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Wollongong / Shellharbour
VET Links Page.
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- ANTA
- Australian National Training Authority AQF- Australian Qualifications Framework. The AQF is a comprehensive policy framework defining all qualifications recognised nationally in post-compulsory education and training within Australia. The qualification level depends on the depth, complexity and degree of autonomy involved in the work. The Australian Qualifications Framework comprises guidelines that define each qualification, together with principles and protocols covering articulation, issuing of a qualification and transition arrangements.
- ARF
- Australian Recognition Framework. The ARF is a comprehensive approach to national recognition of vocational education and training (VET). It is based on a quality assured approach to the registration of providers that assess competency outcomes and issue qualifications. It includes mutual recognition, processes for registering training organisations and quality assurance.
- BOS
- Office of the Board of Studies, NSW.
- Compliance Assessment
- A systematic and independent external assessment adminsistered by a State Training Authority/State Recognition Authority to determine whether a RTO is operating effectively within its registered scope.
- ICF
- Industry Curriculum Framework
- ICFIP
- Industry Curriculum Framework Information Package which is a green folder that has been provided to all high schools.
- ITAB
- Industry Training Advisory Body. ITABs are independent incorporated associations or companies. The state ITABs work directly with industry enterprises and providers to implement training arrangements and assist with the development of training programs. The national ITABs are also concerned with the development of National Training Packages.
- NTIS
- National Training Information Service. The NTIS is a relational database that provides up-to-date information on recognised vocational education and training, including details of endorsed training packages and their components(competency standards, assessment guidelines and qualifications and any non-endorsed components) together with details of RTO's and their scope of registration.
- NTF
- National Training Framework
- OH&S
- Occupational Health and Safety
- QRRRC
- Qualification Recognition Resources Requirements Committee - a group that created the ICFIP and consists of government, non-government, TAFE and industry representatives.
- Qualification
- The defined set of competencies that establishes a specified and identifiable point of achievement, relevant to industry and community needs, expressed in accordance with the titles of the Australian Qualification Framework and recognised through accreditation. The credential awarded by a RTO demonstrates the achievement of the defined set of competencies.
- RCC
- Recognition of Current Competencies
- RPL
- Recognition of Prior Learning
- RTO
- Registered Training Organisation. Any training organisation registered in accordance with the Australian Recognition Framework providing vocational education and training and/or assessment services. Includes District Offices (DET), TAFE colleges/institutes, private commercial providers etc.
- Scope of Registration
- Defines the parameters of recognition as a Registered Training Organisation in respect of the products and services offered and the range of areas in which the organisation operates. Scope establishes whether the organisation is registered for training delivery and/or skill regonition services and the qualifications and Statement of Attainment it has been granted authority to issue, identified by the training packages or accredited courses.
- Statement of Attainment
- The formal certification issued by a relevant approved body (RTO or State Recognition Authority), in recognition that a person has achieved some of the competencies identified for a particular qualification (within a training package, accredited course or customised qualification).
- Training Packages
- Comprehensive, integrated products which provide national benchmarks and resources for delivery, assessment, and qualification in vocational education and training. Training Packages comprise endorsed components of national competency standards, assessment guidelines and qualifications, combined with non-endorsed components which include a learning strategy, assessment resources and professional development materials.
- VETA
- Vocational Education and Training Accreditation (Act).
- VETAB
- The Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board
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