Executive summary

Project no: cp9812
Publication title: A glossary of Australian vocational education and training terms

his glossary, published in late 2000, is a compilation of over 760 terms (including abbreviations) likely to be found in the recent literature of Australian vocational education and training (VET) research and policy. It includes some commonly found international terms, although to include all terms used internationally in this area would be outside the scope of this publication. Where a term has a broader general meaning, the definition given refers to its use in the VET context.

The bibliography at the end of the glossary lists the publications and web sites which were used as sources of information. Definitions wholly or substantially written by other organisations are acknowledged in the text.

The glossary was compiled by Anne Knight and Marianne Nestor. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) would particularly like to thank the following people for their valuable assistance in the compilation of this glossary: Brian Knight, Peter Thomson, John Foyster, Ron Mazzachi, and Helen Fraser.

The content of the glossary has been placed on the Australian National Training Authority web site as web pages. These pages will be updated by ANTA as appropriate.

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