provide practical skills and theoretical
  knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC in Facilities Management
  (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of the modern Facilities
  Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ services, and is aimed
  at those in supervisory and management roles or aspiring managers within the
  wider realm of Facilities Services.</p>
<h2>Mapping to National Occupational Standards</h2>
<ul>
  <li>ASTFM401 Understand facilities management and its place in the organisation</li>
  <li>[etc]</li>
</ul>
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/EducationalOccupationalCredential">
  <h1 itemprop="name">HNC Facilities Management</h1>
  <p itemprop="description">Higher National qualifications provide practical
    skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC
    in Facilities Management (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of the
    modern Facilities Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’
    services, and is aimed at those in supervisory and management roles or
    aspiring managers within the wider realm of Facilities Services.</p>
  <div itemprop="educationalLevel"
       itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
    <meta itemprop="name" content="SCQF Level 7" />
    <link itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71377.html" />
  </div>
  <div itemprop="credentialCategory"
       itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
    <meta itemprop="name" content="Higher National Certificate" />
    <meta itemprop="termCode" content="HNC" />
  </div>
  <h2>Mapping to National Occupational Standards</h2>
  <ul>
    <li itemprop="competencyRequired"
        itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
      <span itemprop="termCode">ASTFM401</span>
      <span itemprop="name">Understand facilities management and its place in the organisation</span>
      <link itemprop="url" href="https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/PublishedNos/ASTFM401.pdf" />
      <link itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/" />
    </li>
    <li>[etc]</li>
  </ul>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div  vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="EducationalOccupationalCredential">
  <h1 property="name">HNC Facilities Management</h1>
  <p property="description">Higher National qualifications provide practical
    skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC
    in Facilities Management (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of
    the modern Facilities Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’
    services, and is aimed at those in supervisory and management roles or
    aspiring managers within the wider realm of Facilities Services.</p>
  <div property="educationalLevel" typeof="DefinedTerm">
    <meta property="name" content="SCQF Level 7" />
    <link property="inDefinedTermSet" href="https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71377.html" />
  </div>
  <div property="credentialCategory" typeof="DefinedTerm">
    <meta property="name" content="Higher National Certificate" />
    <meta property="termCode" content="HNC" />
  </div>
  <h2>Mapping to National Occupational Standards</h2>
  <ul>
    <li property="competencyRequired" typeof="DefinedTerm">
      <span property="termCode">ASTFM401</span>
      <span property="name">Understand facilities management and its place in the organisation</span>
      <link property="url" href="https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/PublishedNos/ASTFM401.pdf" />
      <link property="inDefinedTermSet" href="https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/" />
    </li>
    <li>[etc]</li>
  </ul>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "EducationalOccupationalCredential",
  "name" : "HNC Facilities Management",
  "description" : "Higher National qualifications provide practical skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC in Facilities Management (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of the modern Facilities Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ services, and is aimed at those in supervisory and management roles or aspiring managers within the wider realm of Facilities Services.",
  "educationalLevel" : {
    "@type": "DefinedTerm",
    "name": "SCQF Level 7",
    "inDefinedTermSet": "https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71377.html"
  },
  "credentialCategory" : {
    "@type": "DefinedTerm",
    "name": "Higher National Certificate",
    "termCode": "HNC"
  },
  "competencyRequired" : {
    "@type": "DefinedTerm",
    "termCode": "ASTFM401",
    "name": "Understand facilities management and its place in the organisation",
    "url": "https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/PublishedNos/ASTFM401.pdf",
    "inDefinedTermSet": "https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/"
  }
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 2
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<!-- A lesson plan for US second grade teachers. -->
<div>
  <h1>Designing a treasure map</h1>
  <p>Resource type: lesson plan, learning activity</p>
  <p>Target audience: teachers</p>
  <p>Educational level: US Grade 2</p>
  <p>Link to lesson plan: <a href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
</div>
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<!-- A lesson plan for US second grade teachers. -->
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork">
    <h1 itemprop="name">Designing a treasure map</h1>
    <p>Resource type:
      <span itemprop="learningResourceType">lesson plan</span>,
      <span itemprop="learningResourceType">learning activity</span>
    </p>
    <p>Target audience:
      <span itemprop="audience" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/EducationalAudience">
        <span itemprop="educationalRole">teacher</span></span>s.
