TVETipedia Glossary

Labour force

Labour force comprises all persons of working age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of goods and services (as defined by the United Nations System of National Accounts (SNA) production boundary) during a specified time-reference period. It refers to the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

Source:
ILO, ILOSTAT definitions, (accessed 01/2016)
ILO, ILOSTAT definitions, (accessed 01/2016)
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Definitions in use within the ILOSTAT service, the ILO's central statistics database.

The economically active population, employed and unemployed.

Source:
UNESCO-UNEVOC/NCVER, TVET glossary: some key terms, 2009
UNESCO-UNEVOC/NCVER, TVET glossary: some key terms, 2009
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This glossary has been published in the "International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work" (Vol. 1, chapter 5)
"The glossary aims to reflect the terminology found in the recent literature of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) research, policy and practice internationally. The most common and significant terms (including acronyms) are listed and, in some cases, national and regional variations have been included. To maintain an international perspective, other national and international glossaries and thesauri were consulted in conjunction with current TVET literature from around the world. Where definitions have been written by other organizations, the source of that definition is acknowledged. Unattributed definitions were created in-house at the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). For some terms, where, for example, there are regional differences, more than one meaning has been provided."

The population 15 years old and over, whether employed or unemployed, who contribute to the production of goods and services in the country.

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TESDA (Philippines), TVET glossary of terms (online), (accessed 12/2022)
TESDA (Philippines), TVET glossary of terms (online), (accessed 12/2022)
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This glossary of terms intends to provide the TESDA key players, partners, and stakeholders an online and updated TVET information, concepts, to bring common understanding and clarification on the use of TESDA terminologies.

Any group, persons who were employed or unemployed.

Source:
M. Wahba (TVET consultant), Glossary of Terms for TVET, Assessment and Verification, 2013
M. Wahba (TVET consultant), Glossary of Terms for TVET, Assessment and Verification, 2013
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The Egyptian TVET expert Moustafa Wahba developed a glossary based on his own experience as a consultant in TVET.