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Glossary: I

Indenture	(historically) the legal agreement between an apprentice and an employer under which the apprentice was bound to the employer for a specified period in return for the training received; superseded by contract of training or training agreement
Industrial Award	see award
Industry Restructuring	a process of changing the forms of work organisation within enterprises and across industry in order to improve productivity, competitiveness, quality and flexibility. This may involve job redesign, award restructuring, new technology, and ongoing training or retraining of workers
Institute of TAFE	a regional grouping of TAFE college campuses with common management and administration and sharing some functions and resources.
Integrated Assessment	an approach to assessment that covers multiple elements and/or units of competence from relevant competency standards. The integrated approach attempts to combine knowledge, understanding, problem solving, technical skills, attitudes and ethics into an assessment task with the aim of reducing the time spent on testing as well as making assessment more 'authentic'.
ITAB	industry training advisory body (or ITAB) also called industry training advisory board an organisation, usually an incorporated association or company, recognised as representing a particular industry and providing advice to government on the vocational education and training needs of its particular industry. There are both national and State and Territory industry training advisory bodies.

Glossary: J

Job Guide	a guide produced by the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, giving information on jobs, education and training pathways. The Job Guide is available as a book, on disk and on the internet at www.jobguide.dest.gov.au
Job Network	a network of private, community and government organisations assisting people to find jobs.
Jobs Pathway Program	(or JPP) a government program designed to assist students in the transition from school to work by developing links between schools, industry and the local community, and through support, guidance, education and training.
Jobseeker	a person looking for and available for work

Glossary: K

Key Competency	any of several generic skills or competencies considered essential for people to participate effectively in the workforce. Key competencies apply to work generally, rather than being specific to work in a particular occupation or industry. The Finn Report (1991) identified six key areas of competence which were subsequently developed by the Mayer committee (1992) into seven key competencies: collecting, analysing and organising information; communicating ideas and information; planning and organising activities; working with others and in teams; using mathematical ideas and techniques; solving problems; and using technology.

Key Competency

any of several generic skills or competencies considered essential for people to participate effectively in the workforce. Key competencies apply to work generally, rather than being specific to work in a particular occupation or industry. The Finn Report (1991) identified six key areas of competence which were subsequently developed by the Mayer committee (1992) into seven key competencies: collecting, analysing and organising information; communicating ideas and information; planning and organising activities; working with others and in teams; using mathematical ideas and techniques; solving problems; and using technology.

Glossary: L

Labour Market Program	a program designed to increase the number of people in employment or to improve the employment prospects of a target group, eg by the payment of subsidies to businesses that take on long-term unemployed people, young people, etc.
LAFHA	living away from home allowance. LAFHA may be accessed by apprentices who are forced to leave their home to find work. Consult Centrelink for more details
Learning Pathway	a path or sequence of learning or experience that can be followed to attain competency. Learning pathways may be included as part of the non-endorsed component of a training package.
Lifelong Learning	the process of acquiring knowledge or skills throughout life via education, training, work and general life experiences.
LLN	language, literacy and numeracy.
Logbook	a record kept by a person of the knowledge, skills or competencies attained during on-or off-the-job training.

Glossary: M

MBA	Master Builders Australia
MITAC	Major Industries Training Advisory Council. The State ITAB for construction in NT
Mixed-Mode Delivery	(also called mixed delivery) a combination of learning modes to deliver a course or module, such as distance education and face-to-face study in classes, tutorials, practical sessions or workshops
Modular Course	a course composed of modules
Module	(also called subject) a unit of education or training which can be completed on its own or as part of a course. Modules may also result in the attainment of one or more units of competency
MPA	Master Plumbers Australia
Multi-Skilling	training workers in a number of skills, enabling them to perform a variety of tasks or functions across traditional boundaries. Multi-skilling may be horizontal (broad skilling),vertical (upskilling) or diagonal (contributory skilling).