    </p>
    <p itemprop="educationalLevel" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
        <span itemprop="inDefinedTermSet">US Grade Levels</span>
        <span itemprop="name">2</span>
        <link itemprop="url" href="http://purl.org/ASN/scheme/ASNEducationLevel/2" />
    </p>
    <p>Link to lesson plan: <a itemprop="url" href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<!-- A list of the issues for a single volume of a given periodical. -->
<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="CreativeWork">
    <h1 property="name">Designing a treasure map</h1>
    <p>Resource type:
    <span property="learningResourceType"> lesson plan</span>,
    <span property="learningResourceType"> learning activity</span>
    </p>
    <p>Target audience:
      <span rel="audience" typeof="EducationalAudience">
        <span property="educationalRole">teacher</span>s
      </span>
    </p>
    <p rel="educationalLevel" typeof="DefinedTerm">
        <span property="inDefinedTermSet">US Grade Levels</span>
        <span property="name">2</span>
        <span rel="url" resource="http://purl.org/ASN/scheme/ASNEducationLevel/2"></span>
    </p>
    <p>Link to lesson plan: <a property="url" href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "CreativeWork",
  "name": "Designing a treasure map",
  "learningResourceType": [
    "lesson plan",
    "learning activity"
    ],
  "audience": {
    "@type": "EducationalAudience",
    "educationalRole": "teacher"
  },
  "educationalLevel": {
    "@type": "DefinedTerm",
    "inDefinedTermSet": "US Grade Levels",
    "name": "2",
    "url": "http://purl.org/ASN/scheme/ASNEducationLevel/2"
  },
  "url": "http://example.org/lessonplan"
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 3
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<div>
    <h1>The Declaration of Arbroath</h1>
    <p>A lesson plan for teachers with associated video.
       Typical length of lesson, 1 hour.
       Recommended for children aged 10-12 years old.
    </p>
    <p>Subject: Wars of Scottish independence</p>
    <p>Alignment to curriculum:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>England
            National Curriculum: KS 3 History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)
        </li>
        <li>Scotland
            SCQF: Level 2
            Curriculum for Excellence: Social studies: people past events and societies
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p>Link to lesson plan: <a href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
    <video>
        <source src="http://example.org/movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
        Duration 03:12
    </video>
    <p>This example is based on <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr">Declaration of Arbroath</a> from BBC Bitesize</p>

</div>
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage">
    <h1 itemprop="name">The Declaration of Arbroath</h1>
    <p>A <span itemprop="learningResourceType">lesson plan</span>
       for <span itemprop="audience"
                 itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/EducationalAudience">
           <span itemprop="educationalRole">teacher</span></span>s with associated video.
       Typical length of lesson, <span itemprop="timeRequired" content="PT1H">1 hour</span>.
       Recommended for children aged <span itemprop="typicalAgeRange">10-12</span> years old.
    </p>
    <p>Subject: <span itemprop="about">Wars of Scottish independence</span></p>
    <p>Alignment to curriculum:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>England
            <span itemprop="educationalLevel"
                  itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
                <span itemprop="inDefinedTermSet"
                      itemscope
                      itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet">
                  <span itemprop="name">The National Curriculum for England</span>:
                  <link itemprop="url" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum" />

                </span>
                <span itemprop="name">Key Stage 3</span>
            </span>
            <span itemprop="educationalAlignment"
                  itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
                <meta itemprop="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
                <meta itemprop="educationalFramework" content="The National Curriculum for England" />
                <span itemprop="targetName">History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)</span>
                <link itemprop="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/ENC/subjects/3102">
            </span>
        </li>
        <li>Scotland
            <span itemprop="educationalLevel"
                  itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
                <span itemprop="inDefinedTermSet"
                      itemscope
                      itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet">
                  <span itemprop="name">SCQF</span>
                  <link itemprop="url" href="https://scqf.org.uk/">
                </span>:
                <span itemprop="name">Level 2</span>
            </span>
            <span itemprop="educationalAlignment"
                  itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
                <meta itemprop="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
                <span itemprop="educationalFramework"> Curriculum for Excellence</span>:
                <span itemprop="targetName">Social studies: people past events and societies</span>
                <link itemprop="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/CFE/subjects/3362">
            </span>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p>Link to lesson plan: <a itemprop="url" href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
    <video itemprop="video" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/VideoObject">
        <source itemprop="url" src="http://example.org/movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
        <span itemprop="name">Video Title</span>
        <span itemprop="description">Video description</span>
        <span itemprop="uploadDate">2000-01-01</span>
        <img itemprop="thumbnailUrl" src="http://example.org/thubnail.mp4" alt="thumbnail" >
        Duration: <span itemprop="duration" content="PT3M12S">03:12</span>
    </video>
    <p>This example is based on <a itemprop="isBasedOn" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr">Declaration of Arbroath</a> from BBC Bitesize</p>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="WebPage">
    <h1 property="name">The Declaration of Arbroath</h1>
    <p>A <span property="learningResourceType">lesson plan</span>
       for <span rel="audience"
                 typeof="EducationalAudience">
           <span property="educationalRole">teacher</span></span>s with associated video.
