4 Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 3 of the Act, including the following:
(a) Australian Qualifications Framework;
(b) executive officer;
(c) high managerial agent;
(d) NVR registered training organisation;
(e) Standards for VET Accredited Courses.
In this instrument:
short course means a course that leads to a VET statement of attainment accredited by a VET Regulator in accordance with the Standards for VET Accredited Courses or the equivalent requirements in a non-referring state.
Act means the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011.
AQF certification documentation means the set of official documents which confirm that an AQF qualification or VET statement of attainment has been issued to an individual by an NVR registered training organisation or any other entity authorised to do so.
AQF qualification means an Australian Qualifications Framework qualification type endorsed in a training package or accredited in a VET accredited course.
assessment means the process by which an NVR registered training organisation, or a third party delivering services on its behalf, collects evidence for the purposes of determining whether a VET student is competent to perform to the standard specified in the training product.
assessment judgement means a determination of whether competency has been achieved by a VET student consistent with the training product and this instrument.
assessment system means a coordinated set of documented policies, procedures and assessment tools designed to ensure that assessment, including recognition of prior learning, produces consistent and valid judgements of VET student competency and meets the requirements of this instrument.
assessment tools mean the instrument, instructions and methods used to gather and interpret assessment evidence for the purposes of determining VET student competency, including:
(a) the context and conditions of assessment;
(b) the tasks to be administered to the VET student;
(c) an outline of the assessment evidence to be gathered from the VET student;
(d) the criteria used to judge VET student competency; and
(e) the administration, recording and reporting requirements for assessments and assessment evidence.
assessor means a person who determines a VET student’s competency for, or on behalf of, an NVR registered training organisation.
authenticated VET transcript has the same meaning as in the Student Identifiers Act 2014.
Credential Policy means the document titled “Credential Policy”, listed on the National Register, as in force from time to time.
Note: Section 191A of the Act permits this instrument to make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in another instrument or other writing as in force or existing from time to time.
credit transfer means the process of recognising and awarding credit for prior successful completion of an equivalent unit of competency or module.
direction includes an individual providing oversight, guidance and quality assurance to ensure the quality of training and assessment being delivered by another individual.
governing person means any person responsible for overseeing, directing, or exercising a degree of control or influence over the management or operation of an NVR registered training organisation, including executive officers and high managerial agents.
mode of delivery means the methods adopted by an NVR registered training organisation to deliver training and assessment to VET students.
reasonable adjustments include any adjustments for a VET student with a disability made by an NVR registered training organisation in a manner consistent with the Disability Standards for Education 2005.
recognition of prior learning means an assessment process that involves assessment of an individual’s relevant prior learning and experience (including skills and knowledge obtained through formal and informal learning) to determine the extent to which the individual meets requirements specified in the training product.
services means:
(a) training and assessment;
(b) training support services (but excludes counselling, mediation, and information and communication technology services); and
(c) any activities related to the recruitment of VET students including marketing, enrolment, induction, or the collection of fees.
skill set means a single unit of competency or a combination of units of competency from a training package which link to a licensing or regulatory requirement or a defined industry need.
student identifier has the same meaning as in the Student Identifiers Act 2014.
third party means any person who has an arrangement with an NVR registered training organisation to deliver services, but does not include:
(a) employees of the organisation;
(b) experts engaged by the organisation; or
(c) government agencies and government funded agencies that refer VET students to the organisation and do not receive any payment from the organisation for doing so.
trainer means a person who undertakes training for, or on behalf of an NVR registered training organisation.
training means the process by which an NVR registered training organisation, or a third party delivering services on its behalf, facilitates learning and the acquisition of competencies consistent with the requirements specified in the training product.
training product means an AQF qualification, a skill set, a unit of competency, accredited short course or module.
training support services means services and resources designed to support and skill VET students to meet training product requirements and complete the training product in which they are enrolled.
unit of competency means the specification of the standards of performance required in the workplace as defined in a training product.
validation means the review of the assessment system to ensure that:
(a) assessment tools are consistent with the training product and the requirements set out in this instrument; and
(b) assessments and assessment judgements are producing consistent outcomes.
wellbeing support services means support services and resources to assist with VET students’ physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.