Glossary

In these Standards, unless the contrary intention appears:

Accredited short course means a course accredited by the VET Regulator in accordance with the Standards for VET Accredited Courses that leads to an AQF statement of attainment.

AQF qualifications means an AQF qualification type endorsed in a training package or accredited in a VET accredited course.

Audit means an audit or compliance audit undertaken by the VET Regulator

Auditor means a person who conducts an audit or compliance audit on behalf of the VET Regulator.

Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) means the framework for regulated qualifications in the Australian education and training system, as agreed by the Commonwealth, State and Territory ministerial council with responsibility for higher education.

Course accreditation assessor means a person who assesses a course accreditation application on behalf of the VET Regulator for compliance with the Standards for VET Accredited Courses.

Delegate means an entity authorised by the VET Regulator to perform any of the Regulator’s functions and powers.

Independent means, for the purposes of Clause 1.5, that the validation is carried out by a validator or validators who:

a) are not employed or subcontracted by the RTO to provide training and assessment; and

b) have no other involvement or interest in the operations of the RTO.

Industry means the bodies that have a stake in the services provided by RTOs. These can include, but are not limited to:

a) enterprise/industry clients, e.g. employers;

b) group training organisations;

c) industry organisations;

d) industry regulators;

e) industry skills councils or similar bodies;

f) industry training advisory bodies; and

g) unions.

Industry and Skills Council means the Commonwealth, State and Territory ministerial council, or its successor, established by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).

Industry regulator means a body or organisation responsible for the regulation and/or licensing arrangements within a specific industry or occupation.