       Typical length of lesson, <span property="timeRequired" content="PT1H">1 hour</span>.
       Recommended for children aged <span property="typicalAgeRange">10-12</span> years old.
    </p>
    <p>Subject: <span property="about">Wars of Scottish independence</span></p>
    <p>Alignment to curriculum:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>England
            <span rel="educationalLevel"
                  typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
                <span property="inDefinedTermSet"
                   typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet">
                  <span property="name">The National Curriculum for England</span>:
                  <link property="url" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum"/>
                </span>:
                <span property="name">KS 3</span>
            </span>
            <span rel="educationalAlignment"
                  typeof="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
                <meta property="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
                <meta property="educationalFramework" content="The National Curriculum for England" />
                <span property="targetName">History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)</span>
                <link property="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/ENC/subjects/3102" />
            </span>
        </li>
        <li>Scotland
            <span rel="educationalLevel"
                typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
              <span property="inDefinedTermSet"
                typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet" >
                <span property="name">SCQF</span>
                <link property="url" href="https://scqf.org.uk/">
              </span>:
              <span property="name">Level 2</span>
            </span>
            <span rel="educationalAlignment"
                  typeof="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
                <meta property="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
                <span property="educationalFramework"> Curriculum for Excellence</span>:
                <span property="targetName">Social studies: people past events and societies</span>
                <link property="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/CFE/subjects/3362" />
            </span>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p>Link to lesson plan: <a property="url" href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
    <video rel="video" typeof="https://schema.org/VideoObject">
        <source property="url" src="http://example.org/movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
        <span property="name">Video Title</span>
        <span property="description">Video description</span>
        <span property="uploadDate">2000-01-01</span>
        <img property="thumbnailUrl" src="http://example.org/thubnail.mp4" alt="thumbnail" />
        Duration: <span property="duration" content="PT3M12S">03:12</span>
    </video>
    <p>This example is based on <a property="isBasedOn" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr">Declaration of Arbroath</a> from BBC Bitesize</p>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">

{
  "@context":  "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "WebPage",
  "name": "The Declaration of Arbroath",
  "about": "Wars of Scottish independence",
  "learningResourceType": "lesson plan",
  "timeRequired": "PT1H",
  "typicalAgeRange": "10-12",
  "audience": {
      "@type": "EducationalAudience",
      "educationalRole": "teacher"
  },
  "educationalAlignment": [
    {
      "@type": "AlignmentObject",
      "alignmentType": "educationalSubject",
      "educationalFramework": " Curriculum for Excellence",
      "targetName": "Social studies: people past events and societies",
      "targetUrl": "http://example.org/CFE/subjects/3362"
    },
    {
      "@type": "AlignmentObject",
      "alignmentType": "educationalSubject",
      "educationalFramework": "The National Curriculum for England",
      "targetName": "History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)",
      "targetUrl" : "http://example.org/ENC/subjects/3102"
    }
  ],
  "educationalLevel": [
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "name": "Level 2",
      "inDefinedTermSet": {
	    "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
        "name": "SCQF",
        "url": "https://scqf.org.uk/"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "name": "KS 3",
      "inDefinedTermSet": {
	    "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
        "name": "The National Curriculum for England",
        "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum"
      }
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://example.org/lessonplan",

  "video": {
    "@type": "VideoObject",
    "description": "Video description",
    "duration": "PT3M12S",
    "name": "Video Title",
    "thumbnailUrl": "http://example.org/thubnail.mp4",
    "uploadDate": "2000-01-01",
    "url" : "http://example.org/movie.mp4"
  },
  "isBasedOn": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr"
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.