New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT 2005 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"accredited" -see subsection (2).
"approval guidelines" means the guidelines issued by the Board under section 40.
"approved provider" means a person who is for the time being approved by the Board under Part 4 to provide courses for overseas students.
"AQTF" means the document entitled Australian Quality Training Framework , as in force from time to time, that defines the criteria and standards for the registration of training organisations and the accreditation of courses in the vocational education and training sector.
"Board" means the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board constituted by this Act.
"compliance audit" means an audit conducted under section 22.
"corresponding law" means the law of another State or Territory relating to vocational education and training.
"course" means a course of education or training.
"course accrediting body" means:

(a) the Board, or

(b) the body responsible for the accreditation of vocational courses under a corresponding law.

"Director" means the Director of the Board holding office as such under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 .
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"inspector" means an officer of the Board who is for the time being appointed as an inspector for the purposes of this Act.
"jurisdiction" means this State or, if it has enacted a corresponding law, another State or Territory.
"National Register" means the National Training Information Service managed by the relevant Commonwealth agency.
"official university" means an Australian or overseas university within the meaning of the Higher Education Act 2001 .
"overseas student" and "intending overseas student" have the same meanings as in the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 of the Commonwealth.
"provide", in relation to a course, includes conduct the course.
"qualification" means formal certification in vocational education and training by an RTO that a person has achieved all the units of competency or modules comprising learning outcomes stated for the qualification in:

(a) a training package endorsed by the relevant Commonwealth agency and for which details of the qualification have been recorded on the National Register, or

(b) an accredited course that provides training for the qualification.

"RCAB standards" means the Standards for State and Territory Registering/Course Accrediting Bodies under the AQTF.
"registered training organisation" (or "RTO")-see subsection (3).
"registering body" means:

(a) the Board, or

(b) the body responsible for the registration of training organisations under a corresponding law.

"registration and accreditation guidelines" means the guidelines issued by the Board under section 32.
"relevant Commonwealth agency" means the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (or such other agency of the Commonwealth as may be prescribed by the regulations).
"RTO standards" means the Standards for Registered Training Organisations under the AQTF.
"scope of registration" of a training organisation means the operations that the training organisation is authorised to provide by its registration.
"statement of attainment" means formal certification by an RTO that a person has achieved:

(a) part of a qualification, or

(b) one or more units of competency from a training package endorsed by the relevant Commonwealth agency, or

(c) all the units of competency or modules comprising learning outcomes for an accredited course that does not meet the requirements for a qualification.

"training organisation" means a person who provides, or offers to provide, vocational courses.
"training package" means an integrated set of competency standards and assessment guidelines leading to a qualification for a particular industry, industry sector or enterprise.
"unit of competency" means a specification of knowledge or skill and their application to a standard of performance in a nationally endorsed training package.
"vocational course" means a course leading to a qualification or statement of attainment.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a vocational course is "accredited" if the course is entered as an accredited course in vocational education and training, and the conditions of accreditation and the details of the course are recorded, on the National Register by:

(a) the Board under Part 3, or

(b) another course accrediting body under a corresponding law.

(3) For the purposes of this Act, a training organisation is "registered" if it is entered as a registered training organisation (referred to in this Act as an "RTO") in relation to vocational education and training, and the conditions of registration and details of the RTO are recorded, on the National Register by:

(a) the Board under Part 3, or

(b) another registering body under a corresponding law.

(4) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.