Glossary R - T
Recognition of current competencies (RCC)
The acknowledgement of competencies currently held by a person, acquired through training, work or life experience. More commonly known as recognition of prior learning.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
The acknowledgement of a person’s skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject or module.
Registered training organisation (RTO)
An organisation registered by a state or territory recognition authority to deliver training and/or conduct assessments and issue nationally recognised qualifications in accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework.
Self-paced learning
Learning undertaken at a student's own pace.
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE)
A national title for senior secondary school qualifications recognised by the Australian Qualifications Framework and issued by the state and territory governments. The Senior Secondary Certificate of Education may include vocational education and training units leading to a relevant Certificate I –IV qualification. Each state and territory has its own Senior Secondary Certificate of Education.
Short program
A course of vocational education and training which stands alone and does not usually lead to a full qualification. A statement of attainment may be issued on successful completion.
Skills analysis
An identification of the skills or competencies needed for each job.
Skills audit
An identification of the skills required and held by the workforce.
Statement of attainment
Certification issued to a student for partial completion of a qualification, including, where relevant, the units of competency achieved under nationally endorsed standards. Achievements recognised by statements of attainment can accumulate towards a qualification within the Australian Qualifications Framework.
TAFE (Technical And Further Education)
A publicly-funded post-secondary organisation that provides a range of technical and vocational education and training programs. Each State and Territory has its own TAFE system. Also called a college or institute.
Tertiary education
Formal education beyond secondary education, including higher education, vocational education and training, or other specialist post-secondary education or training; sometimes used to refer only to higher education. Also called post-secondary education or further education.
TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Trainee
A person receiving training or undertaking a traineeship.
Traineeship
A system of vocational training combining off-the-job training at an approved training provider with on-the-job training and practical work experience. Traineeships generally take one to two years and are now a part of the New Apprenticeships system.
Training package
An integrated set of nationally endorsed standards, guidelines and qualifications for training, assessing and recognising 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.
Transition program
A program, class or course designed to prepare people for the transfer from one level of education to the next, or from education to the workforce.
This glossary contains terms (including abbreviations) likely to be found on the Southbank Institute web site. Many of these terms have been drawn from the ANTA Glossary.
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Last updated 1 February, 2007