Training package
Parent term: Training
 A nationally endorsed, integrated set of units of competency, assessment requirements, Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications and credit arrangements, and one or more quality assured companion volumes. Training packages specify the skills and knowledge required to perform effectively in the workplace. Source: NCVER 2013, Australia
Organisation: | National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) , Australia |
Source: | Glossary of VET (2013 - online version continuously updated, Accessed in Jan. 2016) |
Description: | The language of vocational education and training (VET) is complex and particularly prone to jargon and acronyms. The aim of this glossary is to provide a single up-to-date reference source for definitions of Australian VET-related terms, acronyms and organisations.
The glossary is based on 'A glossary of Australian vocational education and training terms' which was published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in 2000. New content, sourced from recent NCVER publications, the VOCED database, websites of key Australian VET organisations, other VET glossaries and suggestions from NCVER staff, has been added. Website |
 An integrated set of nationally endorsed standards, guidelines and qualifications for training, assessing and recognizing people ’s skills, developed by industry to meet the training needs of an industry or group of industries. Training packages consist of core endorsed components of competency standards, assessment guidelines and qualifications, and optional non-endorsed components of support materials such as learning strategies, assessment resources and professional development materials. (Definition also used by Queensland government) Source: Wahba 2013, Global
Organisation: | Moustafa Wahba (TVET consultant), Egypt |
Source: | TVET glossary MW (2013) |
Description: | The Egyptian TVET expert Moustafa Wahba developed a glossary based on his own experience as a consultant in TVET. Moustafa Wahba (UNEVOC e-Forum) |
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