TVETipedia Glossary

Organisation:	International Labour Organization, UN
Source:	Resolution Concerning Updating the International Standard Classification of Occupations (2007)
Description:	The resolution is about the International Standard of Classification of Occupations (ISCO). The definitions of the terms "job" and "occupation" are part of the resolution.ILO 2007

Organisation:	South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) , South Africa
Source:	TVET Standard Glossary of Terms (2013)
Description:	This standard glossary of terms defines and clarifies the core terminology relating to the development and implementation of the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF). As a direct result of the many changes in the education and training landscape between 1995 and 2013, a wide range of terminology and definitions have emerged, often causing confusion and leading to ambiguity in the system. This glossary has been developed to bring consistency to the use of terminology in the broader education and training context, including legislation, policy and everyday usage by the public. Website

Organisation:	Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Philippines
Source:	TVET glossaries of terms (2010)
Description:	The Glossary of Terms, 4th edition, provides definitions of TVET terms and terminologies commonly used in education, labor and employment and other TVET related areas in the Philippines. The complexity of the environment where TVET operates requires regular review and updating of TVET terminologies as systems, standards, processes, policies and programs continue to change. The provision of this glossary is intended to facilitate comprehension and better understanding as we move together in making TVET work for our people and country. p. iii

An occupation for which an apprenticeship has been officially approved, usually through legislation.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia

An occupation officially endorsed by a tripartite body and approved for apprenticeship.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

An occupation in which there is an actual or expected shortage of qualified workers. The concept is currently used for awarding extra points for people wishing to migrate to Australia under the General Skilled Migration Programme.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia

A new occupation or one that consists of a new combination of existing skills and knowledge for which there is considerable existing or projected demand.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia

The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) is one of the main international classifications for which ILO is responsible. It belongs to the international family of economic and social classifications.

ISCO is a tool for organizing jobs into a clearly defined set of groups according to the tasks and duties undertaken in the job. Its main aims are to provide:

- a basis for the international reporting, comparison and exchange of statistical and administrative data about occupations;

- a model for the development of national and regional classifications of occupations; and

- a system that can be used directly in countries that have not developed their own national classifications.
Source: ILO (ISCO) 2014, UN

Occupations in which certain groups are under-represented; usually applies to so-called male or female occupations.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia

(also called Demanded Occupation) An occupation in which there is an actual or expected shortage of qualified workers.
Source: Wahba 2013, Global

An occupation in which there is an actual or expected shortage of qualified workers. The concept is currently used for awarding extra points for people wishing to migrate to Australia under the General Skilled Migration Programme.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia

The process or method for identifying the activities and requirements of workers and the technical and environmental factors of the occupation through observation, interview and study. It comprises identifying the tasks involved in the occupation together with the skills, knowledge, aptitudes and responsibilities that are required from the worker for the correct performance of the occupation, which facilitates its differentiation among the rest.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

The combined aptitudes and skills which permit someone to take up a job.
Source: UNEVOC/NCVER 2009, Global

An OSP summarises essential characteristics required for a given job: the level of education and training required (and hence the complexity of the occupation); the field of education and training required; and other requirements in terms of knowledge, skills, competence, occupational interests, and work values.
Source: CEDEFOP 2015, Europe

A skills set related to an occupation and which may be more or less complex than that of the occupations to which it relates.
Source: SAQA 2013, South Africa

National Occupational Standards (NOS) specify UK standards of performance that people are expected to achieve in their work, and the knowledge and skills they need to perform effectively.
Source: Wikipedia