Competency Based Training Glossary

Maritime training for Australian small craft

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Assessment

The process of confirming that an individual can perform to the specification detailed in the Unit of Competency

Assessment Guidelines

Rules for assessors from AQTF

Assessment Strategy

How you assess.

Assessment validation

Matching the assessment process to the requirement of the Unit of Competency

AQF

Australian Qualifications Framework

AQF standards

The rules for qualifications to maintain quality.

AQTF

Australian Quality Training Framework

AQTF standards

The rules for RTO’s to maintain quality service.

ASQA

Australia Skills Quality Authority-the current V.E.T. regulator.

CBT

Competency based training

Certificate

A document issued to individuals that have demonstrated their ability in a number of units of competency (usually a prerequisite of employment)

Competent

An individual can perform to the standard expected in the workplace

Delivery

The way training is conducted

Element of competency

A step in the overall unit of competency

Evidence

Material/records as proof of a trainee’s competence at a task.

Evidence Guide 2005

Past ATQF publication. It qualified the acceptability of evidence

ITAB

Industry Training Advisory Boards

Mayer competencies

Levels of performance in competency

NTIS

National Training Information Service

Qualification

A collection of Units of Competency seen as a minimum standard for work readiness in an industry

RPL

Recognition of prior learning

RTO

Registered Training Organisation

Scope of registration

The limitations on an RTO to offer AQTF recognised qualifications

Standards for registration

ATQF publication. The rules for RTOs compliance to maintain registration

Unit of Competency

The description of the skills and knowledge required to satisfactorily complete a task that is performed in the industry

VETAB

Vocational and Education Training Advisory Boards